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 a great
big welcome to you.
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Welcome to 3ABN Family Worship.
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So glad you joined us.
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You know, all of us being
part of the family of God,
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it's good that
we sat down together
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and study the Word of God.
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We've got it, just to
me is exciting lessons.
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It's actually part two,
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we're going to be talking about
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"Primitive Godliness."
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Now that's something we
know we need to get back to,
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or at least it seems like
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it in the day
that we're living in.
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God wants us to go
back to the beginning.
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God wants us to
understand what truth is.
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And I believe as we study this,
as we did in the first part,
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so if you missed the first part,
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we're going to kind of skim over
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just a little bit
here to give you an idea
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of what we studied before.
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This again, this is part two.
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Again, we're glad
that you've joined us.
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We're going to
spend this time together
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studying God's Word.
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On my right I have
my wife, Sister Chris,
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we're glad you're with us today.
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Oh, I'm always happy to be here.
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Now, isn't it exciting? It is.
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Think about
studying the Word of God
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and studying with people
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that when you meet them,
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they'll say
you've been in our home,
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you've been in our home.
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So we're glad that
we can be in your home,
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and we're glad that, right,
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we can spend this time together.
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We have for our guest today,
brother and Pastor John Dinzey,
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John, we're always glad
to see you and always you,
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you have insight
to the Word of God
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and we just
praise the Lord for that
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and glad you're
willing to join us today.
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Thank you.
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It's a blessing and a privilege
to be a part of the family.
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And this topic is a
very, not only interesting,
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but important and
vital for this time.
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And so, we're really
asking for the Holy Spirit
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to bring out what he
knows needs to be shared.
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Amen.
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Well, we had another guest
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that was going to be
here, Brother, Terry Shelton.
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And he was called
away at the last minute.
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So by God's grace,
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we're going to
delve into the Word of God
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and we're going to try
to bring out some things
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that's not only helped us,
but we pray that will help you.
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But before we do,
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we know we need to go
to the Lord in prayer.
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Whenever study the Word of
God and I encourage you that
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you you've heard it
maybe all your life.
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And when you gonna
study the Word of God, pray.
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And so I'm going
to ask Pastor John,
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if he will pray for us, please.
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Sure. Let's go to
the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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we thank You Lord
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for the privilege
to call you Father.
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When we consider that
You are the Almighty God,
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and we can come
before Your throne of grace
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in Jesus' name
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with confidence,
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because you know,
we know You love us.
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Amen.
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We know you desire communion,
communication with us,
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help us Lord to take the time
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that we need to
have communion with, you.
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Yes.
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But Lord now we ask,
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that you will bless
us with the Holy spirit,
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that we will
share wonderful things
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from your Holy scriptures.
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We pray Lord for
those that are joining us,
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you know, each and every person,
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young and old
that are joining us
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and you know, their
urgent need of Jesus.
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Yes.
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So we pray that
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not one word
will be left unspoken,
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that needs to be spoken,
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and we pray that not one
word that should not be spoken,
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that it should not be spoken.
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We pray for your name to
be honored and glorified.
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And we ask you Lord
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that lives will be
transformed beginning with ours.
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We ask in Jesus' Holy
and blessed name, Amen.
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Amen.
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Praise the Lord and
thank you very much.
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Again, we're looking
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at the lesson
primitive, godliness
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something that we, you know,
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I feel that we
need to be studying
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because of all the things
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that are taking
place in the world,
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that God is calling us back.
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He's calling people out,
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calling him into
the truth of God's word.
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And so as we look
at primitive godliness,
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as I've mentioned before,
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we, we did part
one several months ago
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and part two,
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but I thought it'd be
nice to some of you missed it.
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I'm sure
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we're going to go
over just a paragraph
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that I believe explains
what primitive godliness is,
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because there'll be
a lot of people say,
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what is primitive godliness?
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So a definition was
put there in a paragraph
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and I'm going to read,
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if you don't mind, I'll read it.
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And then we'll go from there.
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I want to touch a
little bit on question one,
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because believe
it or not, we will.
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I think most people do.
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If they watch us sometime
we're a little bit slow.
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And then we take our time
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and try to learn
from the Word of God.
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And this paragraph
says primitive godliness.
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It said it is
our theme and topic
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for this family worship.
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The definition, here we go,
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"A primitive godliness,
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primitive means
relating to denoting
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or preserving the character
of an early stage in the,
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notice this,
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historical
development of something."
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And thus,
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since we are
referencing primitive godliness,
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it only makes sense that
rather than understanding
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of what this phrase means
by examining our church today,
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it would only make
good sense that we go back,
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and I like this,
says, go back to what?
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Go back to scripture
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and see how God
set up the church.
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I mean, really, if you
look in primitive godliness,
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wouldn't it be
well to go back and see
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how Jesus Himself
set up the church?
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Oh, absolutely.
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And what it is like
in this purest form.
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And the only
place we know to look
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would be in Scripture beginning,
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and I like this, the upper room
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where we find Christ disciples
along with other believers,
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waiting and praying
for the promise comforter
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after Christ's
ascension back to heaven,
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to be with His Father
and to become, notice this,
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our mediator
and our high priest.
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Amen.
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I think if we
take this paragraph,
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we could spend probably
another thoughtful hour on it,
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but we will not do that
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because there's so
much to cover in here.
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But yet we want you
to have a good foundation
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on which to build.
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Now, remember, definition
primitive means relating to,
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or denoting, or
preserving the character
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of an early stage in
something, whatever it might be.
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So we look at this
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and so we chose to
begin with Acts Chapter 2,
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didn't we in our first lesson?
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And I'm wondering, if
you looked at Acts Chapter 2
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and maybe four, five, six
verses into Acts Chapter 2.
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What would be maybe
some of the key words
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that would come out,
just jump out at you?
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I'm like Houston,
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I read a line and sometimes
there's two or three words
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that just jump out
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and they demand
are going in to look,
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you know, do
four or five of them.
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And then we'll ask
Pastor John do four or five
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and we'll just move
on as quickly as we can.
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But these to me is
just exciting because
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primitive godliness,
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how had God set up the church
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is how He still
wants His church.
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And here's how
the church functioned.
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Here's how it came into being.
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Here's how it came
flooded with power and might.
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And so we need that
in our churches today
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to wake us up sometime,
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we've become a
little lazy sometime,
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little lukewarm,
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and we need to be awakened
to the things that's going on.
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Well, it's how God set
it up in the beginning.
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And, when Christ had left,
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you know, the one
thing that I liked
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is that His
disciples and other people
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were in the upper
room and they were praying.
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They were praying
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and they were
looking for this comforter.
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And so that says a lot of what
we should be doing in our day
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that we need to be praying
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and we need to be
praying for the latter rain,
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the comforter
to come once again,
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because a lot of what
we read in the beginning,
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we're going to find out that
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we were going to go back
to that primitive godliness
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before Christ comes here.
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But you mentioned that
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I just have to stress that
because I find it challenging.
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I mean, I can say that
we're challenging at times.
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It says they
were all in one accord
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in one place.
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For us who believe somewhat,
may belong to the same church,
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sometime we're
just not all in accord,
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but is it possible
to be in all accord
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doesn't mean we agree that
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we all love the color yellow
or pink or the color of carpet,
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maybe agreeing on doctrine.
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How do we get
into all one accord?
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Because I find there's
division everywhere we ever go.
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There's some kind of division
something that's going on.
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How important is it that
we're in all in one accord?
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Well, the
Messiah had been there,
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and the disciples
were all in one accord
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because they had
been taught of Christ
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and they were believing,
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you know, and also
from the Old Testament,
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you know, the scriptures
what they were studying,
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and they were basing
their faith on God's Word.
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And I think that's
where many of us get off track
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is we go away
from the Bible and say,
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well, I know it says this, but,
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and we put our own
inclinations in there,
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our own thoughts.
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And we get in trouble that way.
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And we also find
that a lot of people,
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a lot of churches will
take one passage of scripture
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rather than as the
Bible says, Pastor John,
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line upon line,
precept upon precept,
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here a little
and there a little,
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'cause when we want to
find out what truth is,
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sometimes we can look
at one verse of scripture
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and think, well, I
didn't know it meant that,
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you know, because over here
it sounds a little different.
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So we need to look at
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what the Bible
says on that topic
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everywhere it is in the Bible,
which why we love Concordances,
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and now we love computers.
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It's a lot easier
to look up that way.
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But going back
to Acts Chapter 2,
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I'll just start reading here.
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And then I'll just jump
through a few of these things.
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It says, "And when the day
of Pentecost was fully come,
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you know, that latter,
that early rain experience,
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they were all in one accord,"
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as you just
mentioned in one place.
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"And suddenly there
came a sound from heaven
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as a rushing, mighty wind."
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When we had our
first program on this,
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we talked about
being in the Philippines
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and we were on our knees
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in the conference
president's office,
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and we were praying about
some very important outreach,
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which had to do with 3ABN
and television work over there.
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And while we were in prayer,
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and we're inside of a building
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and the door opened and
a wind blew through there
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and you could hear
the door blow open,
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you could hear
and feel the wind.
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And once we got done,
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he ran out and he
asked the secretary
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what happened?
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She didn't know
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and she's right
outside the door.
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She didn't know
the door had opened,
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she never heard the
wind, never felt the wind.
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It was a powerful experience.
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And there were
powerful things done
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as it pulled out of that prayer.
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'Cause we were praying
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for the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit,
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we're praying for it.
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Just like here when I mentioned
while ago all in one accord.
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They were in one
accord over what?
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The subject of the
Holy Spirit and the power.
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We should be same ways...
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Well, it had to do with outreach
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with the television programs.
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I mean, they're
in his office. Yeah.
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And which has to do
with the Holy Spirit,
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obviously .
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Go ahead.
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Yeah, do you have something,
Brother John, go ahead.
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Well, you know, when I
think I hold my comment
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until we get to this.
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Okay. Okay. It's all right.
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All right, and then it says it,
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there appeared unto
them cloven tongues,
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like as of fire,
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just signaling that
something was coming,
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something that was supernatural,
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they had never
before experienced.
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And we realized that
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that was just the
presence of the Holy Spirit.
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And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost.
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They began to
speak in other tongues
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as the spirit
gave them utterances,
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which we know
when we begin to study
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what other tongues
means, it's other languages.
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And that was part of God's plan
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so that they could reach
people in other countries
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that did not
speak the same language.
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And, so it's very
important, that's four verses.
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So I guess I'll stop there
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and let somebody else take over.
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But I think that's awesome
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because I believe
when we are praying
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and we're looking
for this latter rain,
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we are going to experience more
of the power of the Holy Ghost.
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And we're going to
experience more of that fire
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and that
electricity that we read about.
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We've touched on that some
in the past and it's very...
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Would that be the
birth of the church
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was taking place?
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Actually the birth of
the New Testament Church,
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which we are to
pattern ourselves after.
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Yes.
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Well, you know,
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here is something
marvelous happened,
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and it has a lot to do
with heart preparation.
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Jesus told them
to tarry in Jerusalem
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until you receive
power from on high.
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Now, it's interesting that
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when you read that
verse 4, as you read, it says,
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"And they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit."
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Now this is something
wonderful and powerful
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because if they were all
filled with the Holy Spirit,
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that means that each
and every one of them
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made heart preparation,
confessing their sins,
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drawing close to the Lord,
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putting evil thoughts
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and even desires
out of their mind,
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asking the Lord
to transform them.
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If we look back before this,
what were the disciples doing?
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They were before
the crucifixion...
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That's a good point.
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They were arguing.
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They were saying,
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who's going to have
the highest place or this.
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Jesus is going to the throne.
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I'm going to be...
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Oh no, not you, I, you
know, this was going on.
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So there was a humbling
that needed to take place then,
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and confessing of
sin and choosing to say,
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I am giving my all to the Lord.
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This promise that
the Lord Jesus said,
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I want it.
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I want that.
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So they were
pleading for this gift
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to come upon them.
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And when we do what they did,
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allowing the Lord to
help us to understand
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that we need to
humble ourselves.
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And we confess our sins
before the Lord and say,
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Lord, I want to serve
You more than anything.
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This is my full heart's desire,
full surrender to the Lord.
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Because if you don't
fully surrender to the Lord,
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this experience will not happen.
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That's right.
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In order for you to be
filled with the Holy Spirit,
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there must be a
vacuum to take place.
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Self must be put aside.
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So this is,
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they did some
participation by obeying
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what the Lord
directed them to do.
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You know, and God is
so good and merciful.
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If He will show us
how horrible we really are
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all at once,
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we would just be overwhelmed,
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but He shows us step-by-step
you need to give this up.
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They look at
this, little by little,
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we take these steps
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and we understand
that we need to surrender,
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surrender fully to the Lord.
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There is, I'm
remembering a quote
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and I'm sure you might be
able to help me finish it.
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There is no limit to
what God can do when...
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I'm trying to paraphrase.
I'll find it in a moment.
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Yeah.
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There's no limit
to what God can do
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with a person
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that fully places
himself or herself
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in the hands of the Lord,
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there is no limit.
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And that's where we need to go.
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We need to humble
ourselves before the Lord.
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Amen.
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Now, so God will take
things out of a person's life
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if we lay
ourselves bare before Him
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in order to receive that
power of the Holy Spirit.
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You mentioned there, I
think it was self has to die.
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Self has to die.
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And I've often
said, and I think,
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it bears fact in Scripture
and Spirit of Prophecy,
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that self is our greatest enemy.
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I can say my greatest enemy,
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and we don't really
think that like ourselves,
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it is our greatest enemy.
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So we have to deny what?
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Self.
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Jesus, you deny self,
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then take up the
cross and follow Me.
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Who's going to pick up the cross
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if you don't deny self first,
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deny self, then
you pick up the cross,
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then you follow Him.
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Jesus knew
exactly what He was saying
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when He did that.
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So and the things we
need to get rid of right now,
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since we're talking
about primitive godliness,
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I think it's, we
need to as God's people
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be putting everything
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that God has
loaned us on the altar,
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the altar of sacrifice.
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So this work can be finished
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and it's going to
go out with a bang.
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Can we talk
about a bang it began,
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ignite the church, right?
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We're talking
about Pentecost here,
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but it's going to even be bigger
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at the end before Jesus comes.
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And I'm looking forward to,
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if God sees fit that
we're alive and kicking
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to be a part of that.
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To me, that's just
an awesome thought.
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Number one,
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that God would even
use someone like me.
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I'm not going to talk about you.
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I'm not going to
talk about somebody else.
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How God would
use someone like me
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when He knows me for what I am.
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But then I read,
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He knows
everybody for what they are.
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And, but He sees
the finished product,
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doesn't He?
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As the Holy Spirit
comes in, as we let things go,
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He sees a finished product
and I keep, Lord, you said,
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You'd begun the work,
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and You said that you
would finish that work.
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Isn't that
wonderful He would finish it?
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So I look at myself and I say,
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"Oh, it's not a
finished project.
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Oh, Lord, have mercy."
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Time is coming to an end.
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We need the power of
the Holy Spirit right now.
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And God said in these last days,
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He's going to pour it out.
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And I want to be able
to receive that spirit,
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don't you?
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Absolutely.
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You had some other
things. Go ahead. I'm sorry.
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I got carried
away with this. Yeah.
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Pastor Kenny,
Sister Chris, you know,
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I think that we can safely say
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that my friend, my
sisters that are watching,
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we can safely say that
the majority of us know,
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there are things
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that need to
change in our lives.
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There are
certain things we know.
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Oh, if you ask, if
you, if you were to say,
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okay, you were
on the witness stand
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before the whole universe
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before the Almighty God,
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tell us what you believe
needs to change in your life.
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And you can
enumerate a few things
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and you might put, oh,
this one is the biggest one,
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maybe this, and then this, this,
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but this is what we know.
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This is what we know.
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But then there are things
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that we either think about or do
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or even say
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that are contrary to God's Word.
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Yes.
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And we are not apparently
aware of these things.
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And sometimes we
get a hint of that
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because somebody says,
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"You're kind of
proud, aren't you?"
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Woo!
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And you're not, you
don't think you are,
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but somebody tells you that.
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And you have to ask yourself,
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"What? Am I really?"
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You have to go to
your closet and say,
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"Lord, I'm really that way?"
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There are these little things
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that we don't
notice, we don't know.
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We think of the, this
one and this one, this,
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because we know consciously,
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oh, Lord, forgive me
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because I did that
and that, and that,
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'cause you know that
you're not supposed to,
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but you do it
anyway, those we know,
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but the Lord wants to
take us from those that we know
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to those that we don't know
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so that the surrender
will be full and complete.
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And so that's why
there's a scripture that says
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examine yourselves to
see if you are in the truth.
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And so, I, you know,
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I was thinking about
this the other day and I say,
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"Well, how often do
I do this examination?"
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Yeah.
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If we're
considering our salvation
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and the ability,
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and I'm going to say the
word ability of God to use us.
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God can use anyone. Amen.
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But when we use
the word ability,
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the ability of God
to use us it's that
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we have to be emptied of self.
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And if we have these
obstacles, you know, I...
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There's so much that
comes into this that we have,
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you know, I've heard
people say different things
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and I've heard
people say different things
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that I have said.
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And I remember one time
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there was this
person upset at me.
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He was really upset at me.
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And so after one day I said,
00:20:19.18\00:20:21.32
"Well, this guy is
really upset at me.
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I wonder why. I wonder why."
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And so the next day,
again, and I tried to,
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you know, be
nice to this person.
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And perhaps it
was the second day
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or the first day
or the third day,
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I don't know.
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But I had to say to him,
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"You know, brother,
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I've noticed that
you're kind of jumpy with me,
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and quick tempered with me,
00:20:44.51\00:20:46.14
and you're kind
of distant from me,
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and when you used to
talk differently to me."
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And I say,
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"Is there something wrong?"
00:20:53.65\00:20:54.98
He says, "You
know what you did."
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Oh.
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And I said,
00:20:58.42\00:21:00.26
"Wow, what's that I did?"
00:21:00.29\00:21:01.89
"You know what you did!"
00:21:01.92\00:21:03.26
Wow. And I was like, okay.
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Yeah. Something I did.
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Yeah.
00:21:06.49\00:21:07.83
And so, after talking to
him a little while, he said,
00:21:07.86\00:21:11.13
"Well, the other
day, you said this to me."
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And I didn't realize that
00:21:15.84\00:21:17.17
the way I said it
was offensive to him.
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And so, if now this is
where self-examination comes in
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and he says,
00:21:25.91\00:21:27.25
"If I have done it with
him, have I done it with others?
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Oh. You see?
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And I said, "I am really
sorry, I apologize to you,
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I had no idea
that I've done that,
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forgive me."
00:21:36.46\00:21:37.79
And he saw that I was
sincere about my repentance
00:21:37.83\00:21:41.40
because I was not aware
00:21:41.43\00:21:42.80
that I had
offended him this way.
00:21:42.83\00:21:44.93
And that is
true. We may do this.
00:21:44.97\00:21:46.97
So all these things,
00:21:47.00\00:21:48.80
sometimes the Lord
helps us through people.
00:21:48.84\00:21:50.41
That's right.
00:21:50.44\00:21:51.77
And we should
let the pride go down
00:21:51.81\00:21:54.88
and humble ourselves and say,
00:21:54.91\00:21:56.88
"I understand,
I've done this wrong."
00:21:56.91\00:21:58.88
And there's the
blessing that God gives us
00:21:58.91\00:22:01.22
because we know very
well that the Bible says
00:22:01.25\00:22:04.35
that the goodness of
God leads us to repentance.
00:22:04.39\00:22:09.49
Amen.
00:22:09.52\00:22:10.86
And so when we have that moment
00:22:10.89\00:22:12.23
that we realize
we have done wrong,
00:22:12.26\00:22:14.20
we should also be
thankful to the Lord.
00:22:14.23\00:22:15.56
Thank you, Lord,
00:22:15.60\00:22:16.93
because your goodness
led me to this repentance.
00:22:16.97\00:22:20.00
Couldn't you kind of
let that go a little bit
00:22:20.04\00:22:22.07
because you could
have said could have.
00:22:22.10\00:22:24.31
I could have.
00:22:24.34\00:22:25.84
That's just the way he took it.
00:22:25.87\00:22:27.88
That's not the one I meant
because some people take things
00:22:27.91\00:22:30.28
just not the way
you said it at all,
00:22:30.31\00:22:32.98
but yet you realize
there was an issue there.
00:22:33.01\00:22:35.52
And so when we
realize there's issues,
00:22:35.55\00:22:38.12
even if we're not the
guilty party as it were,
00:22:38.15\00:22:40.59
because we're looking
for primitive godliness.
00:22:40.62\00:22:41.99
We're looking
00:22:42.02\00:22:43.36
for the outpouring
of the Holy Spirit.
00:22:43.39\00:22:44.73
We're looking for things
00:22:44.76\00:22:46.09
that need to be
changed in our life,
00:22:46.13\00:22:47.46
self-examination.
00:22:47.50\00:22:48.83
So you could have left it that
00:22:48.86\00:22:50.20
and justified it
wouldn't mean to be right.
00:22:50.23\00:22:51.93
You did the right thing.
00:22:51.97\00:22:53.30
I've seen people,
they, I hear it, they said,
00:22:53.34\00:22:57.57
they wear their feelings
on their sleeve, you know,
00:22:57.61\00:23:00.28
where they get hurt so easy
00:23:00.31\00:23:01.64
about a lot of different things.
00:23:01.68\00:23:03.01
And so,
00:23:03.04\00:23:04.41
I had an individual
told me one time before
00:23:04.45\00:23:07.52
which I didn't realize it.
00:23:07.55\00:23:08.88
Then he told me, he said,
00:23:08.92\00:23:10.29
"Well, you know, you
have to be careful around me
00:23:10.32\00:23:12.35
when you say things."
00:23:12.39\00:23:13.72
See, they'd done some
self-examination evidently too.
00:23:13.76\00:23:15.89
And I said,
00:23:15.92\00:23:17.26
"Well, why is that?"
00:23:17.29\00:23:18.63
He said,
00:23:18.66\00:23:20.96
"Because I'm very touchy.
00:23:21.00\00:23:23.06
And I know I
shouldn't be, but it hurt easy."
00:23:23.10\00:23:26.50
Oh, wow.
00:23:26.53\00:23:27.87
And I said,
00:23:27.90\00:23:29.24
"Thank you for telling me that.
00:23:29.27\00:23:30.61
I'll be very
careful what I say."
00:23:30.64\00:23:32.97
So it's a work back and forth.
00:23:33.01\00:23:34.88
Once somebody says that,
00:23:34.91\00:23:37.35
then it's our
job, don't you think?
00:23:37.38\00:23:38.71
As a crew, we'd be very
careful how we approach issues
00:23:38.75\00:23:41.12
and how we say things to them.
00:23:41.15\00:23:42.72
Even though we
shouldn't be so touchy,
00:23:42.75\00:23:44.09
we understand that.
00:23:44.12\00:23:45.45
But my job is to make
sure I don't maybe go too far
00:23:45.49\00:23:48.62
and hurt them unnecessarily.
00:23:48.66\00:23:50.36
Well, the Lord is so patient,
00:23:50.39\00:23:53.90
kind with us
that He works with us.
00:23:53.93\00:23:57.47
Amen. I'm glad He does.
00:23:57.50\00:23:58.97
I am grateful to
the Lord for that.
00:23:59.00\00:24:01.64
And we need to be receptive
to the leading of the Lord.
00:24:01.67\00:24:05.57
Like you said, I could
have, and there are some people,
00:24:05.61\00:24:10.01
like you said,
that are sensitive,
00:24:10.05\00:24:12.25
but then, you know,
I could have responded.
00:24:12.28\00:24:14.15
Well, you're such a
baby. You're so sensitive.
00:24:14.18\00:24:16.25
You know, I could
have responded that way.
00:24:16.28\00:24:17.99
You know, I didn't think
about it until you said it.
00:24:18.02\00:24:19.79
You're such a baby.
00:24:19.82\00:24:21.16
Just grow up, you
know, or something like this
00:24:21.19\00:24:23.53
that would not have
brought that reconciliation.
00:24:23.56\00:24:28.43
Yes, no.
00:24:28.46\00:24:29.80
And that
brotherly love to return
00:24:29.83\00:24:33.03
and be able to be friends,
00:24:33.07\00:24:38.91
because there was a situation
00:24:38.94\00:24:41.41
and I don't know how
far it would have gone,
00:24:41.44\00:24:43.68
but praise God that
there was a reconciliation.
00:24:43.71\00:24:46.68
And so, I don't know.
00:24:46.72\00:24:48.88
I'm wondering if there are some,
00:24:48.92\00:24:50.35
there are some people listening
that may have some issues
00:24:50.39\00:24:54.16
and they may even go to church.
00:24:54.19\00:24:56.93
Oh.
00:24:56.96\00:24:58.29
And they see that person,
00:24:58.33\00:24:59.83
and they go to walk another way
or they sit on the other side.
00:24:59.86\00:25:03.00
Oh yeah.
00:25:03.03\00:25:04.37
Because of something,
you see, there's something.
00:25:04.40\00:25:06.94
Yeah.
00:25:06.97\00:25:08.30
And so, the Lord
wants to bring us here
00:25:08.34\00:25:11.01
to be of one
accord, to humble ourselves
00:25:11.04\00:25:12.74
and be of one accord
00:25:12.77\00:25:14.38
so that the mighty
working of the Holy Spirit
00:25:14.41\00:25:17.01
can come upon us.
00:25:17.05\00:25:18.38
Amen.
00:25:18.41\00:25:19.75
And so this is a work
00:25:19.78\00:25:21.28
that each one of
us has to be involved.
00:25:21.32\00:25:22.75
It's a process
of sanctification,
00:25:22.78\00:25:24.72
and you're talking about
00:25:24.75\00:25:26.09
how the Lord is
patient and merciful,
00:25:26.12\00:25:28.12
but see, He's our example.
00:25:28.16\00:25:30.03
So often we look at
one another and we say,
00:25:30.06\00:25:32.36
I want to be like
her, I want to be like him,
00:25:32.39\00:25:34.30
I want to, you know, be able
to do things the way they do,
00:25:34.33\00:25:37.90
but we need to be
looking at Christ.
00:25:37.93\00:25:39.70
And the way Christ deals with us
00:25:39.73\00:25:42.27
is how we need
to deal with others.
00:25:42.30\00:25:44.47
So that, that's what I'm hearing
00:25:44.51\00:25:46.37
in what you're saying,
00:25:46.41\00:25:47.74
rather than showing
yourselves to be right.
00:25:47.78\00:25:51.48
We need to say, what can
I do to help this person?
00:25:51.51\00:25:54.52
Whether they're in
the wrong, or they're not.
00:25:54.55\00:25:56.58
There's been times
that we've taken the blame,
00:25:56.62\00:26:00.29
you know, just because
00:26:00.32\00:26:01.99
that would help
someone else feel better.
00:26:02.02\00:26:04.69
You know what I'm saying? Yes.
00:26:04.73\00:26:06.13
Even if you feel
like you're in the right,
00:26:06.16\00:26:08.26
and you could probably prove it,
00:26:08.30\00:26:10.63
but you're out to
win a brother or sister.
00:26:10.67\00:26:13.20
And at times they may
not be where you're at
00:26:13.23\00:26:15.74
in your walk with Christ.
00:26:15.77\00:26:17.31
But it's
allowing that Holy Spirit
00:26:17.34\00:26:19.17
that we're talking about,
00:26:19.21\00:26:20.81
that primitive godliness
00:26:20.84\00:26:22.58
to come into our
minds and our hearts
00:26:22.61\00:26:24.95
and to create in us a new heart,
00:26:24.98\00:26:28.32
to create in us a love.
00:26:28.35\00:26:30.39
You know, years
ago, I can remember
00:26:30.42\00:26:33.79
living next to a lady
00:26:33.82\00:26:35.99
and she was so not nice to me
00:26:36.02\00:26:39.79
and had not nice
things to say about me.
00:26:39.83\00:26:43.43
And I thought,
00:26:43.47\00:26:44.80
"Lord, it's really hard,
I'm having trouble liking her."
00:26:44.83\00:26:48.70
You know, I knew that
00:26:48.74\00:26:50.07
how we were supposed
to be with one another.
00:26:50.11\00:26:52.34
And I thought, I
remember praying.
00:26:52.37\00:26:54.38
I said, "God, I don't
have any love for her."
00:26:54.41\00:26:58.11
And so I said,
00:26:58.15\00:26:59.48
"Would you give me Your love?"
00:26:59.51\00:27:02.08
Amen. Amen.
00:27:02.12\00:27:04.65
And once I honestly
asked Him for His love,
00:27:04.69\00:27:08.62
things began to change
00:27:08.66\00:27:11.26
and I was able
to help this lady,
00:27:11.29\00:27:13.60
to help her son
many times after that.
00:27:13.63\00:27:16.53
And it was able, we
were able to build a bond,
00:27:16.56\00:27:20.84
you know, that we
wouldn't have had there before.
00:27:20.87\00:27:23.14
And hopefully she saw
Christ, you know, in that bond.
00:27:23.17\00:27:26.84
So should we read on?
00:27:26.88\00:27:28.78
Well, yeah, well.
00:27:28.81\00:27:30.15
Shall we read on and finish that
00:27:30.18\00:27:31.55
and get on to
question number two?
00:27:31.58\00:27:33.08
Well, we may want
to do hit question one,
00:27:33.11\00:27:35.88
just, just the paragraph there.
00:27:35.92\00:27:38.35
And then go on to question two,
00:27:38.39\00:27:39.72
unless there's
something else we want
00:27:39.75\00:27:41.09
because our time is
going by so quickly.
00:27:41.12\00:27:42.46
Yes, it is.
00:27:42.49\00:27:43.83
We're having a good
time in the Lord, but listen,
00:27:43.86\00:27:45.19
some people will say,
00:27:45.23\00:27:46.56
"Well, that doesn't
seem to be the subject
00:27:46.59\00:27:47.93
that you're talking about here."
00:27:47.96\00:27:49.86
How are we going
to reach that point?
00:27:49.90\00:27:51.37
We're talking about it
being what God wants us to be
00:27:51.40\00:27:53.70
until we...
00:27:53.74\00:27:55.07
You talked
about self-examination
00:27:55.10\00:27:56.64
till we come to the
point where these things,
00:27:56.67\00:27:59.17
you know, we're
looking and think,
00:27:59.21\00:28:00.54
well, they're not
going to be in heaven
00:28:00.58\00:28:01.91
because they're
out running around.
00:28:01.94\00:28:03.28
They ain't going to
heaven because of their...
00:28:03.31\00:28:04.65
Sometime we
forget about the pride
00:28:04.68\00:28:06.21
and the selfishness
00:28:06.25\00:28:07.72
and the things that are going to
00:28:07.75\00:28:09.08
what will keep us out of heaven.
00:28:09.12\00:28:10.45
Yes.
00:28:10.49\00:28:11.82
So those things
have to get victory
00:28:11.85\00:28:13.19
must be gained over these issues
00:28:13.22\00:28:15.42
in order for us to be, you know,
00:28:15.46\00:28:16.89
receive of the
latter rain, right?
00:28:16.93\00:28:18.76
Early rain comes
to us, praise God,
00:28:18.79\00:28:20.63
you know, and
then the rain comes
00:28:20.66\00:28:22.26
and that Holy
Spirit is poured out.
00:28:22.30\00:28:24.03
God wants us continue to grow
00:28:24.07\00:28:26.27
so that we can
receive the latter rain.
00:28:26.30\00:28:28.60
And remember, we cannot
receive of the latter rain
00:28:28.64\00:28:31.27
until we take care
of all sins in our life.
00:28:31.31\00:28:33.94
We have to repent of sin.
00:28:33.98\00:28:36.11
Sin has to go out of our life
00:28:36.14\00:28:38.25
and we have, here's
what we have many Christians
00:28:38.28\00:28:40.25
that will fight
this tooth and nail.
00:28:40.28\00:28:42.18
I'm not fighting it
00:28:42.22\00:28:43.55
because God Word to
me makes it very clear,
00:28:43.59\00:28:45.29
at least in my mind
00:28:45.32\00:28:46.65
about He is able to do it.
00:28:46.69\00:28:48.36
I look at myself, I'm a failure.
00:28:48.39\00:28:50.29
I look at him,
00:28:50.33\00:28:51.66
I'm more than a
conqueror through Jesus Christ.
00:28:51.69\00:28:53.26
This is exciting things.
00:28:53.29\00:28:54.76
Quit looking at
ourselves in the mirror.
00:28:54.80\00:28:56.40
I can't gain a
victory over this,
00:28:56.43\00:28:57.83
I can't... You can
do nothing on your own.
00:28:57.87\00:29:00.47
We can't do anything
on our own, very good.
00:29:00.50\00:29:01.84
Absolutely nothing.
00:29:01.87\00:29:03.20
But again, to recognize
that we have shortcomings,
00:29:03.24\00:29:06.41
and failures and there's points
that we need to, you know,
00:29:06.44\00:29:09.48
gain victory over.
00:29:09.51\00:29:10.85
I think it's very good
00:29:10.88\00:29:12.21
because again,
that we need this power,
00:29:12.25\00:29:14.02
we need to get back,
00:29:14.05\00:29:15.38
because question number
one goes in Joel Chapter 2,
00:29:15.42\00:29:18.92
talking about
the return of Christ.
00:29:18.95\00:29:20.29
What does the
Spirit of Prophecy say
00:29:20.32\00:29:21.66
in the Great Controversy 4:64,
00:29:21.69\00:29:24.13
before God comes, what have.
00:29:24.16\00:29:25.76
You'd like to read that
for us, Honey, right quick,
00:29:25.79\00:29:27.13
and then maybe discuss it.
00:29:27.16\00:29:28.50
Each can have a point
if we'd like to on it.
00:29:28.53\00:29:30.57
'Cause I love it
00:29:30.60\00:29:31.93
because it's talking about
00:29:31.97\00:29:33.30
a revival of
primitive godliness.
00:29:33.34\00:29:34.67
It says,
00:29:34.70\00:29:36.04
"Before the final visitation
00:29:36.07\00:29:37.41
of God's
judgments upon the earth,
00:29:37.44\00:29:39.07
there will be among
the people of the Lord,
00:29:39.11\00:29:41.64
such a revival of
primitive godliness
00:29:41.68\00:29:45.18
as has not been witnessed
since the apostolic times.
00:29:45.21\00:29:48.92
The spirit and power of God
00:29:48.95\00:29:50.42
will be poured
out upon His people.
00:29:50.45\00:29:53.25
And at that time,
00:29:53.29\00:29:55.26
many will separate
themselves from those churches
00:29:55.29\00:29:58.53
in which the love of the,"
00:29:58.56\00:29:59.89
and I think this
is an important part,
00:29:59.93\00:30:01.76
"in which the love of this world
00:30:01.80\00:30:03.63
has supplanted love
for God and His Word."
00:30:03.67\00:30:07.57
You know, we've
mentioned before,
00:30:07.60\00:30:09.10
we've seen pastors get up
and just throw the Bible out.
00:30:09.14\00:30:13.54
Literally throw it as
an object lesson to people
00:30:13.58\00:30:17.68
because it no
longer fits the lifestyles
00:30:17.71\00:30:20.32
that they are
accepting into the church
00:30:20.35\00:30:22.45
and the principles
00:30:22.48\00:30:23.82
that they're
accepting into the church.
00:30:23.85\00:30:25.59
"Many, both of
ministers and people
00:30:25.62\00:30:27.59
will gladly accept
those great truths.
00:30:27.62\00:30:30.83
These are God people
that are open in their heart,
00:30:30.86\00:30:33.43
which God has caused to
be proclaimed at this time
00:30:33.46\00:30:36.90
to prepare a people for
the Lord's second coming."
00:30:36.93\00:30:41.07
Wow!
00:30:41.10\00:30:42.44
So what's promised?
00:30:42.47\00:30:44.94
A revival of what?
00:30:44.97\00:30:46.31
Primitive godliness,
00:30:46.34\00:30:47.68
spirit and power
that would be poured out.
00:30:47.71\00:30:50.28
Since we're talking,
00:30:50.31\00:30:51.65
and then we're kind of examining
00:30:51.68\00:30:53.01
the word right now.
00:30:53.05\00:30:54.85
What do we say?
00:30:54.88\00:30:56.22
Just, just your own thought,
00:30:56.25\00:30:57.59
would you say
that we're far distance
00:30:57.62\00:30:59.22
maybe from this
revival of primitive godless?
00:30:59.25\00:31:02.72
Are we still in a
lukewarm condition
00:31:02.76\00:31:04.59
as a group, as a
people, individuals different,
00:31:04.63\00:31:07.63
but because it just
seemed like there's much more
00:31:07.66\00:31:10.73
that we should be
seeing and experiencing
00:31:10.77\00:31:14.50
to reach this point
of primitive godliness
00:31:14.54\00:31:17.91
since the apostolic times.
00:31:17.94\00:31:19.81
Are we really seeing what we...
00:31:19.84\00:31:21.51
And that's not
trying to be criticized.
00:31:21.54\00:31:22.94
That's not
trying to judge anyone.
00:31:22.98\00:31:24.65
It's simply saying,
00:31:24.68\00:31:26.01
this is what it says is
going to take place here
00:31:26.05\00:31:28.22
as the spirit is poured out of.
00:31:28.25\00:31:29.88
If we see that
spirit being poured out,
00:31:29.92\00:31:32.25
what are we doing as Christians?
00:31:32.29\00:31:34.86
Have we reached that,
00:31:34.89\00:31:36.22
you know, are you
really set on fire
00:31:36.26\00:31:37.59
worthy soul winners?
00:31:37.63\00:31:38.96
Are we really in
one accord in one place?
00:31:38.99\00:31:41.10
Are we putting
everything on the altar?
00:31:41.13\00:31:43.03
Are we trying to give everything
00:31:43.06\00:31:44.40
to Jesus Christ?
00:31:44.43\00:31:47.04
Do we love others the
way that Jesus loves them?
00:31:47.07\00:31:50.64
And I said, I read
this one time before
00:31:50.67\00:31:52.01
it brought me to tears.
00:31:52.04\00:31:53.38
I couldn't stand it anymore
00:31:53.41\00:31:55.14
because it says,
unless I love my fellow man,
00:31:55.18\00:31:57.05
unless I love my brother,
00:31:57.08\00:31:58.41
the way that
Jesus loves the fellow,
00:31:58.45\00:31:59.78
heaven will never be my home.
00:31:59.81\00:32:01.15
Wow.
00:32:01.18\00:32:02.52
See that make you weep. Yes.
00:32:02.55\00:32:04.09
Because you
look at, and you say,
00:32:04.12\00:32:06.09
how can I love my brothers
00:32:06.12\00:32:08.79
in the way that
Jesus loved them?
00:32:08.82\00:32:11.46
Well, again,
let's let Him come in
00:32:11.49\00:32:12.93
and let Him love through us,
00:32:12.96\00:32:15.36
but lots of time we
forget about others.
00:32:15.40\00:32:17.47
And we forget about
what's going on in the world
00:32:17.50\00:32:19.33
in different places right here.
00:32:19.37\00:32:20.70
But we need to go.
00:32:20.74\00:32:22.07
We have a job to do
00:32:22.10\00:32:24.51
to evangelize,
00:32:24.54\00:32:26.07
to spread this good
news that God has given us.
00:32:26.11\00:32:28.68
I mean, I'm going to say
the Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:32:28.71\00:32:31.05
has a commission.
00:32:31.08\00:32:32.51
We're not just
here by happenstance.
00:32:32.55\00:32:34.15
We're not here because we
split in a lot of different ways
00:32:34.18\00:32:37.29
from this and that.
00:32:37.32\00:32:38.65
And we didn't get
along with this group
00:32:38.69\00:32:40.02
and that group, da-da.
00:32:40.06\00:32:41.39
God ordained this movement.
00:32:41.42\00:32:42.76
Is it always moving
in the right direction?
00:32:42.79\00:32:44.23
I have to say no,
00:32:44.26\00:32:46.19
because we've learned.
00:32:46.23\00:32:47.56
Well, we have to just
look back at the past history
00:32:47.60\00:32:49.50
of the movement
00:32:49.53\00:32:50.87
and we'll see God was leading,
00:32:50.90\00:32:52.23
but sometime we
take our eyes off of him.
00:32:52.27\00:32:54.54
And then if we catch ourselves
that we're not watching Christ,
00:32:54.57\00:32:57.97
we readjust
00:32:58.01\00:33:00.54
and we begin to
look for Him again.
00:33:00.58\00:33:02.64
And then we come
back and we acknowledge
00:33:02.68\00:33:04.31
that we slipped off of the path.
00:33:04.35\00:33:06.78
See that's what we want to
hear is that God wants to hear,
00:33:06.82\00:33:09.08
we slipped off the path here.
00:33:09.12\00:33:11.02
Now we want back on the path.
00:33:11.05\00:33:13.59
We want that Holy
Spirit experience,
00:33:13.62\00:33:17.23
because I believe
this church finished
00:33:17.26\00:33:19.69
where a guy said
just yesterday in fact.
00:33:19.73\00:33:22.36
He said, "I don't see, I
don't see how in this world."
00:33:22.40\00:33:26.30
I mean, he was
getting down to it.
00:33:26.33\00:33:27.70
"How in this world
00:33:27.74\00:33:29.07
that the gospel can
go into all the world
00:33:29.10\00:33:31.91
and everybody will
have an opportunity
00:33:31.94\00:33:33.81
to learn what truth is."
00:33:33.84\00:33:35.18
He said, "It just
seems impossible to me."
00:33:35.21\00:33:37.05
Don't you think that it's
not going to go everywhere
00:33:37.08\00:33:39.41
and there's going to be people
00:33:39.45\00:33:40.78
who have not
had the opportunity,
00:33:40.82\00:33:42.15
but yet God
will still save them.
00:33:42.18\00:33:44.32
I said, "No.
00:33:44.35\00:33:45.69
I think what we do is
we go what the Bible said,
00:33:45.72\00:33:47.72
this is what
we're talking about.
00:33:47.76\00:33:49.16
He said, "When the
gospels went to the whole world,
00:33:49.19\00:33:50.86
when every person has had
the opportunity and privilege,
00:33:50.89\00:33:53.56
the best they can,
wherever they're at
00:33:53.60\00:33:55.66
and they follow the
light that God has given them.
00:33:55.70\00:33:58.97
See, but he's saying like,
00:33:59.00\00:34:00.34
oh, God's going to
make an exception here.
00:34:00.37\00:34:02.67
You know, God
doesn't make exceptions,
00:34:02.70\00:34:05.54
and so we need to
realize, talk about buckle up,
00:34:05.57\00:34:07.54
get ready for
this ride that we're on
00:34:07.58\00:34:10.51
because we're looking
00:34:10.55\00:34:11.88
and we're talking
about it could be months.
00:34:11.91\00:34:13.58
It could be weeks.
00:34:13.62\00:34:14.95
It could be
whatever God is in charge,
00:34:14.98\00:34:16.52
but things could
blow up in our face.
00:34:16.55\00:34:18.25
We need to be in a place.
00:34:18.29\00:34:19.62
You were
talking about while ago,
00:34:19.65\00:34:20.99
it's so dear to my heart.
00:34:21.02\00:34:22.36
We need to be,
we're in the position
00:34:22.39\00:34:23.93
to where the Spirit
of God can be poured out.
00:34:23.96\00:34:26.23
I mean where the Spirit
of God can be poured out
00:34:26.26\00:34:28.33
without measure.
00:34:28.36\00:34:29.70
You know, He
talks about and tithing.
00:34:29.73\00:34:31.07
Open the windows of heaven,
I'll pour you out a blessing,
00:34:31.10\00:34:32.43
not room enough to receive it.
00:34:32.47\00:34:33.80
You better go ahead.
00:34:33.84\00:34:35.17
I'm getting to
wanting to preach.
00:34:35.20\00:34:36.54
My, oh my. That's
okay. It's all good.
00:34:36.57\00:34:37.91
It's getting exciting
because we think this is, woo!
00:34:37.94\00:34:40.94
This is what God wants to do.
00:34:40.98\00:34:43.45
Think about what He wants to.
00:34:43.48\00:34:44.81
He looks down at poor,
I'm getting started again,
00:34:44.85\00:34:46.85
poor miserable man, as
frail, and two faced sinner,
00:34:46.88\00:34:53.25
dust of the earth.
00:34:53.29\00:34:54.62
None good, no, not one.
00:34:54.66\00:34:55.99
He looks down and he says,
00:34:56.02\00:34:57.36
I'm going to shower
my blessing upon them.
00:34:57.39\00:34:59.79
I'm gonna show
you what they can be
00:34:59.83\00:35:01.16
if they just look to me,
00:35:01.20\00:35:02.53
the author and
finisher of their faith.
00:35:02.56\00:35:03.90
He wants to do that for us.
00:35:03.93\00:35:06.07
Bring us out of
the pots that we're in,
00:35:06.10\00:35:08.54
the potholes that
we're in bringing some,
00:35:08.57\00:35:09.90
put us on higher ground.
00:35:09.94\00:35:11.67
Go ahead, Honey, I must stop.
00:35:11.71\00:35:13.04
Well, you know,
Philippians 2:5 says,
00:35:13.07\00:35:15.88
"Let this mind be in you,
which is also in Christ Jesus."
00:35:15.91\00:35:19.38
In Christ Object
Lessons on page 69,
00:35:19.41\00:35:22.18
it talks about
Christ is waiting,
00:35:22.22\00:35:25.02
He's waiting,
00:35:25.05\00:35:26.39
He could have ended
all this a long time ago,
00:35:26.42\00:35:29.56
but He is waiting for
all of us with longing desire
00:35:29.59\00:35:33.83
for the manifestation of Himself
00:35:33.86\00:35:37.03
in His church.
00:35:37.07\00:35:38.40
When the character of Christ
00:35:38.43\00:35:39.90
shall be perfectly
reproduced in His people,
00:35:39.93\00:35:43.61
then He will come to
claim them as His own.
00:35:43.64\00:35:48.24
It is a privilege
of every Christian,
00:35:48.28\00:35:50.21
not only to look for,
00:35:50.25\00:35:52.91
but to hasten the
coming of our Lord."
00:35:52.95\00:35:56.18
You know, 2 Peter 3:12,
I believe talks about that.
00:35:56.22\00:36:00.16
We are all to profess
His name, bearing fruit.
00:36:00.19\00:36:03.39
You know, in other words,
00:36:03.43\00:36:06.83
we have a part to play.
00:36:06.86\00:36:09.66
It is our job to
submit and commit
00:36:09.70\00:36:12.70
our wills and our
hearts and our minds
00:36:12.73\00:36:14.60
to Jesus every day.
00:36:14.64\00:36:16.00
It is our choice
whether we're going to wake up
00:36:16.04\00:36:18.64
and we're going to pray first
00:36:18.67\00:36:20.01
and we're going
to get our Bibles
00:36:20.04\00:36:22.14
or Spirit or Prophecy, whatever,
00:36:22.18\00:36:23.61
and begin to study
and spend time with Him.
00:36:23.65\00:36:26.51
So as we are doing
that, He is the master potter.
00:36:26.55\00:36:30.72
He's recreating His
image within us and through us.
00:36:30.75\00:36:35.42
And I've often
said on the air that
00:36:35.46\00:36:37.03
that's when my
life really changed.
00:36:37.06\00:36:39.76
You know, we talk Christians
like we're Christians.
00:36:39.79\00:36:42.80
We think we're
walking like Christian.
00:36:42.83\00:36:44.97
But when my life
changed is when I said, okay,
00:36:45.00\00:36:49.04
before I eat of
any physical food,
00:36:49.07\00:36:51.71
I'm going to eat
of the spiritual food.
00:36:51.74\00:36:53.48
Amen.
00:36:53.51\00:36:54.84
And five minutes turns
to 10 and 10 turns to 20.
00:36:54.88\00:36:57.98
And pretty soon it's an hour.
00:36:58.01\00:36:59.35
Pretty soon you're running
late for the rest of the day,
00:36:59.38\00:37:02.15
because you would just
relish that time with Jesus.
00:37:02.18\00:37:06.25
But that's when
He begins to speak.
00:37:06.29\00:37:08.22
It's in those quiet times
00:37:08.26\00:37:09.59
that He speaks to
our hearts and our minds.
00:37:09.62\00:37:11.79
And He's able to point
out, like you said earlier,
00:37:11.83\00:37:14.20
you know, those sins that,
00:37:14.23\00:37:15.63
that might easily beset us
00:37:15.66\00:37:17.50
that may be
separating us from Him.
00:37:17.53\00:37:19.87
And so, we need not
neglect that He's waiting,
00:37:19.90\00:37:23.34
He's waiting patiently
00:37:23.37\00:37:25.41
until He sees His
image reproduced in us
00:37:25.44\00:37:29.41
until we're able to respond.
00:37:29.44\00:37:30.85
Yes.
00:37:30.88\00:37:32.21
You know, I've often
said because we're not only,
00:37:32.25\00:37:36.58
we're not only held
responsible for our actions...
00:37:36.62\00:37:39.95
Whoa, whoa, look out now.
00:37:39.99\00:37:42.59
We're held responsible
00:37:42.62\00:37:44.03
and you gave a good
example of a good reaction
00:37:44.06\00:37:47.90
because most of the time,
00:37:47.93\00:37:49.26
our reactions come
without any thought
00:37:49.30\00:37:52.27
and they're not always good.
00:37:52.30\00:37:54.37
But as we begin to reflect Jesus
00:37:54.40\00:37:57.41
in our hearts and our minds,
00:37:57.44\00:37:59.07
our actions and our reactions
will rightly represent Him.
00:37:59.11\00:38:03.18
And that's what it's all about.
00:38:03.21\00:38:04.71
I've heard people say
this, Brother John, a lot.
00:38:04.75\00:38:06.41
They say every time,
00:38:06.45\00:38:07.78
"Your reaction
wasn't the right thing."
00:38:07.82\00:38:09.32
And, you know, I have
tendency to go back and say,
00:38:09.35\00:38:10.92
what you first said
is not the right thing.
00:38:10.95\00:38:13.25
In other words, not
either, neither one was right,
00:38:13.29\00:38:16.32
but that's not throw
off what person did to,
00:38:16.36\00:38:19.26
let's say, start something
00:38:19.29\00:38:20.70
to do something
that wouldn't hurt
00:38:20.73\00:38:22.06
and then blame it.
00:38:22.10\00:38:23.43
Well, you had the wrong reaction
00:38:23.47\00:38:24.80
that can be too,
00:38:24.83\00:38:26.17
but we have to be
very careful, right?
00:38:26.20\00:38:27.54
Not to just, you know,
00:38:27.57\00:38:28.90
blame it on the
person that's reacting.
00:38:28.94\00:38:30.31
We had to think of ourselves.
00:38:30.34\00:38:31.97
As the person mentioned,
is being very sensitive,
00:38:32.01\00:38:34.71
then we have to be right.
00:38:34.74\00:38:36.85
Let me just
interject this thought here
00:38:36.88\00:38:38.91
about being
sensitive to other people.
00:38:38.95\00:38:41.12
Because what I was thinking
when you were talking is,
00:38:41.15\00:38:43.39
look how different, you
know, our homes are to be,
00:38:43.42\00:38:46.32
have the
atmosphere of heaven, right?
00:38:46.35\00:38:48.02
Yes.
00:38:48.06\00:38:49.39
Look how
different our homes would be
00:38:49.42\00:38:52.29
if our reactions...
00:38:52.33\00:38:53.66
A lot of times we can act,
00:38:53.70\00:38:55.03
we planned to act a certain way,
00:38:55.06\00:38:56.53
but we don't react
00:38:56.56\00:38:58.37
properly either to our
children or our spouses
00:38:58.40\00:39:00.90
or whoever else might
be living in the home.
00:39:00.94\00:39:03.47
But think how
different it would be
00:39:03.51\00:39:05.44
if we learn to
react in the love,
00:39:05.47\00:39:07.48
and the mercy, and kindness,
00:39:07.51\00:39:08.84
and patience of
Jesus Christ in our home,
00:39:08.88\00:39:12.01
then our homes
would be a place of peace,
00:39:12.05\00:39:14.65
it would be a piece of heaven.
00:39:14.68\00:39:16.02
She's wanting
to talk about this.
00:39:16.05\00:39:17.39
So we have to look
at it very carefully,
00:39:17.42\00:39:19.39
A is before R in the alphabet.
00:39:19.42\00:39:22.19
First of all, we be very
conscious of our actions,
00:39:22.22\00:39:25.63
of our actions
00:39:25.66\00:39:27.00
because our
actions sometime, right,
00:39:27.03\00:39:29.30
we respond with reactions.
00:39:29.33\00:39:31.30
So again, both
are very important
00:39:31.33\00:39:32.80
that we do it,
00:39:32.83\00:39:34.17
our actions, how
we conduct ourselves,
00:39:34.20\00:39:35.94
and then how we
respond when someone says,
00:39:35.97\00:39:37.77
or does something that
maybe we don't prove of.
00:39:37.81\00:39:40.21
Go ahead, Brother John,
we're going to separate school.
00:39:40.24\00:39:41.78
We're going to go
back and forth here.
00:39:41.81\00:39:43.14
No, I think we
are on the same plane,
00:39:43.18\00:39:44.51
I thought we were on the same.
00:39:44.55\00:39:45.88
That's why I said
A is before R, right?
00:39:45.91\00:39:47.25
Reactions.
00:39:47.28\00:39:48.62
I thought we were
on the same thought.
00:39:48.65\00:39:49.98
We are. No, that's good, Hun.
00:39:50.02\00:39:51.35
Okay. You know, it's...
00:39:51.39\00:39:52.72
I want to share this
because it came to my mind,
00:39:52.75\00:39:55.42
you learn from other people.
00:39:55.46\00:39:58.13
And I remember,
00:39:58.16\00:39:59.53
I'm sure you
remember Dane Griffin.
00:39:59.56\00:40:01.76
Yeah, sure.
00:40:01.80\00:40:03.43
He said something
that caught my ear
00:40:03.47\00:40:06.17
and my thought one time.
00:40:06.20\00:40:08.70
He said that he and his
wife used to argue a lot
00:40:08.74\00:40:11.64
for a while.
00:40:11.67\00:40:13.01
Oh, okay.
00:40:13.04\00:40:14.38
Then, they, I
can't remember exactly
00:40:14.41\00:40:16.91
how he said is they,
00:40:16.95\00:40:18.28
they realized
they loved one another
00:40:18.31\00:40:19.91
that they would rather
be together than apart.
00:40:22.45\00:40:25.55
Come on.
00:40:25.59\00:40:26.99
So this is why I
would like to say this
00:40:27.02\00:40:30.96
because there may
be people listening,
00:40:30.99\00:40:33.06
they're having trouble
in their marriage right now.
00:40:33.09\00:40:35.40
Come on.
00:40:35.43\00:40:36.77
And so, I would
say, take a moment.
00:40:36.80\00:40:38.20
This is like a, take a
moment and ask yourself...
00:40:38.23\00:40:41.90
actually ask the other person,
00:40:44.31\00:40:46.27
do you love me
with all your heart?
00:40:46.31\00:40:49.41
All right.
00:40:49.44\00:40:52.28
Actually, let's start this way.
00:40:52.31\00:40:54.02
You know, I love
you with all my heart.
00:40:54.05\00:40:56.72
I really love you
with all my heart.
00:40:56.75\00:40:58.35
He says, "Do you love
me with all your heart?"
00:40:58.39\00:41:00.46
Yeah.
00:41:00.49\00:41:01.82
And so, if you see that
there's a mutual agreement
00:41:01.86\00:41:04.36
that hopefully there is,
00:41:04.39\00:41:05.73
if not, you've got
to pray for one another.
00:41:05.76\00:41:07.20
That's right.
00:41:07.23\00:41:08.56
But when you see that
you both love one another,
00:41:08.60\00:41:11.33
okay, let's look at the facts,
00:41:11.37\00:41:14.90
the facts is, we've
been arguing a lot lately,
00:41:14.94\00:41:17.21
but you say you love me.
00:41:17.24\00:41:18.97
And you know that I love you.
00:41:19.01\00:41:21.34
Something is going on
here that it's not working out.
00:41:21.38\00:41:24.25
And the reality is
that we both need Jesus.
00:41:24.28\00:41:26.85
Amen.
00:41:26.88\00:41:28.22
They both need Jesus. Wow.
00:41:28.25\00:41:29.58
And so when you start the day
00:41:29.62\00:41:30.95
with surrendering
your heart to the Lord.
00:41:30.99\00:41:32.32
Amen.
00:41:32.35\00:41:33.69
Surrender your
heart to the Lord.
00:41:33.72\00:41:35.59
And when you
realize that I love you.
00:41:35.62\00:41:37.06
Yes.
00:41:37.09\00:41:38.43
If I say
something or do something
00:41:38.46\00:41:40.86
that somehow gets you upset,
00:41:40.90\00:41:43.97
remember that I love
you with all my heart,
00:41:44.00\00:41:47.24
that maybe I said
something or did something
00:41:47.27\00:41:49.37
that my love
wasn't shown at that time.
00:41:49.40\00:41:52.34
Remember that I love
you with all my heart.
00:41:52.37\00:41:54.34
And because you love me,
00:41:54.38\00:41:58.75
please forgive me
00:41:58.78\00:42:00.45
before I even ask
you for forgiveness.
00:42:00.48\00:42:03.22
And, you know,
00:42:03.25\00:42:04.59
you can have these conversations
00:42:04.62\00:42:06.59
and say, look,
today, you did this to me.
00:42:06.62\00:42:09.79
Oh, you know that, I
love you with all my heart.
00:42:09.82\00:42:11.26
I'm really sorry.
00:42:11.29\00:42:12.63
I didn't realize, you know,
00:42:12.66\00:42:14.23
you can have a
beautiful relationship,
00:42:14.26\00:42:17.03
but Jesus has to be in there.
00:42:17.07\00:42:18.80
And how does that happen?
00:42:18.83\00:42:20.77
Husband surrenders
his heart to the Lord,
00:42:20.80\00:42:22.94
wife surrenders
her heart to the Lord.
00:42:22.97\00:42:24.54
They know that
00:42:24.57\00:42:25.91
their goal is
to love one another
00:42:25.94\00:42:27.28
and to have a happy home.
00:42:27.31\00:42:28.74
There is an enemy,
00:42:28.78\00:42:30.45
there is an enemy
and he's very good.
00:42:30.48\00:42:33.25
He's had thousands
of years of experience
00:42:33.28\00:42:35.82
at creating problems.
00:42:35.85\00:42:37.79
He can create a
problem out of nothing.
00:42:37.82\00:42:40.16
Yes.
00:42:40.19\00:42:41.52
Like, is that my
water you have there?
00:42:41.56\00:42:44.23
Yeah. Right.
00:42:44.26\00:42:45.59
And all of a
sudden, there's an argument
00:42:45.63\00:42:47.26
because of this one thing.
00:42:47.30\00:42:49.36
But when we realize that
00:42:49.40\00:42:52.03
the enemy is
trying to divide the home,
00:42:52.07\00:42:55.40
destroy the home
00:42:55.44\00:42:57.44
every day should be a
day of examining yourself.
00:42:57.47\00:43:00.94
And individually,
00:43:00.98\00:43:02.84
have I shown my
love for my wife today?
00:43:02.88\00:43:05.61
Have I shown my love
for my husband today?
00:43:05.65\00:43:08.88
And so, and I
noticed that I say, shown,
00:43:08.92\00:43:12.45
because you can say.
00:43:12.49\00:43:14.02
Oh, see?
00:43:14.06\00:43:15.42
You can say and act differently.
00:43:15.46\00:43:17.19
And they don't
perceive that love,
00:43:17.23\00:43:18.83
but if you show your love
and in some way ask the Lord,
00:43:18.86\00:43:21.66
I would even say, ask the Lord,
00:43:21.70\00:43:23.26
Lord, show me how I
can let my wife know that
00:43:23.30\00:43:26.67
I love her with all my heart.
00:43:26.70\00:43:28.30
Amen. And when do you start?
00:43:28.34\00:43:30.61
If you haven't
said it all ready today,
00:43:30.64\00:43:31.97
I say it right
now, ain't that right?
00:43:32.01\00:43:33.41
I can look at
her and say, Honey,
00:43:33.44\00:43:34.78
I love you with all my heart.
00:43:34.81\00:43:36.14
Amen.
00:43:36.18\00:43:37.51
And I know he does. I
love you with all my heart.
00:43:37.55\00:43:39.21
I love you too.
00:43:39.25\00:43:40.58
You touched on something else.
00:43:40.62\00:43:42.75
I want you to return that.
00:43:42.78\00:43:44.12
I did, I said, I love you too.
00:43:44.15\00:43:45.72
Thank you, sweet heart.
00:43:45.75\00:43:47.39
But I want to
touch on something else
00:43:47.42\00:43:49.56
that you said
00:43:49.59\00:43:50.93
that I think is very vital
and Cheri Peters on her program
00:43:50.96\00:43:54.36
really helped me with
this, and that's forgiveness.
00:43:54.40\00:43:57.27
You said that he said,
00:43:57.30\00:43:58.97
"Honey, forgive me
before I even ask."
00:43:59.00\00:44:01.74
And a lot of times we think,
well, I don't have to ask for,
00:44:01.77\00:44:04.67
or forgive somebody
00:44:04.71\00:44:06.04
because they have
asked for forgiveness,
00:44:06.07\00:44:07.64
you know, and we hold grudges.
00:44:07.68\00:44:09.74
And one thing I
learned through listening
00:44:09.78\00:44:11.61
through a lot of
her programs was that
00:44:11.65\00:44:14.22
number one,
forgiveness is not always fair.
00:44:14.25\00:44:16.48
No, yeah.
00:44:16.52\00:44:17.85
It's not always fair
00:44:17.89\00:44:19.42
because you think of even Christ
00:44:19.45\00:44:22.12
when He was laid
out, stretched out
00:44:22.16\00:44:25.23
and they were
driving nails in His hands
00:44:25.26\00:44:27.50
and He said,
00:44:27.53\00:44:28.86
"Father, forgive them,
00:44:28.90\00:44:30.70
for they know not what they do."
00:44:30.73\00:44:33.13
He was asking for forgiveness.
00:44:33.17\00:44:34.67
And yet they were
going to kill Him.
00:44:34.70\00:44:36.50
And they were piercing
His hands and His feet.
00:44:36.54\00:44:39.57
You see a lot of
times it's the same with us
00:44:39.61\00:44:42.14
because forgiveness is
not only for the person
00:44:42.18\00:44:44.81
that we're speaking with
00:44:44.85\00:44:46.95
or we're interacting with,
00:44:46.98\00:44:48.85
but it helps us at our heart.
00:44:48.88\00:44:50.65
Yes.
00:44:50.69\00:44:52.02
It helps to strengthen us.
00:44:52.05\00:44:53.69
And sometimes we forgive things
when we really don't want to,
00:44:53.72\00:44:57.86
but if we learn to forgive
00:44:57.89\00:45:00.00
and we realize
it's not always fair,
00:45:00.03\00:45:01.73
then that also helps
00:45:01.76\00:45:03.10
to change the
atmosphere of the home.
00:45:03.13\00:45:04.60
Oh, absolutely.
00:45:04.63\00:45:06.33
Those are very good thoughts,
and can put more in as we go.
00:45:06.37\00:45:09.04
Question number two,
00:45:09.07\00:45:10.41
we should probably
should at least try
00:45:10.44\00:45:11.77
to touch it a little bit.
00:45:11.81\00:45:13.14
So we're sure
we got enough time.
00:45:13.17\00:45:14.51
It says, the enemy of souls.
00:45:14.54\00:45:15.88
This is a Desire of Ages or
Great Controversy, isn't it?
00:45:15.91\00:45:18.18
Four or 64,
00:45:18.21\00:45:19.71
"The enemy of soul
desires to hinder the work."
00:45:19.75\00:45:21.88
I think we've agreed
on that, have we not?
00:45:21.92\00:45:24.55
"The enemy of
soul, he's out to kill,
00:45:24.59\00:45:26.69
steal and destroy
00:45:26.72\00:45:28.06
before the time for
such a movement shall come,
00:45:28.09\00:45:30.83
he will endeavor to
prevent it by introducing" what?
00:45:30.86\00:45:33.86
"A counterfeit," where?
00:45:33.90\00:45:36.43
"In the churches,
00:45:36.46\00:45:37.80
which he can bring
under his deceptive power.
00:45:37.83\00:45:39.73
He will make it appear
00:45:39.77\00:45:41.10
that God's special
blessing is poured out.
00:45:41.14\00:45:43.47
There will be manifested,
00:45:43.51\00:45:45.84
what is thought to be
a great religious," what?
00:45:45.87\00:45:47.74
"Interest here.
00:45:47.78\00:45:49.11
Multitudes would exalt that
00:45:49.14\00:45:50.51
God is working
marvelous for them
00:45:50.55\00:45:53.52
when the work is that of
another spirit, notice this,
00:45:53.55\00:45:56.58
under a religious guise,
00:45:56.62\00:45:58.35
Satan will seek to
extend his influence
00:45:58.39\00:46:00.92
over the Christian world."
00:46:00.96\00:46:02.29
Right.
00:46:02.32\00:46:03.66
Now, are we
faced with that today?
00:46:03.69\00:46:05.03
We're seeing that today
and you might want to go back
00:46:05.06\00:46:07.86
and just make the point that
00:46:07.90\00:46:09.23
this is how the
devil is working,
00:46:09.26\00:46:10.73
this is his plan,
00:46:10.77\00:46:12.10
to keep as many souls as
possible from worshiping God
00:46:12.13\00:46:15.57
in spirit and in the
truth of primitive godliness.
00:46:15.60\00:46:18.74
And you see this a lot of times,
00:46:18.77\00:46:20.71
a lot of times people,
00:46:20.74\00:46:22.24
they actually will not
take a thus saith the Lord,
00:46:22.28\00:46:25.98
the Word of God, the Bible,
00:46:26.01\00:46:27.65
the way it's written
00:46:27.68\00:46:29.02
because of their
church experience.
00:46:29.05\00:46:31.02
Oh, but it's so nice over here.
00:46:31.05\00:46:32.92
And I get to do this
00:46:32.95\00:46:34.29
and we're up and we're praising,
00:46:34.32\00:46:35.82
and we're seeing
marvelous things,
00:46:35.86\00:46:38.43
but the Bible also teaches
that we are to worship God,
00:46:38.46\00:46:41.86
I think it's John 4:23
in spirit and in truth.
00:46:41.90\00:46:46.70
So without both
of those together,
00:46:46.74\00:46:49.14
we realize that
00:46:49.17\00:46:50.51
it may be another spirit working
00:46:50.54\00:46:52.47
and not, he doesn't
work revealing himself
00:46:52.51\00:46:55.61
for who he is,
00:46:55.64\00:46:57.01
he's working to imitate Christ.
00:46:57.05\00:47:00.32
So you're going to get
a lot of the same emotions
00:47:00.35\00:47:02.95
you would from Christ,
00:47:02.98\00:47:04.92
but it's coming
from the wrong spirit.
00:47:04.95\00:47:06.99
So we have to go back always
00:47:07.02\00:47:09.32
to what God has so graciously
and miraculously preserved
00:47:09.36\00:47:15.33
through many
martyrs that have died.
00:47:15.36\00:47:16.97
And that is the
Word of God, the Bible.
00:47:17.00\00:47:19.87
And we must base our faith,
our actions, our reactions
00:47:19.90\00:47:24.47
that we talked
about a little bit ago,
00:47:24.51\00:47:26.54
everything upon His Word.
00:47:26.57\00:47:28.84
And we are to worship
Him in spirit and in truth.
00:47:28.88\00:47:30.98
So if we find
that where we're going
00:47:31.01\00:47:33.48
is not lining up with Scripture,
00:47:33.52\00:47:35.78
then we need to
look for a church
00:47:35.82\00:47:37.42
that lines up with Scripture.
00:47:37.45\00:47:39.55
There's a lot
of paths out there.
00:47:39.59\00:47:41.22
There's a lot of paths
and go different directions.
00:47:41.26\00:47:43.22
And everybody has the truth.
00:47:43.26\00:47:44.59
And every church is the
remnant to everything in here.
00:47:44.63\00:47:47.20
Maybe one thing that
we can do as God's people,
00:47:47.23\00:47:49.53
was it Jeremiah 6:16.
00:47:49.56\00:47:51.57
He said, ask for
the old paths. Yes.
00:47:51.60\00:47:54.00
See, primitive to
God, ask for the old path,
00:47:54.04\00:47:56.71
ask for the paths that's worn.
00:47:56.74\00:47:59.57
I mean, you can see
it in our front yard
00:47:59.61\00:48:01.61
to where the deer
comes through all the time.
00:48:01.64\00:48:03.65
There's
actually, there's a path.
00:48:03.68\00:48:05.21
They have a certain
path that they want to go
00:48:05.25\00:48:07.08
and they want to stay in
00:48:07.12\00:48:08.45
because they feel
they're protected.
00:48:08.48\00:48:09.82
They feel it's a
right path to stay in.
00:48:09.85\00:48:12.42
And God has given us
00:48:12.45\00:48:13.79
a beautiful,
wonderful message of truth.
00:48:13.82\00:48:15.36
And we need to stay in it
00:48:15.39\00:48:16.73
because that's what
he's talking about here.
00:48:16.76\00:48:18.49
What is it, John 8 says,
you shall know the truth.
00:48:18.53\00:48:21.66
John 8:30, you
shall know the truth
00:48:21.70\00:48:23.26
and what will the truth do?
00:48:23.30\00:48:25.00
The truth will make
you free. We have to...
00:48:25.03\00:48:27.14
Yeah, set you free
00:48:27.17\00:48:28.74
because it says
00:48:28.77\00:48:30.11
there's miracles
going to be performed,
00:48:30.14\00:48:31.47
so we want to hit on
that just a little bit.
00:48:31.51\00:48:32.84
Miracles going to be
performed, isn't that right?
00:48:32.87\00:48:34.64
And they're going to be
of such a nature that the...
00:48:34.68\00:48:38.11
If we're standing there
we'll not be able to detect it.
00:48:38.15\00:48:40.08
That's right.
00:48:40.12\00:48:41.45
They are going to be
that marvelous as it were.
00:48:41.48\00:48:43.95
Yes.
00:48:43.99\00:48:45.32
So how are we going
to know the difference
00:48:45.35\00:48:46.92
because it says here
00:48:46.96\00:48:48.29
that multitudes
are going to say,
00:48:48.32\00:48:49.66
oh, well, you know,
he's performed a miracle.
00:48:49.69\00:48:52.43
Look at this,
only God can do that.
00:48:52.46\00:48:53.80
That's right.
00:48:53.83\00:48:55.16
So we, what are we
to do as God's people?
00:48:55.20\00:48:57.63
Are we to test? Are we to try?
00:48:57.67\00:48:59.00
Or we just say,
00:48:59.03\00:49:00.37
we can't figure it
out, so it must be right.
00:49:00.40\00:49:01.84
That's right.
00:49:01.87\00:49:03.20
You know, it's, you know,
00:49:03.24\00:49:05.11
as when you read this
about this counterfeit
00:49:05.14\00:49:10.65
that the devil introduces,
00:49:10.68\00:49:14.22
and this is done
00:49:14.25\00:49:15.58
to prevent the true revival
of primitive godliness to come.
00:49:15.62\00:49:20.86
Yes.
00:49:20.89\00:49:22.22
So how do we avoid
00:49:22.26\00:49:24.03
getting deceived
by this false revival?
00:49:24.06\00:49:27.36
It's the Bible.
00:49:30.43\00:49:31.77
The Bible is our guide,
it's a light unto our path.
00:49:31.80\00:49:36.00
We need to be reading the Bible.
00:49:36.04\00:49:38.91
So when a false
comes, we know it's a false,
00:49:38.94\00:49:43.35
because we know we
are reading the scriptures
00:49:43.38\00:49:46.08
and I want to say, God
doesn't have fine print,
00:49:46.11\00:49:49.88
He has the scriptures
00:49:49.92\00:49:52.35
that He reveals the
truth to us in His scriptures.
00:49:52.39\00:49:54.56
I know that some people
know about the fine print.
00:49:54.59\00:49:56.83
Remember, read the fine print
that doesn't have fine print,
00:49:56.86\00:49:59.79
it's all there
clear in the Scripture
00:49:59.83\00:50:01.66
to Genesis to Revelation.
00:50:01.70\00:50:03.37
There is no, there is no
hiding of what he's going to do.
00:50:03.40\00:50:07.04
He's already told us like
00:50:07.07\00:50:08.60
we say here at
many times at 3ABN,
00:50:08.64\00:50:10.57
we read the back of the book
00:50:10.61\00:50:12.44
and we know that
God's people are victorious
00:50:12.47\00:50:15.91
and they live each
eternally happy and peacefully.
00:50:15.94\00:50:21.35
So we know that the
enemy will be destroyed,
00:50:21.38\00:50:24.19
but we don't want to be deceived
00:50:24.22\00:50:25.95
because Matthew 24 says that
00:50:25.99\00:50:28.42
if possible will
deceive the very elect.
00:50:28.46\00:50:30.96
Well, how do you
avoid getting deceived?
00:50:30.99\00:50:33.29
This is the only way.
You must stay close to Jesus.
00:50:33.33\00:50:34.93
You must be.
00:50:34.96\00:50:36.30
We must be reading the
scriptures daily, daily.
00:50:36.33\00:50:38.97
And I say daily, because
00:50:39.00\00:50:41.74
if you skip a
day, it's dangerous.
00:50:41.77\00:50:44.11
These days that we live in,
skipping a day is dangerous.
00:50:44.14\00:50:48.18
You know, in having to go
to the hospital with my wife.
00:50:48.21\00:50:53.01
And sometimes they
prescribe these medicines
00:50:53.05\00:50:55.55
and they give
you these antibiotics
00:50:55.58\00:50:57.02
and they say, do not skip a day.
00:50:57.05\00:50:59.89
And if you notice you
skip one, get on it right away.
00:50:59.92\00:51:03.29
So just the same way.
00:51:03.32\00:51:05.36
This is medicine for
our souls, for our lives.
00:51:05.39\00:51:08.43
Eat every single morning
00:51:08.46\00:51:10.33
that you have an opportunity
to connect with the Lord
00:51:10.37\00:51:12.63
through prayer and
reading of the scriptures,
00:51:12.67\00:51:14.84
take it, because it
will be for your benefit.
00:51:14.87\00:51:17.47
This is just, you
had something to say,
00:51:17.51\00:51:20.28
I just want just
quickly we have what?
00:51:20.31\00:51:21.94
Six minutes or so left.
00:51:21.98\00:51:24.21
It boils down to
something that's very simple
00:51:24.25\00:51:26.38
because you'll say,
well, our eyes may deceive us,
00:51:26.41\00:51:28.48
our ears may deceive us,
you know, what we deliver.
00:51:28.52\00:51:30.59
But I found something I thought
Review and Herald article
00:51:30.62\00:51:32.92
in a little magazine 825 and 85.
00:51:32.95\00:51:35.86
And it talks about, that's 1885.
00:51:35.89\00:51:37.66
So it says this,
00:51:37.69\00:51:39.03
"Satan gives his power
00:51:39.06\00:51:40.66
to those who are
aiding him in his deceptions."
00:51:40.70\00:51:43.23
Wow.
00:51:43.26\00:51:44.60
So Satan gives his power
00:51:44.63\00:51:45.97
to those who are working for him
00:51:46.00\00:51:47.97
so that it's superhuman
power that they too have.
00:51:48.00\00:51:51.01
Like God's people have
supernatural power, right?
00:51:51.04\00:51:54.28
As the Holy Spirit.
Now notice how it goes in.
00:51:54.31\00:51:56.61
Now, it can be very simple
00:51:56.64\00:51:58.55
because sometime we're
praising a lot of things
00:51:58.58\00:52:01.15
that's going on in the world,
00:52:01.18\00:52:02.52
and may I just say boldly,
00:52:02.55\00:52:03.89
a lot of people
in the world today
00:52:03.92\00:52:05.55
that are breaking
God's commandments.
00:52:05.59\00:52:07.59
We have to be very careful.
00:52:07.62\00:52:08.96
We don't elevate
them and lift them up
00:52:08.99\00:52:10.33
that this is God's people.
00:52:10.36\00:52:11.69
This is the one that
blah-blah, blah-blah...
00:52:11.73\00:52:13.50
Notice how this
continues to read on, it says,
00:52:13.53\00:52:16.20
"Those who claim to
have the great power of God,
00:52:16.23\00:52:20.07
notice this,
those who claim to be."
00:52:20.10\00:52:21.67
We have it because
miracles are being performed.
00:52:21.70\00:52:24.04
There's healings going on,
00:52:24.07\00:52:25.41
praise God for all
that if it's legitimate,
00:52:25.44\00:52:27.31
but notice this, what happened?
00:52:27.34\00:52:28.68
"The power of God
can only be discerned
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by the great detector
of the law of Jehovah.
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That's right. So what is it?
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It's a moral
standard, Ten Commandment law.
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That's how you very simply
can discern truth from error.
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Even though you
can't explain it,
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you just look at the background.
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Are they by God's
grace obeying God's law?
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If they are not,
it's not the power of God,
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because he's not going to work
at cross purposes with himself.
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I mean, to me, it
just makes it real simple,
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but it's very
offensive to some people.
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That's not offensive to me
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because that's
in the Word of God.
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He blesses those, right,
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blessing pronounced upon those
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who keep the
commandments of God,
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have the faith of Jesus.
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You know, I
would like to say this
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because I think is important.
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And that is the Bible says,
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"You shall know
them by their fruits."
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Notice it says,
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"You shall know
them by their fruits,
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the things they say,
and the things they do."
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Come on.
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It doesn't say
you shall know them
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by what they have
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or what they have not,
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because some
people get the idea,
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oh, that brother's blessed
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because he's got
this, this and that.
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And he's got a house, cars
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and several cars
and several houses.
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That is not the criteria
that the Bible brings out.
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The criteria for
knowing if you are with Jesus,
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is that have you
surrender your heart to the Lord
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and you're going to be,
it's going to be manifest
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that you're going to
obey His commandments,
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by this, shall all men
know that you are My disciples.
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If you love Me, and
keep My commandments.
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Yes.
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I do want to make a quick point
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because not
everybody's at that point yet.
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And God holds us accountable
for the light that we have.
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But once we begin
to see this light,
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then we're to
walk in that light.
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You know, so
there's a lot of people.
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He says, I have a lot of
sheep that are not of this fold
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and He's calling them out.
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So once they see
and they hear the light,
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they need to come out
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and to join
God's remnant church,
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you know, but until then,
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they're responsible for
what light that they have.
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And so, the Bible is
the discerner of truth.
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I think we all
agree on that for sure.
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But there's so many
winds of doctrines out there
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that people
they get to the point
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they don't even want to listen.
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You know, I've
seen on the internet,
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like I was
listening to this one guy
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just for a short bit,
00:54:44.25\00:54:45.58
and he said, he was
talking about another man
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that is in a state close to us.
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He said, well, this is
an up and coming prophet.
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How can you be an
up and coming prophet?
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And, you know, they
were talking about the dreams
00:54:53.92\00:54:55.72
that he had and
prophecies that he had.
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Well, what little I
heard of this one pertaining.
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And I wouldn't even
tell you what it's about,
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but far as I can
see it hasn't come true
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and that's within and without
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what we would
consider God's remnant church.
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You know, I had a call yesterday
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from a lady in Georgia
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and she was sharing
about some other prophecies
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that someone within
the Adventist movement,
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you know, were making
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that were supposed to
happen on Thanksgiving.
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You know, we must
be very, very careful.
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These things will happen,
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but we need to
know it's from God.
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Amen.
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We need to know,
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and we build our
faith on the Word of God.
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Another point I wanted
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to make just
real, real quick on this
00:55:35.13\00:55:38.17
is because
there's so many people.
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In fact, I speak in with someone
00:55:40.64\00:55:42.14
I love dearly.
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And he said,
00:55:43.54\00:55:44.87
"Well, you know, there's
just so much doom and gloom.
00:55:44.91\00:55:46.74
You guys need to talk
about something else."
00:55:46.78\00:55:48.68
But we do talk about
a lot of other things.
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But right now,
00:55:51.28\00:55:52.61
and the
atmosphere in our government
00:55:52.65\00:55:54.42
and in our land,
00:55:54.45\00:55:55.78
people need to
have their eyes open.
00:55:55.82\00:55:58.15
We need to
understand what's happening
00:55:58.19\00:56:00.26
and how it fits with God's
Word so that we're not deceived.
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Closing thought.
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We have a minute and 30 seconds.
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A closing thought, I
would like to fix that,
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I combined two verses. Come on.
00:56:09.53\00:56:11.43
He says, "By this
shall all may know that
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you are My disciple
00:56:12.83\00:56:14.17
if you have
love one for another.
00:56:14.20\00:56:16.04
The other one says that
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"You should love Me,
and keep My commandments."
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Now, I would like to
finish with this scripture
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because I said, you know,
00:56:25.08\00:56:26.61
we should humble ourselves
and surrender to the Lord.
00:56:26.65\00:56:29.98
And God is working in our lives.
00:56:30.02\00:56:31.55
Philippians 1:6, Jesus says,
00:56:31.59\00:56:34.32
"Being confident
of this very thing
00:56:34.36\00:56:36.73
that he who has
begun a good work in you
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will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ."
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Let us cooperate with Him
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because He wants to
complete that marvelous work.
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Amen.
00:56:46.60\00:56:47.94
Honey, we have 50 seconds or so.
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So I'm going to ask you to make
a little appeal to the people,
00:56:49.34\00:56:51.84
and then you close
out our program for us.
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Would you do that, please?
Oh, I can share it though.
00:56:53.91\00:56:55.58
Yeah. Just talk to
somebody right now.
00:56:55.61\00:56:57.58
Well, we've been talking about
so many things, but I think,
00:56:57.61\00:57:00.48
you know, to
close out this program,
00:57:00.52\00:57:02.35
every doctrine,
00:57:02.38\00:57:03.72
wherever you are,
00:57:03.75\00:57:05.09
wherever you are in
your walk with the Lord,
00:57:05.12\00:57:07.12
your walk with your
church or your fellow people
00:57:07.16\00:57:10.19
that are around
your fellow Christians,
00:57:10.23\00:57:12.36
everything must be weighed
00:57:12.39\00:57:14.20
against the infallible
Word of God, every doctrine.
00:57:14.23\00:57:17.87
It reminds me of Christ
00:57:17.90\00:57:19.23
when He was tempted at the devil
00:57:19.27\00:57:20.70
and how He
answered it is written,
00:57:20.74\00:57:22.60
and hopefully
in another program,
00:57:22.64\00:57:23.97
we'll get to that.
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But just hold on to Jesus
as never, before, look to Him,
00:57:25.44\00:57:28.78
ask Him what you should do.
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And until next time
00:57:30.35\00:57:31.68
may our Lord continue to
richly bless you and yours.
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