I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, and welcome to
another Family Worship
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and happy Sabbath
to each one of you.
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We are so glad you've
joined us this evening.
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You're part of our family
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and it's a blessing to be able
to worship our Lord and Savior,
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the Creator of the universe.
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Amen.
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God bless, we've come
from a busy week here at 3ABN
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and I'm sure your
life has just as busy
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and it's nice to just aha,
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take a breath and
to study God's Word,
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discuss around
the living room table,
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kitchen table.
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I don't know what table but...
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Dining room table.
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We got the fireplace
nearby, so that' nice.
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Exactly, yeah,
but what a blessing.
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We have some of our
family here with us too.
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We do, I love Family Worship
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'cause we just get to unplug
from the world as it were.
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We just get to spend time
with each other as family,
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with you as our
3ABN family home.
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Just spend time in God's Word.
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So I'll introduce our family.
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On my left is some
newer part of the 3ABN family.
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We're so glad
they're here tonight.
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This is Eric and Addie Weesner.
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And Eddie you
started working for us first
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actually even before Eric.
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When did you
start working for us,
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I'm trying to remember?
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The exact date is June 17, 2019.
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Wow, all right.
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And you both
moved, I remember when we,
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you came in for the
interview and we talked with you
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and we were so blessed
by their heart for God...
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Oh, yeah, so evident.
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Passion for ministry
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and you're an
incredible blessing here.
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Tell us what you do here?
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Well, I'm a
programming assistant...
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Which means...
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I create the episodes
and then program them.
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It takes a lot of details.
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Yeah, so
basically of people at home,
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when they are
programming is everything
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that you see on
3ABN such as the program
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we call them little fillers
of 30 seconds or whatever.
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All of that doesn't
just happen automatically,
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there's someone behind that
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and that's you're
part of programming
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and scheduling all of that.
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Correct. Yeah, it's phenomenal.
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It's a lot of
detail, like you said.
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You do a great
job. Oh, yeah fantastic.
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And you have a little girl?
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Amen.
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Angel?
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Yeah, she is an angel.
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How old is she?
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Eight years old.
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Yeah, she's a,
already a blessing
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to our family here.
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Absolutely and,
Eric, tell us, you started,
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it was last fall, early part?
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Yeah, my memory
isn't as well as my wife,
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but I know I came
here on Friday of the...
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Fall camp meeting.
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Fall camp meeting,
that's what it was, yeah.
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I remember that
it was on a Friday,
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and I've been here since so...
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Yeah, what a blessing.
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And you work in our
production department?
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Yes.
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And doing what?
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Well, that's a
big, big job there...
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Several hats.
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Yeah, but my main
job is running camera
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and I'd like to say,
I'm just a floor sweeper,
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you know, because
you do everything and,
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and I don't care
to have a big name,
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but I'm training
on lighting as well,
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so it's fun.
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Production definitely
gives a lot of variety.
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Oh, yeah.
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You know the lot
of behind the scenes,
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things that go on here
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even like as we're
doing this family worship,
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the production crew worked
hard to get this set ready
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and it takes a team
about to make it happen,
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so what a blessings,
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blessing to have
you part of the team.
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It is.
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You're on camera, you, I
know, he's run the jib for us,
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and floor directed, and
many different things so.
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Yeah, I just made a
commitment when I came here,
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I'll do just
whatever you ask me to do
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because it's Lord's
work, it's a blessing.
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And we kind of
share our commonality,
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I would say too,
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and you like to be outside,
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you like to work the ground
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and I'm not
necessarily a farmer.
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Tim, I know we haven't
introduced you yet but,
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you like to put your
hands on the dirt too,
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I know you and
Janelle do as well,
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but it's a
blessing to work the earth
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and to be outside
and I know you have love
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for the outdoors
and tractors, and...
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Absolutely,
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you don't get
started on tractor.
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But it's fun.
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And so, Southern Illinois,
we're in the country...
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We are indeed.
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Oh my.
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On this side is Tim Parton,
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General Manager for 3ABN
Praise Him Music network,
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and privileged to have you here.
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Oh, it's always
delight to be on this program
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with you and Greg.
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And what a privilege,
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as you say to
sit with the family,
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get to know each other
better and to study the Word,
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it's, what a great combination.
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Amen.
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Yeah, it's a great
setting, you know to be here
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at Family Worship like you said,
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family like Jill
said, kind of unplug,
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discuss the Bible
and we have an outline
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and direction we're gonna go,
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sometimes it
takes a little diversion
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here and there,
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but it's a blessing and
it's fun to study with you.
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I wish Tim that we
could actually see every one
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face to face, isn't it,
soon we're going to rallies.
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We're doing interactive
TV, that will be nice.
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That'll be interactive TV.
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Yeah, but yeah
going to the rallies,
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we do get that opportunity
to interact with people,
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and we often
hear that this program
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is a wonderful, a favorite.
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So everybody likes family.
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Well, you know
what family is family,
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some of us are crazy,
some of us are normal,
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whatever that
means, but we're family.
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That's great.
Nothing can shake us.
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Not so...
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I like it. Amen.
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That's a beautiful
thing about family.
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You know, God calls
us to live in community
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with each other's
family, and so what a gift!
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You know with all
our mistakes and faults,
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we still learn to grow together
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and to ask
forgiveness we're moving to,
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and to move on, so what a gift.
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And another
wonderful part of the family,
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Donald Owen, I
know your wife Janelle
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couldn't be on
with us tonight but,
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thank you so much for
being part of the team
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and you're a part,
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you've been in many
different departments,
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but right now
you're integral part
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of our pastoral department.
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It's interesting
how the Lord works
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and He shifts
you and He puts you
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where He really need you.
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And I know, I
remember, JD, my manager said,
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"Know that you
know that you know,"
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I'm like, "What
does that even mean?"
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He says a lot.
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Yeah, he does, and I'm
like what does that mean,
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so I got in the pastoral,
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I'm like, I know
that I know that I know.
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Now it clicks and
makes sense, but, yeah,
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I'm just very blessed to be here
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and thank you guys for
inviting me, and this is...
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I really love
getting into the Word
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and digging deep and I just...
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It's just been incredible
how God just opens that Word
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and especially we get to share
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with the audience and
viewers and they dig in.
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I've been here on
prayer line a lot,
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especially when the things
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that we've done
recent with that prayer,
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the day of prayer began.
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People love that, they just,
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absolutely even
our phone just lit up
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so, people just enjoy
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how much depth
we get in the Bible
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and need to say this is it.
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A lady just
called the other day,
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she said, you know, I
just got your channel in,
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and I got in my little antenna.
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She said, "It's the
first time I'm calling in."
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she said, "Oh, it's just,
I just love your channel."
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She said, "You know,
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I don't want to be entertained."
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Amen.
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Said, "I don't
want to be entertained.
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I don't need to be."
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I was like, wow, I was...
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She wants to study
Right, she's hungry so...
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I have to say I
was also blessed too,
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I'm sorry with it.
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Earlier this year, Tim,
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we did the Ten
Days of Prayer, right?
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On 3ABN, I know we were blessed,
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but I know many of you
have already restarted 3ABN
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saying how much
they were blessed.
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Thank you, Tim, I
know the initiative started
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with the GC of
Seventh-day Adventist,
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but then you took it, and
did it and ran with it too
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with the music and
the prayer and the praise,
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and it's just
absolutely powerful.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, we'll continue to
do that with a program called
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"Pause to Pray",
just a 15 minute program
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on the Praise Him
Music network, plug, plug.
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And, yeah,
we're tuned into that,
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'cause that'll be another
time when we can Pause to Pray.
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And talking about
worship, Tim, you know,
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and that's what I
appreciate, you know,
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you're the General Manager
of the Praise Him network,
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and it's all
about praising the Lord.
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What a great name,
it's more than network.
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And music is such
a part of worship.
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Oh, yes. It really is.
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It's fantastic.
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We should open up with
prayer? We should, absolutely.
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You wanna have some music?
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You wanna pray for
us, sweetie, please?
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Sure.
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Holy Father, we come
before You in the name of Jesus,
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thanking You for
the gift of Your Word.
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Thanking You for the
gift of family and friends.
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And right now we
open up our hearts
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to receive what You have for us.
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Would you speak
to us from Your Word?
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Would you speak to us
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by the power of
Your Holy Spirit?
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Would you enlighten
our minds and hearts
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not just to hear
but to be changed?
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And we thank you in Jesus' name.
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Amen. Amen.
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Our topic tonight is "Faith"
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which is just an
incredible topic.
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We're going to jump into Hebrews
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and then look at how,
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the importance, why
is faith even important.
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How we can grow
or develop our faith?
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What are some of
the qualifiers of faith?
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So we'll be talking
about all of that tonight,
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but first I see
that Tim left us,
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which means
we're going to a song,
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"Standing on the Promises."
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But he's still
with us. Thank you.
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He just walked to
another part of the studio
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to play the piano.
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Thank you. All right.
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Standing on the promises
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because in order
to develop faith,
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we need to stand
on the Word of God.
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There you go, remember that.
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And the promises
in the Word of God.
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So sing along with us,
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standing on the promises of God.
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Standing on the
promises of Christ my King
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Through eternal
ages let His praises ring
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Glory in the highest
I will shout and sing
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Standing on the promises of God
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Standing, standing
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Standing on the
promises of God my Savior
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Standing, standing
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I'm standing on
the promises of God
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Standing on the
promises that cannot fail
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When the howling storms
of doubt and fear assail
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By the living Word
of God I shall prevail
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Standing on the promises of God
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There we go.
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Standing, standing
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Standing on the
promises of God my Savior
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Standing, standing
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I'm standing on
the promises of God
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Verse 3.
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Standing on the
promises of Christ the Lord
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Bound to Him
eternally by love's strong cord
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Overcoming daily
with the Spirit's sword
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Standing on the promises of God
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Standing, standing
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Standing on the
promises of God my Savior
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Standing, standing
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I'm standing on
the promises of God
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Thank you, Tim.
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It's inspiring to hear him play.
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Absolutely. Yes.
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Even though I
can't really sing, Tim,
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I tell you, it just
makes me want to try
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and exercise my vocal
chords over the place.
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I think he might flee
from you, he's like...
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What a great
message in the song though,
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standing on the promises.
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Amen.
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Yeah, and what's
really powerful, Tim,
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is that, it says
they cannot fail,
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will not fail.
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Amen. That's awesome.
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It really is a great topic.
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Absolutely. Faith.
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So let's jump in Hebrews 11,
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we'll start with Hebrews
11:1 definition of faith.
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I knew we were
going to Hebrews...
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Hebrews 11.
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The faith chapter. Oh, boy.
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Hebrews 11:1,
definition and then we'll look
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at importance of
faith, but Hebrews 11:1.
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Anybody have that wanna read?
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Sure, I can read
it. Yeah, go for it now.
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"Now faith is the
substance of things
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hope for the
evidence of things not seen."
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Ooh, that word hope for.
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That's a powerful thought there.
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What are we really hoping for?
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That's what caught my attention.
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Yeah, now faith is a substance
the things you hope for...
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What are we hoping for?
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And then the
evidence of things not seen.
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Yeah.
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I think our faith,
it's kinda difficult for me,
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I like to be able to see.
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And I say, "Okay, yep.
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That looks good,
so I'm gonna do that."
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That's difficult.
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It is. Isn't it? Yeah.
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To think about,
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yeah you're gonna say something?
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Yeah, to say
I'm a simple person,
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you know, and I can look
at things in a simple way
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and you know I think of...
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It's good for me, I
can understand then.
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Yeah, you've heard of age
old analogy of electricity.
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You know when
you flip the switch,
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yes, you expect the
lights to come on, why?
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Because it's been proven,
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it's happened
over and over again,
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or how about people, you know,
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they step in to
this hollow tube,
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multi ton too and let them,
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you fly several thousand feet up
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above the
earth, defying gravity.
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You know, it's that
not a leap of faith?
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Oh, yeah.
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But, what about
with God, you know?
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Why do we have faith in God?
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Because it's been proven.
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You know, it's been
proven that He is our God.
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You know, He has changed lives
over and over and over again.
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So that, that gives us hope.
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Amen.
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That's really good. Wow, yeah.
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I think of Psalm 34,
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"Taste and see
that the Lord is good."
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Oh, yeah.
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So we knew, have
experienced His goodness,
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when you've experienced
the promises of His word,
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that gives you faith and hope
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for what He's
gonna do in the future.
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Amen, right. Amen.
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You mentioned, Psalms 34:8,
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"Oh, taste and see
that the Lord is good.
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Blessed is the
man who trust in Him."
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Now, I like the
definition of faith
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from the book Education,
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Chapter 30,
entitled Faith and Prayer,
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and it says,
"Faith is trusting God,
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believing that He loves us
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and knows best
what is for our good."
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So the word trust.
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Amen.
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If you look at the Greek,
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in this section
here, Hebrews 11:1,
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"Faith is the
substance of things hope for."
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Substance means
confident expectation.
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I like that. Very good.
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Or literally the words
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'cause it almost
mean the title deed.
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So you think when
something is a title deed,
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you actually already have it.
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So faith means,
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we actually posses that
even if we don't see it, so.
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Another word is foundation.
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Good. Well, that's good.
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Substance is like a
foundation. Absolutely.
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It's our foundation.
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Go ahead, Tim.
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I was gonna say the
thing that makes faith, faith,
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is whenever it,
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when we perceive faith
in spite of the consequences
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or the circumstances
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of what looks like it might not,
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because we can have
faith in this chair,
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because we know it's
gonna, it's proven true.
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But when our faith
goes the extra mile,
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when we get a word
from God that seems like
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that's the craziest
thing I've ever heard.
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It doesn't, you know,
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it doesn't stand a
reason in the natural,
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because again, we
can, we can all do,
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we can do stuff on our
own just by our own strength,
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but I think our
faith is true faith
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and I'll admit
maybe, maybe another word
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for the icing on the faith,
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that is called on
when God expects us
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to step out in faith.
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There's a multiple characters
in the Bible, that had to,
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had to live on faith,
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because it didn't seem possible.
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Yeah.
00:16:10.10\00:16:11.43
One thing like in
Hebrews Chapter 11,
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you have verse 8,
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I'm thinking
about doing something
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that may be doesn't make sense,
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it says by faith Abraham
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when he was called to go
out into a place which he,
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boy, I'm having a hard time,
need to get a bigger Bible.
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Which he should after
receive for inheritance,
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obey and he went out not
knowing where he was going.
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Yeah.
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Well, it's kind of scary, Tim,
I like to know where I'm going.
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So it was him like, okay, God,
00:16:32.92\00:16:34.29
I'm being a good
witness here in my community
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where my tents
are set up right now.
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Why would you want
me to move to a place
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that I don't really
know where I'm going.
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He wants to grow you
though through that experience.
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That's going yet so like,
00:16:44.37\00:16:45.70
Tim was saying those
like to step out like that,
00:16:45.73\00:16:47.90
that doesn't
logically make sense.
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Wow, it's difficult. Eric.
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Yeah, well, just
thinking in Hebrews too is,
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you back up a little bit,
yeah, I think it's verse 7,
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I believe maybe,
talks about Noah.
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Yes, it does. What about that?
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I mean, look at all the people
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making fun of him
for what, 120 years.
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Never rained before.
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Yeah, can you
imagine building ark here
00:17:07.79\00:17:09.12
in Southern Illinois?
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Yeah. Yeah.
00:17:10.53\00:17:11.86
I'll feel kind
of grown up in that.
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Grown in Kentucky.
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So, as a museum. Yeah.
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Great example of faith.
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No that is a...
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That's a really,
really, really good point.
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Don, you were
gonna say something,
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we're gonna
comment on the hope for,
00:17:22.24\00:17:23.57
was that something you look at?
00:17:23.61\00:17:24.94
Yeah, you know,
well actually for you,
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I think it's 2 Corinthians 4:18,
00:17:28.01\00:17:30.85
it kind of touches
that what we're looking for.
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It says in verse 18...
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Corinthians,
what was that again?
00:17:37.35\00:17:38.69
4:18, this talks
again about the idea
00:17:38.72\00:17:41.99
which are seen,
which are not seen.
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It say, "While we look not
at the things which are seen,
00:17:43.39\00:17:46.86
but at the things
which are not seen
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for the things which
are seen are temporal.
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But the things
00:17:51.23\00:17:52.57
which are not seen are eternal."
00:17:52.60\00:17:54.00
So, that's kind of the questions
00:17:54.04\00:17:55.70
what are we really hoping for.
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What is that they were
looking for, hoping for?
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That's good.
00:18:00.11\00:18:01.44
Yeah, what is it
you really hoping for?
00:18:01.48\00:18:02.81
Is it just temporal
things here in this world
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or you're looking for something
far beyond that you trust,
00:18:04.85\00:18:07.78
and I was looking of
this idea of believing.
00:18:07.82\00:18:09.95
It says, "Believe
drives us to action."
00:18:09.98\00:18:12.42
It makes you take action,
00:18:12.45\00:18:13.79
and it says, this
isn't just a passive feeling,
00:18:13.82\00:18:15.59
you actually you
yet, you're involving,
00:18:15.62\00:18:17.99
participate you do
it, take action so,
00:18:18.03\00:18:20.76
they always spoke to me,
you know it's like that hope.
00:18:20.80\00:18:23.26
Do you really
drive for that hope
00:18:23.30\00:18:24.63
or is that you hope for,
00:18:24.67\00:18:26.00
you know, I talk
to these men in prison
00:18:26.03\00:18:28.70
on Wednesday nights
00:18:28.74\00:18:30.07
when we do that and
these guys are in there
00:18:30.11\00:18:31.71
and you know, it's like
00:18:31.74\00:18:33.07
how much hope could
you have in a prison.
00:18:33.11\00:18:35.01
And how much hope
00:18:35.04\00:18:36.38
could you
really have in a prison
00:18:36.41\00:18:37.75
but in there, it's
such an amazing thing
00:18:37.78\00:18:39.18
that these guys
have captive audiences,
00:18:39.21\00:18:41.52
they can actually talk
to these men and encourage,
00:18:41.55\00:18:43.28
some of these
guys know their Bible.
00:18:43.32\00:18:44.95
So it's like what do they
hope for when they're in prison?
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What do they look for?
00:18:47.09\00:18:48.42
I mean, but you
realize that there is something
00:18:48.46\00:18:50.26
far greater than
just what we see here,
00:18:50.29\00:18:52.59
physically, it's
eternal, it's a promise.
00:18:52.63\00:18:55.76
I mean, that comes down
00:18:55.80\00:18:57.13
to trusting in
God then doesn't it,
00:18:57.17\00:18:58.50
'cause He knows the eternal,
the big picture as we see.
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Absolutely.
00:19:02.80\00:19:04.14
Let's divide up some scriptures.
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We'll look at the
importance of faith,
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so sweetheart, you
wanna take Hebrews 11:6?
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Sure.
00:19:10.45\00:19:11.78
And, Eric, you got John 3:16.
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Addie, Romans 3:28.
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Tim, Galatians
2:20, and Don, 1 John 5:4,
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and I'll jump
in on Ephesians so.
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So we hope that you're
joining with us at home.
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Don't be just sitting there
00:19:25.46\00:19:26.80
watching us turn
the pages in the Bible
00:19:26.83\00:19:28.33
or looking on our phone.
00:19:28.36\00:19:29.76
We want you to
be turning as well.
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So the first one is Hebrews 11:6
00:19:31.17\00:19:35.54
and it says, "But
without faith," wow,
00:19:35.57\00:19:39.87
"it is impossible to
please Him or please God,
00:19:39.91\00:19:42.98
for He that cometh to
God must believe that He is,
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and that He is rewarder of
them that diligently seek Him."
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Wow.
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Any thoughts on that?
00:19:52.65\00:19:53.99
Yeah, when you read
that, must believe that He is.
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Like you were talking
about this idea of faith,
00:19:58.33\00:19:59.66
you can't see Him,
00:19:59.69\00:20:01.03
but how do you
believe that He is,
00:20:01.06\00:20:02.40
and the only way we can
do is by reading His Word
00:20:02.43\00:20:04.07
and seeing that
the picture of Christ
00:20:04.10\00:20:06.03
on the cross being
crucified and realizing that,
00:20:06.07\00:20:08.67
these men in the, you
know, the Old Testament,
00:20:08.70\00:20:11.24
but the New
Testament and the gospels,
00:20:11.27\00:20:13.31
they witnesses firsthand
I think it's in 1 John 1:33,
00:20:13.34\00:20:17.31
they've
touched, they've handled,
00:20:17.35\00:20:18.68
they've seen
with their own eyes,
00:20:18.71\00:20:20.05
they've dealt with it,
00:20:20.08\00:20:21.42
they've seen it, so
now they're testifying
00:20:21.45\00:20:22.78
through His Word
that this is real.
00:20:22.82\00:20:24.55
Oh, it's good.
00:20:24.59\00:20:25.92
So you know, that
just thought came to me
00:20:25.95\00:20:27.29
is that the idea that
we must believe that He is.
00:20:27.32\00:20:30.33
You know, I think about John 3,
00:20:30.36\00:20:31.99
Jesus met with Nicodemus,
00:20:32.03\00:20:33.93
and Nicodemus didn't understand
how could this even happen.
00:20:33.96\00:20:37.23
And what did Jesus say,
00:20:37.27\00:20:38.60
it's like the
wind, you can't see it,
00:20:38.63\00:20:41.70
but you can see the effects.
00:20:41.74\00:20:44.87
And so I think
of that with faith,
00:20:44.91\00:20:46.24
you know, and we
don't always see that.
00:20:46.27\00:20:49.44
I mean, we
definitely can't see God,
00:20:49.48\00:20:51.15
but we can see His
effects as it were.
00:20:51.18\00:20:53.95
You know, we see what
He does in people's lives,
00:20:53.98\00:20:57.59
and how He changes
them and transforms them
00:20:57.62\00:20:59.85
and you see the
effect of God in this world.
00:20:59.89\00:21:03.06
That makes me think of GYC...
00:21:03.09\00:21:04.49
Oh, amen.
00:21:04.53\00:21:05.86
That's all the young people...
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Our first time there,
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you know it's so powerful
to see so many young people,
00:21:08.83\00:21:11.97
you know, wanting
to change their lives,
00:21:12.00\00:21:14.07
turn their lives
over completely to Christ,
00:21:14.10\00:21:17.21
you know, and it changes you,
00:21:17.24\00:21:19.97
you know may be
you're just running a camera
00:21:20.01\00:21:21.78
or whatever your job is there,
00:21:21.81\00:21:23.28
but when you see that,
00:21:23.31\00:21:24.65
I mean you see
hundreds of young people
00:21:24.68\00:21:27.32
coming up to the front there,
00:21:27.35\00:21:28.75
it's just is a
powerful thing to behold.
00:21:28.78\00:21:31.69
You're right. Amen to that.
00:21:31.72\00:21:33.29
So talking about
the importance of faith,
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then it says but without faith,
it's amazing, isn't it, Tim?
00:21:34.86\00:21:38.56
We see that so
without faith it's impossible
00:21:38.59\00:21:40.66
to please God,
00:21:40.70\00:21:42.03
so that means then that
faith is extremely important,
00:21:42.06\00:21:44.07
'cause I want to please God.
00:21:44.10\00:21:45.43
That seems like the core
of that Bible right there,
00:21:45.47\00:21:48.10
I mean truly, if you don't,
00:21:48.14\00:21:49.57
but if you don't
believe that God exists
00:21:49.60\00:21:52.07
and without faith,
yeah, it's you might as well
00:21:52.11\00:21:54.71
just close the
book and walk away.
00:21:54.74\00:21:56.95
So the question
got to be asked then,
00:21:56.98\00:21:58.38
so what if I don't have faith,
00:21:58.41\00:21:59.88
how do I get faith
then to believe in God?
00:21:59.91\00:22:03.79
'Cause I'm sure
there's someone right now
00:22:03.82\00:22:05.15
saying, okay, you guys
are talking a great talk.
00:22:05.19\00:22:07.56
You guys experienced
God, but I sure haven't.
00:22:07.59\00:22:10.43
But God is still working,
00:22:10.46\00:22:11.79
so how does someone recognize
00:22:11.83\00:22:13.16
that God is
actually alive and well
00:22:13.19\00:22:15.16
and actually interested in them.
00:22:15.20\00:22:16.53
What would we say
to someone like that?
00:22:16.56\00:22:18.13
So do we wanna go there?
00:22:18.17\00:22:19.63
Let's just talk about that
00:22:19.67\00:22:21.00
because it's just
in the right matter.
00:22:21.04\00:22:22.37
We're talking about this,
00:22:22.40\00:22:23.74
I know it's a little
further down in our outline,
00:22:23.77\00:22:25.11
but this is talking about that.
00:22:25.14\00:22:26.47
Yeah, well, I
mean truly that's a...
00:22:26.51\00:22:28.44
We're in here on our
outline, we've wonderful ideas.
00:22:28.48\00:22:32.18
Read the Word of God,
the Word of God itself.
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Just begin to read.
00:22:35.08\00:22:36.42
I mean I've
heard of so many people
00:22:36.45\00:22:38.09
who didn't believe and
they just kinda took it
00:22:38.12\00:22:40.09
on as experiment.
00:22:40.12\00:22:41.46
God, if you really
want me to know you,
00:22:41.49\00:22:43.59
if you want me to hear you,
00:22:43.63\00:22:44.96
if you want me
to believe in you,
00:22:44.99\00:22:46.70
I'm proving, so I'm
just gonna start reading
00:22:46.73\00:22:49.23
and sure enough,
that's so the Word of God.
00:22:49.26\00:22:54.44
Bible also says that creation
declares the glory of God
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and so, and therefore we,
00:22:59.17\00:23:01.71
even if you
didn't have the Bible,
00:23:01.74\00:23:04.31
nature could express the fact
that there is a God and so...
00:23:04.35\00:23:10.15
Yeah, I think,
that's piggybacking
00:23:10.19\00:23:11.52
on what you said, you
know, you can't hit on it,
00:23:11.55\00:23:13.15
and so God if
you're real, that's prayer.
00:23:13.19\00:23:15.22
So that's a prayer,
00:23:15.26\00:23:16.59
and even just
offering up a prayer.
00:23:16.62\00:23:17.96
God, if you're real
show yourself up to me,
00:23:17.99\00:23:19.33
I need to know.
00:23:19.36\00:23:20.70
I've heard that before,
00:23:20.73\00:23:22.06
people don't
know if you're real,
00:23:22.10\00:23:23.43
help prove it to
me, I need to know.
00:23:23.47\00:23:24.80
So I think
prayer's a key element.
00:23:24.83\00:23:27.27
So really keep our eyes open.
00:23:27.30\00:23:28.90
Just gonna add to what
Tim was saying to about,
00:23:28.94\00:23:32.94
the part of reading God's Word.
00:23:32.97\00:23:35.11
One thing we
have to remember too,
00:23:35.14\00:23:36.88
this is going to be
whole another study but,
00:23:36.91\00:23:38.98
you know, how do
you read God's Word?
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You know, do you
read like a regular book?
00:23:41.78\00:23:44.09
It's 2 Peter
1:21, "Holy men spoke."
00:23:44.12\00:23:48.52
They were moved
by the Holy Ghost so,
00:23:48.56\00:23:50.99
what does that mean?
00:23:51.03\00:23:52.36
Well, we need to ask for
the Holy Spirit to guide us
00:23:52.39\00:23:54.96
before we even
start reading God's Word.
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It's very important.
00:23:57.00\00:23:58.47
Amen.
00:23:58.50\00:23:59.83
We've got to be
active then, go ahead.
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No, I was just going back
to the reading God's Word,
00:24:01.34\00:24:03.27
the scripture you
referenced from is 10:17,
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"Faith comes by hearing
00:24:05.34\00:24:07.28
and hearing by the word of God."
00:24:07.31\00:24:09.11
So, I was just referencing
the scripture, I'm sorry.
00:24:09.14\00:24:12.28
No, no, but it takes
actually action on our part,
00:24:12.31\00:24:14.18
in another words
we can't just sit back
00:24:14.22\00:24:15.55
and say, okay,
they have it, I don't.
00:24:15.58\00:24:18.65
Well, something must
be wrong, is that, okay?
00:24:18.69\00:24:20.89
Study, open God's
Word and say, God show me,
00:24:20.92\00:24:25.06
you know, Holy
Spirit please open my mind.
00:24:25.09\00:24:27.03
Exactly.
00:24:27.06\00:24:28.40
I want to please
you 'cause I think,
00:24:28.43\00:24:30.00
God wants us to
do something as well,
00:24:30.03\00:24:31.47
we have to, you know He gives us
00:24:31.50\00:24:32.83
the choice to say, okay,
I'm gonna open Your Word,
00:24:32.87\00:24:35.34
diligently study it,
00:24:35.37\00:24:37.21
say God open my mind, you know,
00:24:37.24\00:24:39.21
'cause there are
stuff you want to show me.
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It don't always mean, like say,
00:24:40.81\00:24:42.41
you know, Donald's
in a prison ministry,
00:24:42.44\00:24:43.81
it doesn't mean that,
people don't open up to Bible
00:24:43.85\00:24:45.91
and God's not gonna
bless you with what you read.
00:24:45.95\00:24:47.75
That's good point too.
00:24:47.78\00:24:49.12
But once you understand
00:24:49.15\00:24:50.49
the concept of
reading God's Word,
00:24:50.52\00:24:52.45
then the blessings
compound over and over.
00:24:52.49\00:24:54.39
I like that, I like
the compound, it grows.
00:24:54.42\00:24:55.86
You've to start somewhere,
00:24:55.89\00:24:57.23
you've gotta
start somewhere, start.
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Yes, we go.
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You mentioned, I
want to please God,
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and the question is,
how do we please God?
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And I remember the Bible
verse found in Romans 12:1.
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Oh, yes.
00:25:08.17\00:25:09.50
I beseech you therefore brethren
00:25:09.54\00:25:11.21
by the mercies of God,
00:25:11.24\00:25:12.84
that ye present your bodies,
00:25:12.87\00:25:14.21
a living sacrifice,
holy acceptable unto God,
00:25:14.24\00:25:17.41
which is your
reasonable service.
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Romans 12:2, I said verse 2.
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Have to read verse 2 too.
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Oh, yes.
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You gotta read through.
Okay. Yeah, read verse 10.
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Verse 2, "And be not
conformed to this world,
00:25:25.55\00:25:28.19
but be ye transform by
the renewing of your mind,
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that ye may be
proved what is that good
00:25:31.43\00:25:33.80
and acceptable and
perfect will of God."
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Takes action. It does.
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Amen.
00:25:38.53\00:25:39.87
Yeah it's powerful. Yep, amen.
00:25:39.90\00:25:41.54
Goes back to faith
without works is dead.
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That's true too.
00:25:43.91\00:25:45.31
Absolutely.
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We look at Ephesians?
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Yes.
00:25:48.08\00:25:49.41
On the importance of
faith, Ephesians 2:8.
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Oh, that's me. Is that me?
00:25:50.88\00:25:52.91
I think that's
Eric, is that right?
00:25:52.95\00:25:54.98
Oh, it's 3:6, yes right, yeah.
00:25:55.02\00:25:58.55
Ephesians, he's doing John 3:16.
00:25:58.59\00:26:02.36
Yeah, you're right. Yeah, okay.
00:26:02.39\00:26:05.66
You go ahead, you
have John 3:16 then.
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Okay, yeah.
00:26:07.13\00:26:08.46
That's one of
the most quoted verse
00:26:08.50\00:26:09.83
in the Bible
00:26:09.86\00:26:11.20
I think and I mean,
people know it by heart but
00:26:11.23\00:26:14.24
"For God so loved the world
00:26:14.27\00:26:15.60
that He gave His
only begotten Son
00:26:15.64\00:26:17.14
that whosoever believes
in Him should not perish
00:26:17.17\00:26:20.51
but have everlasting life."
00:26:20.54\00:26:21.88
Believe in Him.
00:26:21.91\00:26:23.24
And I like what it says,
00:26:23.28\00:26:24.61
it's whosoever,
it don't just say,
00:26:24.65\00:26:26.48
you know just
Jesus died for everybody
00:26:26.51\00:26:29.88
and everybody are
certainly saved, you know.
00:26:29.92\00:26:31.59
It's whosoever
so, that takes trust,
00:26:31.62\00:26:34.32
it takes faith
in the Son of God,
00:26:34.36\00:26:37.79
that He did die for
us, and it's very important
00:26:37.83\00:26:41.33
that we understand
what believing is all about.
00:26:41.36\00:26:44.83
Of course I can go
deeper obviously, you know,
00:26:44.87\00:26:46.70
believing is about
having a relationship
00:26:46.74\00:26:48.80
with the Lord, you know, so.
00:26:48.84\00:26:51.47
I think believing
involves obedience too.
00:26:51.51\00:26:53.14
Yes.
00:26:53.17\00:26:54.51
You know,
'cause Jesus said what?
00:26:54.54\00:26:55.88
The devil's believe and tremble,
00:26:55.91\00:26:57.25
but that doesn't mean
that they are converted
00:26:57.28\00:26:58.61
and that clearly doesn't mean
00:26:58.65\00:26:59.98
that they're gonna
be saved through that
00:27:00.02\00:27:01.35
they accepted His
gift of salvation.
00:27:01.38\00:27:03.05
So just having a mental ascent,
00:27:03.08\00:27:05.45
to me belief is a mental ascent.
00:27:05.49\00:27:07.49
Okay, maybe I
acknowledge this exists,
00:27:07.52\00:27:10.13
but not allowing God
to come in and change me.
00:27:10.16\00:27:14.73
To me faith involves
me allowing Him to come in
00:27:14.76\00:27:18.37
and experience Him.
00:27:18.40\00:27:20.04
You mentioned that
the devil believed too,
00:27:20.07\00:27:23.04
but does the devil have faith,
00:27:23.07\00:27:26.24
and it should be the
faith that works by love
00:27:26.27\00:27:28.61
and purifies the soul.
00:27:28.64\00:27:30.75
Wow.
00:27:30.78\00:27:32.11
Yeah, very good.
00:27:32.15\00:27:34.02
You know, I'm thinking of people
00:27:34.05\00:27:35.78
who don't even
understand all these,
00:27:35.82\00:27:38.55
the Christianese
that we're using.
00:27:38.59\00:27:42.39
It sounds great but
I think you have to,
00:27:42.42\00:27:46.06
kind of be at the, either,
00:27:46.09\00:27:48.53
I'm thinking of people
00:27:48.56\00:27:49.90
who are at the
end of their rope.
00:27:49.93\00:27:51.53
Yeah.
00:27:51.57\00:27:52.90
And, I've heard the phrase,
"Why don't you try Jesus."
00:27:52.93\00:27:57.07
Well, you try on
a piece of clothing,
00:27:57.11\00:28:01.64
you really can't try Jesus.
00:28:01.68\00:28:05.71
Because this is something,
00:28:05.75\00:28:08.18
you just have to, you
have to be at the place
00:28:08.22\00:28:10.15
and nothing else is,
you've tried everything else,
00:28:10.19\00:28:13.39
nothing else is satisfied,
00:28:13.42\00:28:16.52
this is, this is it.
00:28:16.56\00:28:18.69
I mean you have
to really give it
00:28:18.73\00:28:21.03
over to Christ.
00:28:21.06\00:28:23.77
So I want to make sure
00:28:23.80\00:28:25.37
that we don't just cloud
it up with words that are,
00:28:25.40\00:28:30.01
you know, just
they fit our viewers,
00:28:30.04\00:28:34.78
you know it's,
think it's time that we,
00:28:34.81\00:28:37.18
and I don't even
know how we can do that
00:28:37.21\00:28:38.98
because it's up faith is
such a personal issue that,
00:28:39.01\00:28:45.02
you know, all these
scriptures are powerful
00:28:45.05\00:28:46.69
and indeed it truly
mean it is true, we can't,
00:28:46.72\00:28:50.26
without faith it is
impossible to please God.
00:28:50.29\00:28:53.06
I don't know, it's,
00:28:53.09\00:28:56.10
I'm just kind of
at a losses to how we,
00:28:56.13\00:28:59.73
we know it's important
but, everybody's faith is,
00:28:59.77\00:29:03.47
it's such a
personal thing and so,
00:29:03.51\00:29:06.57
I'm kind of, I've dug
a hole for myself here,
00:29:06.61\00:29:09.24
but I'm just thinking,
00:29:09.28\00:29:10.68
you know the way
the Amplified says,
00:29:10.71\00:29:12.88
"Whoever believes in,
00:29:12.91\00:29:14.28
trusts in, clings to, relies on,
00:29:14.32\00:29:18.05
those are
desperate positions to be in,
00:29:18.09\00:29:21.22
when you're clinging to that,
00:29:21.26\00:29:22.59
when you're relying on it,
00:29:22.62\00:29:24.33
you forgot no other place to go.
00:29:24.36\00:29:28.00
I appreciate you
bringing it up, Tim,
00:29:28.03\00:29:29.36
because there's people
that have said, you know,
00:29:29.40\00:29:30.73
I have prayed to
God to save my child
00:29:30.77\00:29:33.20
that was dying of
cancer and they still died.
00:29:33.23\00:29:36.10
Okay. Yeah.
00:29:36.14\00:29:37.47
I thought God,
00:29:37.51\00:29:38.84
you know that they're
claiming promises in the Bible
00:29:38.87\00:29:40.31
and it doesn't seem
like God even herd them.
00:29:40.34\00:29:43.78
And I don't have
all the answers to that
00:29:43.81\00:29:45.15
because I haven't lost a child,
00:29:45.18\00:29:47.28
but I know some of the
difficult circumstances
00:29:47.32\00:29:48.78
that I have had to
go through in life,
00:29:48.82\00:29:50.15
nothing compared to that.
00:29:50.19\00:29:51.55
It's just like God,
you got the big picture,
00:29:51.59\00:29:53.12
I do not understand.
00:29:53.15\00:29:55.19
I don't
understand, but you've got it,
00:29:55.22\00:29:57.26
you've got the whole picture.
00:29:57.29\00:29:58.63
I don't know why
this is happening,
00:29:58.66\00:30:00.10
I'm claiming your
promises in the Word,
00:30:00.13\00:30:03.10
but I know you've
got the big picture.
00:30:03.13\00:30:04.47
I know you see the
end from the beginning.
00:30:04.50\00:30:06.90
And that's where I
think, Tim, you know that,
00:30:06.94\00:30:08.40
'cause we can like you say,
00:30:08.44\00:30:09.77
mentioned a whole lot of
things and it's like wow,
00:30:09.80\00:30:11.77
when it comes down to it,
00:30:11.81\00:30:13.98
this communication
between us and God,
00:30:14.01\00:30:16.04
but you got to trust Him.
00:30:16.08\00:30:17.41
Right.
00:30:17.45\00:30:18.78
And how do you
build that trust is,
00:30:18.81\00:30:20.15
hey, God, I know
you've got it from A to Z.
00:30:20.18\00:30:22.42
I know You do,
00:30:22.45\00:30:23.79
but I sure don't
understand the process
00:30:23.82\00:30:25.15
from A to Z at times,
00:30:25.19\00:30:26.52
but you've gotta
be able to trust God.
00:30:26.55\00:30:27.89
And I think that
trust is a relationship
00:30:27.92\00:30:29.52
that's been talked
about too along the way.
00:30:29.56\00:30:31.53
Absolutely.
00:30:31.56\00:30:32.89
I know you know
what's best for me.
00:30:32.93\00:30:35.46
Yeah, there was a movie
I just recently watched,
00:30:35.50\00:30:38.23
Christian movie.
00:30:38.27\00:30:39.60
And in the scene it
was these guys have PTSD,
00:30:39.63\00:30:41.60
and they are all sitting around
talking about their stories.
00:30:41.64\00:30:43.27
And one guy
shared what he went to
00:30:43.30\00:30:44.77
and he fought the
war, he came back.
00:30:44.81\00:30:46.81
He went to the
Oklahoma city bombing memorial
00:30:46.84\00:30:49.38
and he said there is
chairs there, he said,
00:30:49.41\00:30:51.51
he remembers there's big
chairs and little chairs,
00:30:51.55\00:30:53.05
he might realize
that those little chairs
00:30:53.08\00:30:54.68
represent a children that
had died in this accident,
00:30:54.72\00:30:57.75
you know, this horrible bombing.
00:30:57.79\00:30:59.15
So he said, "God,
why would you allow
00:30:59.19\00:31:01.52
these little children be
innocently killed like this?
00:31:01.56\00:31:03.79
Why would you just let
them be murdered like this?
00:31:03.83\00:31:05.89
Where are You, why
aren't You helping?
00:31:05.93\00:31:07.26
Then he said, "He took
a look around the street,
00:31:07.30\00:31:08.66
cross the street."
00:31:08.70\00:31:10.03
There's this kind
of shadowy statue,
00:31:10.07\00:31:12.07
he walked closer.
00:31:12.10\00:31:13.44
As he got closer,
he saw it was Jesus
00:31:13.47\00:31:15.44
and he has his hands like this,
00:31:15.47\00:31:17.21
with his hands there's
back towards these chairs
00:31:17.24\00:31:20.04
on the bottom it
said, Jesus wept.
00:31:20.08\00:31:22.41
And you realize that
Jesus was there all along
00:31:22.44\00:31:24.41
and saw all that
atrocity so it's a fact that,
00:31:24.45\00:31:27.68
we've to realize
that Jesus is there
00:31:27.72\00:31:29.12
and we've an enemy,
00:31:29.15\00:31:30.49
I have that a
lot on prayer line.
00:31:30.52\00:31:31.85
Oh, where's God, I
pray this, I pray this.
00:31:31.89\00:31:33.62
We have an enemy
who wants to say,
00:31:33.66\00:31:35.32
where are you, God,
00:31:35.36\00:31:36.69
I don't believe in You any more,
00:31:36.73\00:31:38.06
you're not here for me.
00:31:38.09\00:31:39.43
God knows will
answer our prayers
00:31:39.46\00:31:40.80
according to His
will and His purpose,
00:31:40.83\00:31:42.16
so we've to,
00:31:42.20\00:31:43.53
we have to trust Him in
those times, it's not easy.
00:31:43.57\00:31:44.90
It's not easy.
00:31:44.93\00:31:46.27
No.
00:31:46.30\00:31:47.64
Wow, yeah, that's right,
church family, or your family,
00:31:47.67\00:31:49.44
church family comes in
because you need that support.
00:31:49.47\00:31:52.47
You know, where would any of us
be in our down times, you know,
00:31:52.51\00:31:55.74
we each, we've all
had trials in our lives.
00:31:55.78\00:31:58.11
So you know,
00:31:58.15\00:31:59.55
you had to deal
with it on your own,
00:31:59.58\00:32:02.22
you'd be pretty
well discouraged.
00:32:02.25\00:32:03.82
But then the
church family comes in
00:32:03.85\00:32:05.85
and they put the
arms around you and say,
00:32:05.89\00:32:07.22
"Let's pray," you know...
00:32:07.26\00:32:08.59
Right. Absolutely.
00:32:08.62\00:32:09.96
It makes a big difference.
00:32:09.99\00:32:11.59
When my father was dying,
he had lung cancer, stage 4.
00:32:11.63\00:32:16.63
And I was praying,
"Lord, please heal my father."
00:32:16.67\00:32:20.10
I was expecting a
miracle, but it didn't happen.
00:32:20.14\00:32:24.44
But reading the Bible stories,
00:32:24.47\00:32:27.34
like the Shunammite woman.
00:32:27.38\00:32:29.71
Yes.
00:32:29.74\00:32:31.18
Her son was dead,
but then she said,
00:32:31.21\00:32:33.98
well, I need to
see the man of God,
00:32:34.02\00:32:36.25
she was referring to Elisha.
00:32:36.28\00:32:37.69
That's right.
00:32:37.72\00:32:39.05
And then on her way,
00:32:39.09\00:32:40.76
Elisha told his servant Gehazi,
00:32:40.79\00:32:45.33
ask the Shunammite woman,
is it well with your husband?
00:32:45.36\00:32:48.73
Is it well with your son?
00:32:48.76\00:32:50.37
And what did the
Shunammite woman said?
00:32:50.40\00:32:53.00
"It is well," even
though her son is dead.
00:32:53.03\00:32:56.24
Amen. Well, that's powerful.
00:32:56.27\00:32:57.61
So that's big faith.
00:32:57.64\00:32:59.64
No, that is huge faith.
00:32:59.67\00:33:01.01
Absolutely right.
00:33:01.04\00:33:02.38
I mean, what a
question, what an answer, yeah.
00:33:02.41\00:33:04.01
That's huge faith.
00:33:04.05\00:33:05.38
So that's why
you need to pray God,
00:33:05.41\00:33:06.75
increase our faith.
00:33:06.78\00:33:08.12
Yes! And that's biblical.
00:33:08.15\00:33:09.78
It is sure.
00:33:09.82\00:33:11.15
And you know, Tim,
you can help me with this
00:33:11.19\00:33:12.69
and this song goes
something to the effect that,
00:33:12.72\00:33:15.86
he said it, I believe it
and that's enough for me,
00:33:15.89\00:33:20.23
that's good enough for me.
00:33:20.26\00:33:21.96
You know, that's
simplifying it but,
00:33:22.00\00:33:23.67
but it's a, I
remember that song so well,
00:33:23.70\00:33:26.50
you know they
kinda hit home with me
00:33:26.53\00:33:28.37
because that's all
God wants us to do.
00:33:28.40\00:33:30.71
When God says
read it, I claim it.
00:33:30.74\00:33:33.11
Right. Yeah.
00:33:33.14\00:33:34.98
I like what you brought up,
00:33:35.01\00:33:36.81
each one of us
talking about that
00:33:36.85\00:33:38.18
'cause when we go
back to the scripture
00:33:38.21\00:33:39.55
you just read Eric, John
3:16 and we know the scripture.
00:33:39.58\00:33:43.49
Sometimes I agree we
make the Bible complicated.
00:33:43.52\00:33:47.56
And to be honest with
you, it is inexhaustible,
00:33:47.59\00:33:50.33
the more I study,
the more I realize,
00:33:50.36\00:33:52.03
I don't even know.
00:33:52.06\00:33:53.60
And I love to dig deep and see,
00:33:53.63\00:33:56.26
there's more truth,
00:33:56.30\00:33:57.63
and there's more
undiscovered gems
00:33:57.67\00:33:59.93
as it were that's in there.
00:33:59.97\00:34:01.84
But a child could understand.
00:34:01.87\00:34:05.47
You read John 3:16 all
that says is that God loves us.
00:34:05.51\00:34:10.55
And that He
loves the entire world.
00:34:10.58\00:34:13.85
And that because of
that love He gave His son
00:34:13.88\00:34:16.99
and all we have
to do is reach out.
00:34:17.02\00:34:19.32
And we say, "Yes,
Jesus, I accept you.
00:34:19.35\00:34:22.12
Yes, I want You to
come into my heart."
00:34:22.16\00:34:24.63
It's that simple
and He will come in...
00:34:24.66\00:34:28.26
And who has more
faith than a child.
00:34:28.30\00:34:30.27
Yeah.
00:34:30.30\00:34:31.63
I mean truly, they because,
00:34:31.67\00:34:33.54
they haven't been
through situations
00:34:33.57\00:34:36.47
that were impossible,
00:34:36.50\00:34:38.97
they haven't been lied
to throughout their life.
00:34:39.01\00:34:43.48
They know they come to...
00:34:43.51\00:34:45.71
We come to God as a child,
00:34:45.75\00:34:48.05
believing that
what he say is truth.
00:34:48.08\00:34:50.29
I mean it is the
truth, what he says he'll do.
00:34:50.32\00:34:52.42
About children
and be in tractors,
00:34:52.45\00:34:54.76
we talked about them
earlier, our nephews,
00:34:54.79\00:34:56.86
when they were
little we went to look
00:34:56.89\00:34:58.23
at a giant John Deer combine,
00:34:58.26\00:35:00.56
huge, you know the
platforms are way up there,
00:35:00.60\00:35:03.16
and they were
having fun going around
00:35:03.20\00:35:04.83
and I was down on the ground,
00:35:04.87\00:35:06.20
then one just took a flying leap
00:35:06.23\00:35:07.57
right into my arms
from way up on the platform,
00:35:07.60\00:35:09.97
and I was like, poof,
good thing I was there
00:35:10.01\00:35:11.94
because I didn't
see, he didn't asked me,
00:35:11.97\00:35:13.68
"Hey you ready, Uncle Greg?
00:35:13.71\00:35:15.04
All right, I'm
getting ready to jump."
00:35:15.08\00:35:16.41
He was like, I wanna
get from there to here,
00:35:16.44\00:35:18.35
and I'm going right now.
00:35:18.38\00:35:20.08
You know, so
it's a leap of faith.
00:35:20.12\00:35:22.35
Yeah, good Job.
00:35:22.38\00:35:23.72
You know, where I
just prayed in my own life,
00:35:23.75\00:35:25.09
if I can say
God, yep, here we go,
00:35:25.12\00:35:27.52
you haven't let me down before.
00:35:27.56\00:35:28.89
And I wanna mention,
you're talking about family,
00:35:28.92\00:35:30.36
church family being around.
00:35:30.39\00:35:31.73
You may be a homeless,
00:35:31.76\00:35:33.09
saying I don't have any
body, I'm all by myself.
00:35:33.13\00:35:35.00
Donald was talking
about the 3ABN prayer line,
00:35:35.03\00:35:36.60
that's very important.
00:35:36.63\00:35:37.97
We're here as your family,
00:35:38.00\00:35:39.40
so wherever you are,
just send us an email.
00:35:39.43\00:35:42.30
I'm not sure the email
that they can email in...
00:35:42.34\00:35:44.87
Mail@3abn.org.
00:35:44.91\00:35:49.48
And then during regular
business hours we're open,
00:35:49.51\00:35:51.31
and that's (618) 627-4651
00:35:51.35\00:35:54.28
and then ask for
the pastoral department.
00:35:54.32\00:35:55.92
They'll be so
happy to pray with you.
00:35:55.95\00:35:57.29
Amen.
00:35:57.32\00:35:58.65
So you know we're
here as your family,
00:35:58.69\00:36:00.02
in case you don't
have that support,
00:36:00.06\00:36:01.39
that's just right
there in your local area.
00:36:01.42\00:36:02.92
So we're part of the family.
00:36:02.96\00:36:04.29
Let's jump to Roman 3.
Addie, you have that one?
00:36:04.33\00:36:07.10
Romans 3:28,
00:36:07.13\00:36:10.07
"Therefore we
conclude that a man
00:36:10.10\00:36:12.13
is just defied by faith
without the deeds of the law."
00:36:12.17\00:36:16.27
Wow.
00:36:16.30\00:36:17.64
What does that mean to you?
00:36:17.67\00:36:20.08
I think of a complete obedience.
00:36:20.11\00:36:22.91
And with complete obedience
00:36:22.94\00:36:24.28
you can connect it
with righteousness.
00:36:24.31\00:36:26.48
And
righteousness is right doing.
00:36:26.51\00:36:31.22
Amen.
00:36:31.25\00:36:32.79
But justification, I'm sorry,
it was justification you know
00:36:32.82\00:36:35.52
that's God's
pardon for guilty sinners
00:36:35.56\00:36:37.66
because God's law requires what?
00:36:37.69\00:36:40.83
Perfect obedience.
00:36:40.86\00:36:42.56
I don't think they
came by here at this table,
00:36:42.60\00:36:44.23
you know it's has a
way God's love perfectly.
00:36:44.27\00:36:48.57
So that's where God
comes and He justifies us,
00:36:48.60\00:36:51.24
as long as we're
willing to go to Him first
00:36:51.27\00:36:53.07
and say Lord, I'm sorry,
00:36:53.11\00:36:55.24
you know, cover me
with Your blood now,
00:36:55.28\00:36:57.45
and now you're justified.
00:36:57.48\00:36:58.85
That don't give
you right to go back,
00:36:58.88\00:37:00.92
commit that sin again.
00:37:00.95\00:37:02.55
Right.
00:37:02.58\00:37:04.09
So justification is powerful
00:37:04.12\00:37:05.89
because the
moment you come to Jesus
00:37:05.92\00:37:08.02
and He exchanges our sin
for His perfect righteousness,
00:37:08.06\00:37:13.86
His white robe. And I love that.
00:37:13.90\00:37:16.26
Yeah, it's powerful
00:37:16.30\00:37:17.63
but I just shared it last night,
00:37:17.67\00:37:19.00
when the guys in
prison we're talking,
00:37:19.03\00:37:20.47
and here we talked
about that idea that,
00:37:20.50\00:37:23.07
you know, if you
read in Zechariah 3,
00:37:23.10\00:37:24.91
the whole judgment scene,
00:37:24.94\00:37:26.27
you've seen some of
these guys are like,
00:37:26.31\00:37:27.64
"You know I've
been told I'm worthless,
00:37:27.68\00:37:29.01
I'm trash, I'm junk."
00:37:29.04\00:37:30.38
I said, "That's what
the enemy is telling you
00:37:30.41\00:37:31.75
but you know that robe,
00:37:31.78\00:37:33.11
you know, we're
all on filthy garments
00:37:33.15\00:37:34.48
and I said that Christ says,
00:37:34.52\00:37:35.85
I'm gonna take that
filthy garment off you
00:37:35.88\00:37:37.22
and I'm gonna put My
robe of righteousness.
00:37:37.25\00:37:38.59
Or, you know,
00:37:38.62\00:37:39.95
I'm gonna put a
golden crown on your head.
00:37:39.99\00:37:41.32
And I now call you a
son or daughter of God.
00:37:41.36\00:37:42.99
And it just so speaks to people
00:37:43.02\00:37:44.56
because they have the idea
of Christ dying on a cross,
00:37:44.59\00:37:46.93
He justifies by
that death on the cross.
00:37:46.96\00:37:49.66
We're right now to enter in,
00:37:49.70\00:37:51.83
to that Holy
Cities one day soon so.
00:37:51.87\00:37:54.30
You know, how freeing is that?
00:37:54.34\00:37:55.67
Yeah.
00:37:55.70\00:37:57.04
That's like, wow, thank you God.
00:37:57.07\00:37:59.47
I don't have to sit
there and scrub away,
00:37:59.51\00:38:01.74
yeah, we've got
work to do ourselves.
00:38:01.78\00:38:03.14
But God's the one that covers us
00:38:03.18\00:38:04.51
with His righteousness,
not my righteousness.
00:38:04.55\00:38:07.28
And that happens through faith.
00:38:07.32\00:38:08.65
Right. There you go.
00:38:08.68\00:38:10.02
Justification
through faith you know,
00:38:10.05\00:38:11.39
so many times we think
Old Testament is about works.
00:38:11.42\00:38:14.09
New testament is about grace.
00:38:14.12\00:38:16.62
But the truth is grace
is in the Old Testament.
00:38:16.66\00:38:18.99
It's all through
the Old Testament,
00:38:19.03\00:38:21.90
and Romans Chapter 4,
00:38:21.93\00:38:23.77
Paul talks about
several different places,
00:38:23.80\00:38:25.93
he quotes from Genesis 15,
00:38:25.97\00:38:27.50
where it says
Abraham believed God,
00:38:27.54\00:38:29.47
and it was accounted
to him for righteousness,
00:38:29.50\00:38:31.87
that world accounted is the same
00:38:31.91\00:38:33.24
as our justification here,
00:38:33.27\00:38:34.64
so meaning that Abraham
even before he was circumcised,
00:38:34.68\00:38:38.38
even before he did
any works of the law,
00:38:38.41\00:38:41.55
God justified him and
that was how through faith.
00:38:41.58\00:38:45.79
So that justification process
takes place through faith.
00:38:45.82\00:38:48.39
Excellent.
00:38:48.42\00:38:49.76
To say, I'd like to share
some out of the Old Testament,
00:38:49.79\00:38:51.49
Ezekiel 16,
touching on this is powerful,
00:38:51.53\00:38:55.06
I'll just read
verses 6, 7 and 8.
00:38:55.10\00:38:56.73
I'll try to make it quick.
00:38:56.77\00:38:58.10
Ezekiel 16. 16: 6, 7 and 8.
00:38:58.13\00:38:59.97
This is so powerful to
me and this is so beautiful.
00:39:00.00\00:39:02.90
It says here,
"When I passed by you
00:39:02.94\00:39:05.41
and saw you
polluted in your own blood.
00:39:05.44\00:39:07.74
I said to you in
your blood, 'Live!'
00:39:07.78\00:39:09.38
Yes, I said to you
in your blood, 'Live!'
00:39:09.41\00:39:11.88
I have caused you to
multiply as bud of the field,
00:39:11.91\00:39:13.88
and you have
increased and waxen great,
00:39:13.92\00:39:16.05
you are come to
excellent ornaments:
00:39:16.08\00:39:17.49
your breasts are
fashioned, your hair is grown,
00:39:17.52\00:39:19.95
or as you were naked and bare.
00:39:19.99\00:39:22.06
Now when I pass by
you and looked upon you,
00:39:22.09\00:39:24.29
behold your time
is a time of love.
00:39:24.33\00:39:27.30
And I spread my skirt over
you and covered your nakedness.
00:39:27.33\00:39:29.93
Yes, I swear unto you
00:39:29.96\00:39:31.30
and entered into
covenant with you,
00:39:31.33\00:39:32.73
saith the Lord God
and you became Mine."
00:39:32.77\00:39:34.90
Yeah, that's powerful.
00:39:34.94\00:39:36.27
Amen.
00:39:36.30\00:39:37.81
That's just a
powerful verse right there.
00:39:37.84\00:39:40.04
You became His,
00:39:40.08\00:39:41.41
He pursues his
blood, now it's just,
00:39:41.44\00:39:42.88
He spread His
skirt over you need to...
00:39:42.91\00:39:44.75
So much He loves us. Amen.
00:39:44.78\00:39:46.65
Yep, we're His.
00:39:46.68\00:39:50.52
Well, it just give you hope
that when you're going back,
00:39:50.55\00:39:53.22
may be back step a little bit
but when you read God's Word,
00:39:53.25\00:39:56.76
you know gives
you hope when you,
00:39:56.79\00:39:58.16
when you see these concepts
00:39:58.19\00:39:59.86
because I've had
people asked me or what,
00:39:59.89\00:40:03.30
I don't know if
the Bible is real?
00:40:03.33\00:40:05.43
You know and because
that's very important
00:40:05.47\00:40:07.60
to read God's Word.
00:40:07.64\00:40:08.97
But if you don't
believe it's real
00:40:09.00\00:40:10.34
then it's doing you no good.
00:40:10.37\00:40:11.77
There's two
things about the Bible,
00:40:11.81\00:40:13.74
there's no other book
that stood the test of time.
00:40:13.78\00:40:17.25
And secondly,
00:40:17.28\00:40:18.88
nothing else gives
hope like this book does.
00:40:18.91\00:40:22.18
So that's some to remember
when you open up God's Word
00:40:22.22\00:40:25.92
if you got question of
whether the Bible is real,
00:40:25.95\00:40:28.96
history proves it.
00:40:28.99\00:40:30.73
That's one thing to remember.
00:40:30.76\00:40:32.29
Amen. Well, that's good point.
00:40:32.33\00:40:33.66
Amen.
00:40:33.70\00:40:35.03
But for those who don't believe,
00:40:35.06\00:40:37.33
they would defy
you, you know in that,
00:40:37.37\00:40:40.94
so I think it's a kinda
almost like a vicious circle.
00:40:40.97\00:40:44.84
Because if you don't
believe what it says,
00:40:44.87\00:40:47.64
then it doesn't
seem to prove true
00:40:47.68\00:40:51.61
because those
people will, will say
00:40:51.65\00:40:53.25
well, we, you know, that's bonk,
00:40:53.28\00:40:55.42
you know, there are places
that one thing says one thing
00:40:55.45\00:40:58.25
and the other says another
00:40:58.29\00:40:59.65
and so I think it, that's where,
00:40:59.69\00:41:02.82
I think God gives
us, the more we read it,
00:41:02.86\00:41:06.03
we have to believe,
00:41:06.06\00:41:07.73
we have to kinda go in there
just with our defenses down.
00:41:07.76\00:41:13.20
And because if we are
too hardened against it.
00:41:13.23\00:41:17.57
So my challenge to
anyone who is going there out
00:41:17.61\00:41:20.18
have just starting in
and reading it and saying,
00:41:20.21\00:41:23.45
God, I don't know
that this is true,
00:41:23.48\00:41:28.18
at some point
you're gonna either,
00:41:28.22\00:41:30.12
it's going to start,
00:41:30.15\00:41:31.49
the Spirit will start
melting your heart for it,
00:41:31.52\00:41:34.99
which I believe
that's what happens.
00:41:35.02\00:41:37.46
Because If that
doesn't happen while you could,
00:41:37.49\00:41:39.19
like you said earlier,
00:41:39.23\00:41:40.56
you just read it as a
book and put back on the shelf.
00:41:40.60\00:41:43.03
And some people won't believe
00:41:43.06\00:41:44.40
and Jesus even talks about that,
00:41:44.43\00:41:46.53
He says, you know,
how's He quote that,
00:41:46.57\00:41:48.70
you know, they won't believe
the one rose from the dead.
00:41:48.74\00:41:50.94
So, there are gonna be people
00:41:50.97\00:41:52.31
who won't believe
even after reading it.
00:41:52.34\00:41:54.84
It's a sad fact.
00:41:54.88\00:41:56.21
Yeah, absolutely
00:41:56.24\00:41:57.58
'cause we all
have freedom of choice.
00:41:57.61\00:41:58.95
We sure do. Right.
00:41:58.98\00:42:00.32
Praise the Lord for that.
00:42:00.35\00:42:01.68
And I'm grateful for that.
00:42:01.72\00:42:03.05
I don't mean to
get us off course.
00:42:03.08\00:42:04.42
No, it's good.
00:42:04.45\00:42:05.79
Ephesians 3 is my next,
00:42:05.82\00:42:07.16
Ephesians 3:16-18.
00:42:07.19\00:42:09.66
"That He would grant you
00:42:09.69\00:42:11.03
according to the
riches of His glory,
00:42:11.06\00:42:13.46
to be
strengthened with the might
00:42:13.50\00:42:15.16
through His
Spirit in the inner man,
00:42:15.20\00:42:17.40
that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith,
00:42:17.43\00:42:21.37
that you being
rooted and grounded in love,
00:42:21.40\00:42:23.61
may be able to
comprehend with all the saints,
00:42:23.64\00:42:25.37
what is the width and
length and depth and height,
00:42:25.41\00:42:28.44
to know the love of
Christ which passes knowledge
00:42:28.48\00:42:30.98
that you may be filled
with all the fullness of God."
00:42:31.01\00:42:32.98
There's so much in there.
00:42:33.01\00:42:35.18
But the one part about that,
00:42:35.22\00:42:36.65
Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith.
00:42:36.69\00:42:42.29
You know, Paul tells us
00:42:42.32\00:42:43.99
that Christ wants to live in us.
00:42:44.03\00:42:45.39
He's in us, the hope of glory.
00:42:45.43\00:42:48.33
And the only way
that He can dwell in us,
00:42:48.36\00:42:51.23
because how,
that's just another one
00:42:51.27\00:42:53.50
of those impossible
concepts to comprehend.
00:42:53.54\00:42:56.81
He's divine, the
Creator of the universe.
00:42:56.84\00:42:59.81
Our Savior and yet He
wants to dwell in our hearts
00:42:59.84\00:43:05.08
through faith by the
power of the Holy Spirit.
00:43:05.11\00:43:08.65
Amen.
00:43:08.68\00:43:10.02
Yeah. That's incredible.
00:43:10.05\00:43:11.39
So, another
thing that Jesus said,
00:43:11.42\00:43:12.75
He said, you
have to eat my flesh.
00:43:12.79\00:43:15.39
I mean you have to eat His Word.
00:43:15.42\00:43:16.76
So if you don't eat His
Word, how can He dwell in you?
00:43:16.79\00:43:18.76
You know how, like we
talked about relationships.
00:43:18.79\00:43:21.00
If you don't
communicate with somebody,
00:43:21.03\00:43:22.36
you don't have a relationship,
if you don't talk to Him
00:43:22.40\00:43:23.77
and He talks to
you through His Word.
00:43:23.80\00:43:25.53
So that's how you communicate
00:43:25.57\00:43:26.90
and that's why He
said eat my flesh,
00:43:26.94\00:43:28.27
and I'm like, I'm
not eating your flesh.
00:43:28.30\00:43:29.64
That's weird, you know,
00:43:29.67\00:43:31.01
but He's talking
about eating the Word.
00:43:31.04\00:43:32.37
That's right. Yeah.
00:43:32.41\00:43:33.74
So powerful.
00:43:33.78\00:43:35.58
He talks about,
00:43:35.61\00:43:36.95
God talks about
00:43:36.98\00:43:38.31
how much He
wants to dwell with us,
00:43:38.35\00:43:39.81
you know, and here
he kind of explains it
00:43:39.85\00:43:41.88
in Matthew 10:37-39.
00:43:41.92\00:43:44.59
If we want to look it up we can,
00:43:44.62\00:43:45.95
but this is strong language.
00:43:45.99\00:43:49.29
You know, we're
talking about families.
00:43:49.32\00:43:52.49
Because with...
00:43:52.53\00:43:57.27
We can look it up I guess.
00:43:57.30\00:43:58.63
Matthew Chapter 10.
00:43:58.67\00:44:00.00
37, if someone
wants to read it but...
00:44:00.04\00:44:02.30
He's talking
about loving father,
00:44:02.34\00:44:03.67
mother more than me.
00:44:03.71\00:44:05.61
And He goes on, I
believe in 39 or so,
00:44:05.64\00:44:07.98
talking about loving,
00:44:08.01\00:44:09.34
you know your
children more than Him.
00:44:09.38\00:44:11.25
So, we know how tight the
bond is with our families...
00:44:11.28\00:44:14.42
Yes.
00:44:14.45\00:44:15.78
So if we put them above God,
00:44:15.82\00:44:17.95
then we still don't
have that tight relationship
00:44:17.99\00:44:19.79
that God is wanting with us.
00:44:19.82\00:44:22.92
So, that's just God
puts into perspective here.
00:44:22.96\00:44:26.93
You know, it's
serious, serious words,
00:44:26.96\00:44:29.06
and it takes some contemplation.
00:44:29.10\00:44:32.23
And the amazing thing is,
the only way you can do that
00:44:32.27\00:44:34.57
is if you actually
figure out who God is
00:44:34.60\00:44:36.87
and fall in love with Him.
00:44:36.91\00:44:38.24
Right.
00:44:38.27\00:44:39.61
Because if I were to read that,
I'd say and you don't know God,
00:44:39.64\00:44:41.31
or you think God is
somehow harsh or mean,
00:44:41.34\00:44:43.75
you'd say there's no
way I'm going to do that
00:44:43.78\00:44:45.21
because I love my
family above everything else.
00:44:45.25\00:44:47.72
And yet, when you
fall in love with Jesus...
00:44:47.75\00:44:50.49
There you go.
00:44:50.52\00:44:51.85
And discover who He is,
00:44:51.89\00:44:55.16
it would make it
much easier to do that.
00:44:55.19\00:44:58.89
To me it strengthens my faith.
00:44:58.93\00:45:00.36
Absolutely. Yeah.
00:45:00.40\00:45:02.63
Because I know
where my family came from,
00:45:02.66\00:45:05.23
you know, I know how
much we love our daughter,
00:45:05.27\00:45:07.60
you know, I can't imagine
anything happening to her.
00:45:07.64\00:45:09.80
But, you know, I got to realize,
00:45:09.84\00:45:11.61
hey, God's one that,
00:45:11.64\00:45:12.97
you know, brought
this miracle to be...
00:45:13.01\00:45:14.38
That's right.
00:45:14.41\00:45:15.74
You know, and that
strengthens my faith.
00:45:15.78\00:45:17.15
That's good. Amen.
00:45:17.18\00:45:19.11
Wow. Powerful stuff.
00:45:19.15\00:45:20.78
Tim, you have Galatians 2:20.
00:45:20.82\00:45:22.15
I do.
00:45:22.18\00:45:23.52
Galatians 2:20,
reading from the Amplified,
00:45:23.55\00:45:26.02
"I have been
crucified with Christ.
00:45:26.05\00:45:28.19
In Him I have
shared His crucifixion.
00:45:28.22\00:45:30.53
It is no longer I who live
00:45:30.56\00:45:32.59
but Christ the
Messiah lives in me
00:45:32.63\00:45:35.03
and the life I
now live in the body.
00:45:35.06\00:45:37.63
I live by faith,
00:45:37.67\00:45:39.93
by adherence
to, and reliance on,
00:45:39.97\00:45:42.60
and complete
trust in the Son of God,
00:45:42.64\00:45:46.34
who loved me and
gave Himself up for me.
00:45:46.37\00:45:48.58
Love that version.
That's a nice translation.
00:45:48.61\00:45:50.41
That's a great translation.
00:45:50.45\00:45:53.68
Just, Booyah, drop the mic.
00:45:53.72\00:45:56.48
That's a...
00:45:56.52\00:45:57.85
It says, that I have
been crucified with Christ
00:45:57.89\00:45:59.35
and the life I
live, I live by faith,
00:45:59.39\00:46:02.92
who loved me and
gave Himself up for me.
00:46:02.96\00:46:05.49
That word you said, reliance.
00:46:05.53\00:46:06.86
Reliance, yeah.
00:46:06.90\00:46:08.23
You have to rely on,
like think about somebody,
00:46:08.26\00:46:10.50
you know, like kind of
what happened with Jacob.
00:46:10.53\00:46:12.90
He's wrestling with an angel.
00:46:12.93\00:46:14.27
He had to literally lean
on, hold on to this angel said,
00:46:14.30\00:46:18.57
"I'm not gonna let
go until you bless me."
00:46:18.61\00:46:19.94
But he had to rely on
this angel to hold him up.
00:46:19.97\00:46:22.74
So, that reliance is
that Christ will hold you up.
00:46:22.78\00:46:25.88
Yeah, that's powerful.
00:46:25.91\00:46:27.62
Now think of when
Paul says, "I die daily."
00:46:27.65\00:46:30.72
Yes. It's hard to do that.
00:46:30.75\00:46:32.22
Because every day is a struggle,
00:46:32.25\00:46:33.82
every day you have a battle.
00:46:33.86\00:46:35.46
But you say, okay,
Lord, moment by moment,
00:46:35.49\00:46:39.06
I'll cling on to Your
promises and hang on to You.
00:46:39.09\00:46:42.90
And I will never let go.
00:46:42.93\00:46:44.27
Amen. Amen.
00:46:44.30\00:46:45.87
That's excellent. Wow.
00:46:45.90\00:46:47.40
Wow, that's powerful.
00:46:47.44\00:46:49.67
I think it's powerful too, Tim,
00:46:49.70\00:46:51.04
at the end I
think your version says,
00:46:51.07\00:46:53.07
"And gave himself up."
00:46:53.11\00:46:54.44
Yeah. Is that what it says?
00:46:54.48\00:46:55.81
Yeah, mine
doesn't say that say that,
00:46:55.84\00:46:57.18
it says He gave Himself.
00:46:57.21\00:46:58.61
For Him to give
Himself up for me
00:46:58.65\00:47:00.18
and just before
that, because why?
00:47:00.22\00:47:01.55
Because He loved me.
00:47:01.58\00:47:03.59
Yeah, that's really powerful.
00:47:03.62\00:47:05.12
You know John 3:16 says,
He loves the entire world.
00:47:05.15\00:47:07.56
But this is,
00:47:07.59\00:47:08.92
this is really
personal, isn't it?
00:47:08.96\00:47:11.56
Loves me, Loves you,
00:47:11.59\00:47:13.03
loves you that's,
that's really personal.
00:47:13.06\00:47:14.53
It's beautiful.
00:47:14.56\00:47:15.90
And that's somebody
I can put my faith in.
00:47:15.93\00:47:17.30
Trust somebody who is...
00:47:17.33\00:47:18.67
That's right. Good point.
00:47:18.70\00:47:20.04
No, that's a really good point.
00:47:20.07\00:47:21.40
But I take it
personal, as the word,
00:47:21.44\00:47:23.61
it should be taken personal,
put my name right in there.
00:47:23.64\00:47:26.34
Yeah.
00:47:26.37\00:47:27.71
Who loved Tim,
me. So, Timmy, Timmy.
00:47:27.74\00:47:30.68
He gave Himself up.
00:47:30.71\00:47:32.48
Yeah gave him, yeah,
so that's who I can trust.
00:47:32.51\00:47:35.98
I can invest in that.
00:47:36.02\00:47:39.05
Good.
00:47:39.09\00:47:40.42
Well said.
00:47:40.46\00:47:41.79
Donald.
00:47:41.82\00:47:43.16
1 John 5:4.
00:47:43.19\00:47:44.53
1 John 5:4, my goodness.
00:47:44.56\00:47:45.99
Importance of faith.
00:47:46.03\00:47:47.83
Let's see what we got.
00:47:47.86\00:47:50.13
"For whatsoever is
born," that's a big word,
00:47:50.17\00:47:53.74
"Born of God
over cometh the world,
00:47:53.77\00:47:56.24
and this is the
victory that over cometh
00:47:56.27\00:47:58.77
the world even our faith."
00:47:58.81\00:48:01.78
Man, you think about that.
00:48:01.81\00:48:03.75
That word overcome,
just really pops out at me,
00:48:03.78\00:48:06.11
you know, how many of us want
00:48:06.15\00:48:07.48
to overcome
something in our life.
00:48:07.52\00:48:09.08
But it's that faithful journey.
00:48:09.12\00:48:10.45
No matter how much
junk you've been through
00:48:10.49\00:48:12.02
or what you've
experienced in life.
00:48:12.05\00:48:14.49
He'll get you through it.
00:48:14.52\00:48:16.06
Jesus said in John 16:33 said,
00:48:16.09\00:48:17.89
"Be of good cheer for
I've overcome the world."
00:48:17.93\00:48:19.53
That's right. It's good.
00:48:19.56\00:48:21.03
He overcome all that.
00:48:21.06\00:48:22.40
And so we by
faith can walk with Him.
00:48:22.43\00:48:24.83
And He'll help us to
overcome those dark journeys.
00:48:24.87\00:48:26.70
I talked to so many
people in prayer lines,
00:48:26.74\00:48:28.17
I'm like, I'm not
going into all the stories,
00:48:28.20\00:48:29.54
but it's just the fact
00:48:29.57\00:48:30.91
that I hear
these people's stories
00:48:30.94\00:48:32.27
over and over, and some of them,
00:48:32.31\00:48:33.64
many more times and I
like to hear sometimes,
00:48:33.68\00:48:35.28
but it's just that
fact that overcoming
00:48:35.31\00:48:38.08
is like letting God
break those barriers,
00:48:38.11\00:48:41.15
those burdens,
00:48:41.18\00:48:42.72
those
prejudiceisms, whatever it is,
00:48:42.75\00:48:44.35
breaks them down
and you can do that,
00:48:44.39\00:48:45.89
He can give you the victory,
00:48:45.92\00:48:47.36
says whoever is born of God,
00:48:47.39\00:48:49.42
so let Him be born in you.
00:48:49.46\00:48:50.79
I think that's powerful.
00:48:50.83\00:48:52.36
Yeah.
00:48:52.39\00:48:53.73
I like verse 5.
00:48:53.76\00:48:55.10
If you added to that,
00:48:55.13\00:48:56.46
it kind of clarifies
what verse 4 is talking about.
00:48:56.50\00:48:58.50
"Who is He who
overcomes the world,
00:48:58.53\00:49:00.64
but he who believes that
Jesus is the Son of God."
00:49:00.67\00:49:04.27
Goes back to John 3:16 too.
00:49:04.31\00:49:08.11
So it's pretty clear cut there.
00:49:08.14\00:49:10.25
Amen.
00:49:10.28\00:49:11.61
Amen. Wow.
00:49:11.65\00:49:12.98
I guess we might as
well do verse 3 too,
00:49:13.01\00:49:14.35
for this is the love of God.
00:49:14.38\00:49:15.72
Let's read the whole chapter.
00:49:15.75\00:49:17.09
Let's do 3-5, as
Donald read for us.
00:49:17.12\00:49:18.45
It's there. Yeah.
00:49:18.49\00:49:19.82
Okay 3-5.
00:49:19.85\00:49:21.19
It says, "For
this is the love of God
00:49:21.22\00:49:22.56
that we keep His commandments,
00:49:22.59\00:49:23.93
and His
commandments are not grievous,
00:49:23.96\00:49:25.66
for whatsoever is born
of God overcometh the world,
00:49:25.69\00:49:27.76
and this is the victory
that overcometh the world,
00:49:27.80\00:49:29.73
even our faith.
00:49:29.76\00:49:31.10
Who is He that
overcometh the world
00:49:31.13\00:49:32.63
but He that believe that
Jesus is the Son of God?"
00:49:32.67\00:49:36.97
Could you read verse
3 in the Amplified, Tim?
00:49:37.01\00:49:38.81
Because I was
interested... 1 John?
00:49:38.84\00:49:40.28
Yeah. Not grievous.
00:49:40.31\00:49:41.64
You said, Donald,
00:49:41.68\00:49:43.01
His commandments
are not grievous.
00:49:43.04\00:49:44.38
I have New King James
00:49:44.41\00:49:45.75
that said His
commandments are not burdensome.
00:49:45.78\00:49:47.98
I just wondered what
it said in Amplified.
00:49:48.02\00:49:49.35
"The true love of God is
this, that we do," at verse 3.
00:49:49.38\00:49:52.42
"For the true
love of God is this
00:49:52.45\00:49:53.79
that we do His
commands, keep His ordinances
00:49:53.82\00:49:55.89
and are mindful of His
precepts and teachings,
00:49:55.92\00:49:58.06
these orders of
His are not irksome,
00:49:58.09\00:50:00.46
burdensome,
oppressive, or grievous.
00:50:00.50\00:50:02.83
Nice.
00:50:02.86\00:50:04.20
Hmm, oppressive.
00:50:04.23\00:50:05.57
I love that.
00:50:05.60\00:50:06.94
Burdensome.
00:50:06.97\00:50:08.30
Amen. Not too heavy.
00:50:08.34\00:50:09.67
Not heavy at all.
00:50:09.70\00:50:11.04
You know, the
importance of faith.
00:50:11.07\00:50:12.41
Yeah.
00:50:12.44\00:50:13.78
You know it's,
00:50:13.81\00:50:15.14
I think it's
vitally important...
00:50:15.18\00:50:16.51
Really?
00:50:16.54\00:50:17.88
Faith, yeah, surely as you know,
00:50:17.91\00:50:19.25
our experience,
our journey with God,
00:50:19.28\00:50:20.62
I know we're talking
00:50:20.65\00:50:21.98
it's not always
the easiest at times,
00:50:22.02\00:50:23.59
but to put your trust in God
00:50:23.62\00:50:24.95
and it's just
one step at a time.
00:50:24.99\00:50:26.55
You know, you
just one thing here,
00:50:26.59\00:50:27.92
it may seem little
00:50:27.96\00:50:29.29
but those little things
turn to something bigger,
00:50:29.32\00:50:30.66
something in our life.
00:50:30.69\00:50:32.03
But I just got a picture,
00:50:32.06\00:50:33.40
you know, a car,
I believe my car is,
00:50:33.43\00:50:36.13
it's 2014 Chevy Captiva.
00:50:36.16\00:50:40.04
And it's a great car.
00:50:40.07\00:50:41.40
I thank my God,
00:50:41.44\00:50:42.77
every time I get in
it, it's a reliable,
00:50:42.80\00:50:44.14
luxurious transportation
as far as I'm concerned,
00:50:44.17\00:50:47.64
but it's
nothing without the key.
00:50:47.68\00:50:50.85
If I don't turn on the ignition,
00:50:50.88\00:50:52.75
put the key in the
ignition and turn it on,
00:50:52.78\00:50:55.08
then we're just sitting there.
00:50:55.12\00:50:56.45
We've got a nice car,
but it's just sitting there.
00:50:56.48\00:50:58.69
So faith is the
key that turns on.
00:50:58.72\00:51:02.82
And so it's like you say...
00:51:02.86\00:51:04.19
Wow, that's good.
00:51:04.23\00:51:05.56
You know, without faith.
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It's impossible.
00:51:07.06\00:51:08.40
It's impossible to please
God, yeah, in that journey.
00:51:08.43\00:51:09.76
So, that's, that
faith is the key anyway.
00:51:09.80\00:51:11.93
Ellen White says that,
00:51:11.97\00:51:13.30
"Faith is the key
in the hand of faith
00:51:13.34\00:51:14.87
that unlocks
heaven's store house."
00:51:14.90\00:51:16.37
Right. Prayer is the key.
00:51:16.40\00:51:18.71
Any closing
thoughts before we...
00:51:18.74\00:51:20.14
Prayer is the key.
00:51:20.18\00:51:21.51
Thank you. Prayer is the key.
00:51:21.54\00:51:22.88
Thank you. Yeah.
Prayer is the key.
00:51:22.91\00:51:24.25
Good correction, we need that.
00:51:24.28\00:51:25.61
Someone's gonna
write in and say,
00:51:25.65\00:51:26.98
Jill, misquoted
that, so thank you, Donald.
00:51:27.02\00:51:28.35
You're very welcome.
00:51:28.38\00:51:29.72
God is good.
00:51:29.75\00:51:31.09
Prayer is the key
in the hand of faith.
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And we should go to
prayer here shortly.
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Any thought just
before we head to prayer?
00:51:33.86\00:51:35.92
Just real quick, I
read that, you know,
00:51:35.96\00:51:38.23
there's three types of faith
00:51:38.26\00:51:39.59
science, history and revelation.
00:51:39.63\00:51:42.30
You know, science being
the least reliable, history,
00:51:42.33\00:51:45.67
which represents
man is more reliable,
00:51:45.70\00:51:48.24
but revelation representing
God is the most reliable.
00:51:48.27\00:51:52.61
Oh, boy, yeah, that's good.
00:51:52.64\00:51:53.98
That's good, I like that.
00:51:54.01\00:51:55.34
It was pretty good too.
00:51:55.38\00:51:56.71
Well, did this
hour, go ahead, Tim.
00:51:56.75\00:51:58.08
I just want to mention
that the good little thing
00:51:58.11\00:52:00.52
that has inspired me that says,
00:52:00.55\00:52:02.32
Faith sees the invisible,
believes the impossible,
00:52:02.35\00:52:06.79
receives the
incredible no matter what was,
00:52:06.82\00:52:10.53
faith moves the unmovable,
proves the unprovable.
00:52:10.56\00:52:14.46
For anyone who is
willing to trust just believe
00:52:14.50\00:52:17.37
and you'll see what faith does.
00:52:17.40\00:52:20.07
Amen.
00:52:20.10\00:52:21.44
Do you know where
that's found or not?
00:52:21.47\00:52:22.80
It's a song actually.
00:52:22.84\00:52:25.11
It's powerful, I like it. Amen.
00:52:25.14\00:52:28.31
Well, let's go to
the Lord in prayer.
00:52:28.34\00:52:29.68
Addie, do you mind to start?
00:52:29.71\00:52:31.05
We'll just go around the circle
and Jill and I will finish up.
00:52:31.08\00:52:32.75
Okay.
00:52:32.78\00:52:34.85
Our most gracious,
kind, loving Father,
00:52:34.88\00:52:37.12
we thank You, Lord,
for this opportunity
00:52:37.15\00:52:39.15
to study Your Word.
00:52:39.19\00:52:40.72
Thank You, Lord, for
reminding us about faith.
00:52:40.76\00:52:43.56
Thank you, Lord,
00:52:43.59\00:52:44.93
for telling us
how to please You,
00:52:44.96\00:52:48.90
and how for us to appreciate you
00:52:48.93\00:52:52.13
when You died on the
cross, Your love for us.
00:52:52.17\00:52:54.84
And, Lord, I pray
that we have the faith,
00:52:54.87\00:52:57.51
faith that works by
love and purifies the sin.
00:52:57.54\00:53:00.71
Help us, Lord, to
hang on to Your promises,
00:53:00.74\00:53:04.95
and to live moment by
moment in connection with You
00:53:04.98\00:53:09.28
and may You bless us each
day, Lord, and forgive us,
00:53:09.32\00:53:12.75
and we will also
forgive others too.
00:53:12.79\00:53:14.76
In Christ's name we pray, amen.
00:53:14.79\00:53:17.43
Father in heaven,
in Jesus' precious name
00:53:17.46\00:53:19.59
we come to You
just giving You thanks
00:53:19.63\00:53:22.06
and glorify You, Lord,
for what You've done for us.
00:53:22.10\00:53:25.90
Dear Lord, when we
stop and think who we are,
00:53:25.93\00:53:28.37
we are nothing, but
with you we are everything.
00:53:28.40\00:53:31.81
You love us with
an everlasting love
00:53:31.84\00:53:33.74
and in order to
strengthen our faith.
00:53:33.78\00:53:38.28
Faith is what drives us.
00:53:38.31\00:53:40.68
Faith is what moves us.
00:53:40.72\00:53:42.42
And, Lord, I just
pray that each one of us
00:53:42.45\00:53:44.12
will have that measure of
faith that You give to us.
00:53:44.15\00:53:48.52
You gave all to
us as a free gift
00:53:48.56\00:53:50.96
and for that we'll
be forever grateful.
00:53:50.99\00:53:53.43
Thank you, Lord, for
allowing us to be here
00:53:53.46\00:53:55.36
to study more about
faith in Jesus' name, amen.
00:53:55.40\00:54:00.90
Heavenly Father, we
just want to thank You, Lord,
00:54:00.94\00:54:02.77
that You are a God of promises
00:54:02.80\00:54:04.47
that You're a God
who hears our cries,
00:54:04.51\00:54:07.41
who knows us
intimately and ultimately,
00:54:07.44\00:54:09.64
and I just think
of the man and said,
00:54:09.68\00:54:11.61
I believe help me my unbelief.
00:54:11.65\00:54:14.15
How many of us have
cried to help, Lord.
00:54:14.18\00:54:16.69
We have weak moments, so
strengthen our feeble needs,
00:54:16.72\00:54:20.29
like Moses, lift up our arms,
00:54:20.32\00:54:22.69
help us to carry a
torch in our heart for you
00:54:22.72\00:54:25.59
that You will reside
on the throne of our heart
00:54:25.63\00:54:28.46
and that Lord as
sons and daughters of God,
00:54:28.50\00:54:30.57
we can be triumphant one day.
00:54:30.60\00:54:32.23
We will say these
words, this is our God,
00:54:32.27\00:54:34.57
we have waited for
Him and He will save us.
00:54:34.60\00:54:36.77
So we ask that
You'll guide those
00:54:36.81\00:54:38.64
who are listening
right now or viewing
00:54:38.67\00:54:40.64
and that they will be touched.
00:54:40.68\00:54:42.34
Somebody will make a
choice tonight, Lord,
00:54:42.38\00:54:45.25
had to say I've been
moved, I want stronger faith.
00:54:45.28\00:54:47.55
I want to know this God,
00:54:47.58\00:54:48.98
and they'll open Your
Word, pray the Holy Spirit
00:54:49.02\00:54:51.62
and You will
show Yourself to them,
00:54:51.65\00:54:53.36
Lord, help them to be conquerors
00:54:53.39\00:54:55.52
through the blood of Jesus.
00:54:55.56\00:54:56.89
I thank you and ask
this in Jesus' name.
00:54:56.93\00:54:58.56
Amen. Amen.
00:54:58.59\00:54:59.93
Father, I echo Donald's prayer
that someone who is watching,
00:54:59.96\00:55:04.97
who is just can't
grasp what this faith means.
00:55:05.00\00:55:09.24
Lord, I just ask
that You will help them
00:55:09.27\00:55:11.41
to realize as much
as they're relying on,
00:55:11.44\00:55:14.58
on the chair that
they're sitting in
00:55:14.61\00:55:16.34
or the electricity
is coming through the TV
00:55:16.38\00:55:19.41
to make it work
00:55:19.45\00:55:20.88
or whatever device
they're watching on.
00:55:20.92\00:55:22.68
We rely on so much in this life,
00:55:22.72\00:55:25.82
that we almost
forget what it means really
00:55:25.85\00:55:28.46
to even have faith in something.
00:55:28.49\00:55:30.69
I pray, Lord, that
Your Holy Spirit will,
00:55:30.73\00:55:32.89
will just, will stir in them
that it's as simple as that.
00:55:32.93\00:55:38.47
That it really is,
just believing in You,
00:55:38.50\00:55:41.47
believing and trusting.
00:55:41.50\00:55:42.84
So, Lord, do that
work in our viewers,
00:55:42.87\00:55:45.94
and do that work in me, Lord,
in areas that I need to grow
00:55:45.97\00:55:50.61
and to rely and adhere
to, cling to, and trust You.
00:55:50.65\00:55:55.48
That's what I want.
00:55:55.52\00:55:57.12
Father, I need you.
00:55:57.15\00:56:00.09
Father God, we thank You,
00:56:00.12\00:56:01.99
that You've
given to each one of us
00:56:02.02\00:56:03.79
a measure of faith,
00:56:03.83\00:56:05.36
and that You want
to increase our faith,
00:56:05.39\00:56:09.60
that it's not up to
us to conjure up faith.
00:56:09.63\00:56:13.60
You have already dropped it
in as it was the mustard seed.
00:56:13.64\00:56:17.11
And, Father, that
You want to cause it
00:56:17.14\00:56:19.14
to grow and to flourish.
00:56:19.17\00:56:21.24
And so we choose to
spend time in Your Word.
00:56:21.28\00:56:24.71
We ask You into
our hearts just now,
00:56:24.75\00:56:28.08
asking that You
would show us who You are.
00:56:28.12\00:56:32.05
I pray for my
brothers and sisters
00:56:32.09\00:56:33.42
watching right now at home,
00:56:33.46\00:56:35.32
those who are uncertain
whether you're trustworthy.
00:56:35.36\00:56:39.76
God, would You reveal
yourself to them and especially,
00:56:39.79\00:56:43.06
would You show them who You are,
00:56:43.10\00:56:45.90
and that You are
loved and that You are good
00:56:45.93\00:56:48.10
and that You want to
come in and change them.
00:56:48.14\00:56:50.84
So, Father, we
give You permission
00:56:50.87\00:56:52.81
to do that just now.
00:56:52.84\00:56:54.18
Amen.
00:56:54.21\00:56:55.54
Father in
heaven, Lord, I just pray
00:56:55.58\00:56:56.91
that You would
increase my faith.
00:56:56.95\00:56:59.35
Lord, may I trust
You more every day
00:56:59.38\00:57:01.12
in order to pray
00:57:01.15\00:57:02.48
for our brothers
and sisters at home.
00:57:02.52\00:57:03.95
You hear the
prayers we are sending up
00:57:03.99\00:57:05.32
to you just now in
Jesus name we pray, amen.
00:57:05.35\00:57:08.19
Amen. Amen.
00:57:08.22\00:57:10.33
Hard to believe our
time is almost gone.
00:57:10.36\00:57:11.69
Yes. Yeah.
00:57:11.73\00:57:13.06
And what a blessing
to spend family worship
00:57:13.09\00:57:14.43
with each one of you
here around the table
00:57:14.46\00:57:16.90
and what a blessing to
spend this worship time
00:57:16.93\00:57:18.83
with you on faith.
00:57:18.87\00:57:20.20
Absolutely.
00:57:20.24\00:57:21.57
Thank you Addie and
Eric for being here with us,
00:57:21.60\00:57:23.47
and Tim and
Donald, thank you so much.
00:57:23.51\00:57:24.84
It was a
blessing. Total blessing.
00:57:24.87\00:57:27.04
Thank you for being
part of the 3ABN family.
00:57:27.08\00:57:29.21
Know that we love
you and pray for you
00:57:29.24\00:57:31.31
and that God wants
00:57:31.35\00:57:33.11
to do amazing
things in your life.
00:57:33.15\00:57:35.25
Amen.
00:57:35.28\00:57:36.62