1 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:17,359 Welcome to the Lansdale Life Church podcast. 2 00:00:18,420 --> 00:00:24,100 If you're seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, this podcast is for you. 3 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:27,079 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:35,979 All right 5 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,359 So in numbers 4 1 through 49 6 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:50,200 We're going to be talking about designated Israelites who carried who cared for and carried the tabernacle furniture 7 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,420 Now that may not seem 8 00:00:52,420 --> 00:00:53,859 too interesting 9 00:00:54,500 --> 00:01:00,420 I'm a furniture carrier for the Lord, but we'll find out that there is meaning behind all that and 10 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,159 it truly is something that sets the 11 00:01:04,159 --> 00:01:09,620 Levites apart from the rest of the tribes of Israel 12 00:01:10,340 --> 00:01:10,959 so 13 00:01:11,659 --> 00:01:17,680 Having said that I will just give you a quick outline of which we'll be delving into 14 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:25,080 the chapter really highlights God's order and holiness and is and if that is certainly a 15 00:01:27,139 --> 00:01:34,200 Familiar scene to us about what it is that we have been learning there is no substitute 16 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,019 For the holiness that he provides 17 00:01:38,019 --> 00:01:44,659 In his kingdom and then the order in which he executes his kingdom very precise 18 00:01:44,659 --> 00:01:51,180 We learned that in everything all the way down to the buttons on the ephod and all the little things that have 19 00:01:51,180 --> 00:01:55,859 transpired over the weeks that we have been talking both in Leviticus and now in Numbers and 20 00:01:58,100 --> 00:02:00,480 It it is it ensures 21 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:06,579 the tabernacle that would it would be handled with commitment and 22 00:02:07,780 --> 00:02:11,500 Reverence it's something that people commit today 23 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:16,319 But what I find so often is that when they commit they don't finish very well 24 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:23,960 And that's disappointing even in Christendom, you know, if you say I'll do that and then it is never executed or carried out 25 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:33,439 And that is disappointing because you're serving the Lord. You're not serving one another you are but you're ultimately serving him and then the reverence that 26 00:02:34,099 --> 00:02:39,680 We should bring when we approach God and his giftings his 27 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,800 callings his ministry 28 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:47,099 Even the idea of just praying and you know 29 00:02:47,099 --> 00:02:52,939 We probably have remembered when it was name it and claim it in those days where you just 30 00:02:52,939 --> 00:02:57,800 Demand it things of the Lord and that certainly wasn't the way God's kingdom should have worked 31 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,060 but people thought that and 32 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:05,919 you know the peace and prosperity movement came and went and so consequently we have a 33 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,760 Need these days to understand if God's moving in 34 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,000 Revelation and restoration in his kingdom here on earth and bringing revival 35 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:20,919 That is because the reverence that we have the unity that we have to pray for God to move 36 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,080 so the 37 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,659 duties of the 38 00:03:24,659 --> 00:03:25,599 cathites 39 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:32,640 were again carrying most of the important furniture the ark the table the lampstand and the altar and 40 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,580 those items work to be 41 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:42,780 Covered by Aaron and his sons before they were transported and we'll get into that question in a little bit 42 00:03:42,780 --> 00:03:46,180 That the people the rest of the Levites 43 00:03:46,180 --> 00:03:51,039 That were to do this administration weren't even to see these things 44 00:03:51,039 --> 00:03:56,040 weren't even to view the ark the table the lampstand and the altar and 45 00:03:56,919 --> 00:04:01,039 they had to be covered by Aaron in which we'll talk about that and 46 00:04:01,039 --> 00:04:07,680 There were strict rules touching or seeing the uncovered holy objects led to death and that's a 47 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:13,500 Fearsome thing when you think about working around and moving in furniture and all this and all of a sudden you get a glimpse of these 48 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:15,719 Things, you know, you'd be struck dead 49 00:04:15,719 --> 00:04:23,040 Well again the duty of the Gershonites then their their tasks to carrying out the 50 00:04:23,599 --> 00:04:30,199 Carrying the curtains the coverings and the cords of the temple if you remember the temple it had it had posts 51 00:04:30,199 --> 00:04:36,319 It had curtains both inside and outside and they were supervised by Aaron's son 52 00:04:36,319 --> 00:04:45,600 Ithamar to do these things think about wrapping them up preparing them disassembling them carrying setting them up and getting ready for again 53 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,000 Another pilgrimage and then the duties of the Maronites 54 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:57,039 They were responsible for all the frames the crossbars the post and the bases of the tabernacle 55 00:04:57,040 --> 00:05:01,879 Which again was the outside perimeter by and large and again 56 00:05:01,879 --> 00:05:06,120 They were under the supervision of the same man. And then finally we end up in 57 00:05:07,459 --> 00:05:09,079 3334 through 49 58 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:16,400 talking about the qualification of these men being from 30 years to 50 years of age for service and 59 00:05:16,939 --> 00:05:19,420 The number of the Levites were total 60 00:05:19,420 --> 00:05:25,360 8,580 of them. So that's a brief sketch in the outline thereof 61 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,319 so let me kind of just do a 62 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:36,519 Clarification here and maybe you do and maybe you don't remember all priests were of Levites 63 00:05:36,519 --> 00:05:39,660 But not all Levites were priests 64 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:45,040 There was the administration which we just covered of those three tribes 65 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:52,560 But there were the high priests that was the descendant of Aaron Aaron and his descendants in the tribe of Lehi 66 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,620 again 67 00:05:54,259 --> 00:06:00,680 He had the exclusive rights along with his children and their children to perform the 68 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,980 Sacrifices that were required and to enter into the Holy of Holies 69 00:06:04,980 --> 00:06:10,959 So again, we we talk about the word Levite and there's many of them in the administration 70 00:06:10,959 --> 00:06:15,459 They were one of the tribes of Israel, but not all of them 71 00:06:15,459 --> 00:06:18,120 ministered in the Holy of Holies 72 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,779 So the Levites versus the priests now 73 00:06:21,779 --> 00:06:27,759 So we have Levites that are going to do the service and we have the Levites that are priests that are that enter in 74 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:32,560 Everyone had their specific duty. They performed we just went over that 75 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,779 So the other Levites the non priests if you will 76 00:06:37,779 --> 00:06:40,100 the Cathites and the 77 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:44,199 garrisonites and the Maricites were again 78 00:06:44,199 --> 00:06:44,519 And 79 00:06:46,439 --> 00:06:48,459 They executed the 80 00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:53,560 Tabernacle duties, but they could not perform those priestly functions 81 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:57,360 so there is a distinct difference between the two and 82 00:06:58,379 --> 00:07:01,779 We just want to make sure we understand the ground rules 83 00:07:01,779 --> 00:07:08,160 So the roles of the non priest basically those tribes they carried those sacred 84 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:15,320 Objects they couldn't touch them. They couldn't see them until they were covered by the the high priests and 85 00:07:16,779 --> 00:07:24,819 Again, there was transportation of the curtains and the coverings we said and the Maritites they again had the structural components 86 00:07:24,819 --> 00:07:29,259 So that's again a difference of the the two 87 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:35,660 Distinct groups of people within the Levites. So now let's pose a question here 88 00:07:35,660 --> 00:07:42,640 What was the significance of being appointed to be a furniture carrier of 89 00:07:43,879 --> 00:07:45,040 Tabernacle furniture 90 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,019 What was the significance of that? 91 00:07:49,699 --> 00:07:55,899 Okay, just you Ron and and Jackie you just do that over here. What is their significance to this? 92 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,839 What is what is that significance? 93 00:08:04,979 --> 00:08:05,639 Because 94 00:08:07,239 --> 00:08:09,379 That's where the priest sits on 95 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:18,300 Okay, the furniture sits but but why did they do that? What was their calling? Am I just a simple furniture carrier? 96 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:20,939 Is there more to this? 97 00:08:21,660 --> 00:08:24,860 Because that furniture was holy to God. Okay 98 00:08:26,119 --> 00:08:27,439 All right 99 00:08:28,839 --> 00:08:36,580 And so with that there was a calling and an anointing on that furniture. Okay, so let's develop that a little bit 100 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:38,320 alright 101 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:40,059 so 102 00:08:42,460 --> 00:08:51,559 These men were entrusted with preserving the holiness of God's dwelling place now, why were they? 103 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:55,200 designated to preserve the holiness 104 00:08:57,319 --> 00:08:58,279 Yes 105 00:08:58,279 --> 00:08:58,980 Yes 106 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:06,659 But they weren't originally God wasn't going to ordain them to do this job originally, but look at this 107 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:14,460 Why because there's zeal for defending God's honor during the golden calf rebellion 108 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:20,720 caused them because of their loyalty to get God's attention and 109 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:27,019 So consequently the entire tribe stood with Moses against 110 00:09:27,019 --> 00:09:31,120 diagolatry you can read that we we should have gone over that and 111 00:09:31,899 --> 00:09:38,059 God originally chose the firstborn sons of Israel for this task because of their loyalty 112 00:09:38,059 --> 00:09:40,600 He then shows the Levites 113 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:46,620 To do the sacrifice to do this service. So again, it was set apart 114 00:09:46,620 --> 00:09:51,860 It was special it was to preserve the holiness of God's dwelling 115 00:09:53,119 --> 00:09:58,259 Now let's bring it back to today. We are interested with his glory 116 00:09:58,820 --> 00:10:04,259 We are to live a set-apart life and to stand for truth and for service 117 00:10:04,259 --> 00:10:11,919 Just like they did there it remember there's a there's the there's the type and the archal type meaning the two 118 00:10:11,919 --> 00:10:14,220 Old Testament and New Testament 119 00:10:14,220 --> 00:10:18,080 So we are what we are charged to do what? 120 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:21,700 Live a life that is set apart for the service of the Lord 121 00:10:21,700 --> 00:10:28,059 Like the Levites were set apart to do the service and the administration of the tabernacle 122 00:10:28,059 --> 00:10:35,340 This role was not just about transporting objects. It was about honoring God's presence 123 00:10:35,340 --> 00:10:42,700 Which you alluded to and ensuring his dwelling place remain pure and holy 124 00:10:43,299 --> 00:10:49,700 We remember the stories further on down the way what happened to the sons of Israel they didn't adhere to these 125 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:57,120 Exact laws and what happened they died because they went in the Holy of Holies not prepared. They took foreign fire with them 126 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,860 So again, these are the reasons that they were chosen 127 00:11:02,379 --> 00:11:07,100 There's a sacred responsibility to all that we do and the tabernacle 128 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:10,419 Also was the dwelling place of God and 129 00:11:10,419 --> 00:11:18,799 Transporting its furniture required strict reverence meaning our responsibility is to reverence him in our being 130 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:24,519 Not casually come in Lord. I need this or I need that or pray 131 00:11:25,300 --> 00:11:33,639 Centric to your needs but worship him and the sacred responsibility that we now even have because we are considered holy 132 00:11:33,639 --> 00:11:39,059 And we'll talk about a little bit about that in a bit now the symbol of worship 133 00:11:39,059 --> 00:11:47,299 They were carrying the ark the lamb stand the altar and the other furnishings represented Israel's devotion to God 134 00:11:47,299 --> 00:11:50,519 like our devotion to him and 135 00:11:52,479 --> 00:12:00,360 When we're not devoted to God God certainly doesn't use us like if we would be completely devoted to him 136 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:07,879 So the beati obedience to divine order again something we need to live in each Levite family had 137 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:09,480 specific duties 138 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,679 Well, you know Gail's over here 139 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,620 She's in charge of the the lamb stand and I think I'll go over and help her 140 00:12:15,620 --> 00:12:15,759 well 141 00:12:15,759 --> 00:12:21,159 if I supposed to take care of the cords and the and the and the other tabernacle things I can't do her job and 142 00:12:21,879 --> 00:12:23,419 That's like the kingdom of God 143 00:12:23,419 --> 00:12:32,620 God calls you with specific ministries to do certain things with your creative being and I can't come in and 144 00:12:32,620 --> 00:12:33,679 Displace you 145 00:12:34,339 --> 00:12:35,700 Because it's your calling 146 00:12:36,459 --> 00:12:41,899 we all have unique callings we all have unique gifts and 147 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:48,080 Consequently, we have to respect that so each Levite family had these specific duties 148 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:53,519 Entrusting the holiness of God to be preserved. That was the goal 149 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,000 So now let me ask another question for you 150 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:02,000 Why was covering the fixtures required before being moved? 151 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,240 Why couldn't the remainder of the Levites see these things? 152 00:13:09,100 --> 00:13:14,519 Again, it's that same thing about the holiness of God and so only 153 00:13:15,940 --> 00:13:21,279 Those Levites that and Aaron especially that were permitted to go into the Holy Place 154 00:13:21,279 --> 00:13:24,799 They were the only ones that were allowed to look upon those things 155 00:13:24,799 --> 00:13:28,799 So nobody else could even look upon them let alone touch them 156 00:13:29,319 --> 00:13:32,519 Think about the anointing that comes with calling 157 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,799 We're all called to do something and 158 00:13:37,740 --> 00:13:44,200 In walking or calling that calling there is an anointing that we walk in no matter what this is in the kingdom of God 159 00:13:44,879 --> 00:13:51,679 And so I can't go over and help again that the example I can't help Gail 160 00:13:52,379 --> 00:13:59,299 Because her anointing for doing what she's doing is different than mine and God when he gave each unique 161 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,080 Responsibility to each grouping of people 162 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:06,919 You can't go over and get into that anointing because God's not going all out of that 163 00:14:06,919 --> 00:14:10,259 God won't give you grace for that or calling for that now 164 00:14:10,259 --> 00:14:16,039 You may want to do that because gee you have a public ministry and I don't all I do is haul furniture 165 00:14:17,039 --> 00:14:18,740 but there is a 166 00:14:18,740 --> 00:14:26,480 Separation between those that are high priests because the anointing they had they could go into the holy of holies 167 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:30,139 They could do the worship they could do the sacrifice 168 00:14:30,940 --> 00:14:35,539 But the rest of the Levites as we talked about couldn't so they don't have capacity 169 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:42,159 To be able to begin to do those things because it wasn't in God's providence 170 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,360 There's a frown on your face thinking 171 00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:50,360 We talked about 172 00:14:50,899 --> 00:14:51,419 Levites 173 00:14:51,419 --> 00:14:56,639 Divided into two groups the Levites that were high priests could go in and out of the temple 174 00:14:56,639 --> 00:15:02,559 The Levites that were carriers of all the furniture and things they couldn't even see the because they had to be covered up 175 00:15:02,559 --> 00:15:10,000 So we're distinguishing why couldn't they see why weren't they allowed to see because they didn't have the anointing for doing that because remember 176 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:15,299 It goes back to Gail's statement. It's the holiness of God. It doesn't get any more holier than that 177 00:15:15,299 --> 00:15:19,279 Because he visited that place and he dwells in that place 178 00:15:19,279 --> 00:15:23,559 You know, sometimes I think we don't reverence God enough 179 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:29,899 In the flippant things sometimes we ask selfishly or their attitudes that we have 180 00:15:30,980 --> 00:15:33,500 But God is a holy God and 181 00:15:35,039 --> 00:15:36,460 We have to respect that 182 00:15:37,179 --> 00:15:41,980 so that anointing which anointing I'll define for you is 183 00:15:43,299 --> 00:15:45,399 empowering and 184 00:15:45,399 --> 00:15:46,340 the 185 00:15:48,059 --> 00:15:49,460 Concentration of individuals 186 00:15:51,060 --> 00:15:54,220 Does excuse me the empowering and 187 00:15:54,220 --> 00:16:00,500 Consecration of individuals does not come without the calling of God to fulfill the specific purpose 188 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:04,259 In other words, like we said we can't walk and someone else was calling 189 00:16:05,179 --> 00:16:09,600 so we got that out of the way what thought comes to me about the 190 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,700 Levites about their ministry was this verse and 191 00:16:13,639 --> 00:16:17,860 And I'm to the point in time in my life where there's no other thing that I'm interested in 192 00:16:17,860 --> 00:16:21,879 I've given up all my hobbies, you know put them aside 193 00:16:21,879 --> 00:16:26,200 You know, you ready to give you a motorcycle up yet? Oh 194 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,480 I'm just kidding. So 195 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:40,460 Here we are and and this verse really came to me and understood and I understood why they were the way they were 196 00:16:40,460 --> 00:16:46,899 Psalm 84 10 for a day in your courts is better than a thousand years elsewhere 197 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:52,879 And I would rather be a doorkeeper a simple doorkeeper in the house of God 198 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:55,399 Then dwell in the tents of the wicked 199 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:00,000 You know now I engaged in sin and I thought sin was fun for a season 200 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,700 But after a while it got old but God doesn't get old 201 00:17:02,700 --> 00:17:09,759 He renews our passions and our interests for him every day as we as we come before him 202 00:17:09,759 --> 00:17:13,579 So that's that's our verse that kind of connects those two 203 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:14,799 alright 204 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:21,779 Let's look at the application for us as individuals in preserving the holiness of God 205 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,940 What does that look like? 206 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:31,980 Jesus himself is described as the true temple. We are also called the temple of God 207 00:17:31,980 --> 00:17:35,839 It says in Corinthians. Do you not know that you? 208 00:17:36,039 --> 00:17:41,799 yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you 209 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:49,000 That's an awesome thought in 1st Peter. It says be holy in everything you do 210 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:54,180 Just as God is holy. He is the one who chose you 211 00:17:56,359 --> 00:18:05,440 Thus here we go if we are to obey and be holy that simply means that we have to be set apart and 212 00:18:06,099 --> 00:18:08,859 We are to reflect God's holiness 213 00:18:08,859 --> 00:18:16,259 Now I won't ask the showing of hands, but how many times have we failed in reflecting God's holiness? 214 00:18:17,140 --> 00:18:21,000 In our concourse of our spouse our friends 215 00:18:21,740 --> 00:18:25,920 Business and whatever and I'll leave that to you no show of hands 216 00:18:26,460 --> 00:18:30,519 There are no exceptions then to the qualities of holiness 217 00:18:30,519 --> 00:18:38,299 We are the expression of God and his government and we must now honor his sacred nature 218 00:18:39,420 --> 00:18:41,079 That's what the scripture says 219 00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:45,319 So we are to live a lifestyle holiness 220 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,539 So my question that is how can one develop a lifestyle that is holy? 221 00:18:52,319 --> 00:18:53,559 How can we? 222 00:18:54,660 --> 00:18:56,099 mortals that we are 223 00:18:56,740 --> 00:18:59,319 Develop this and he takers 224 00:19:00,020 --> 00:19:06,980 Well, it says in Hebrews as you think about that in Hebrews 10 encourages believers to draw near to God with a sincere heart 225 00:19:06,980 --> 00:19:08,519 That's one aspect 226 00:19:09,099 --> 00:19:13,380 second Corinthians 7 purify yourselves from everything that is 227 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:16,380 That contaminates the body and the spirit 228 00:19:17,059 --> 00:19:23,579 So you have the idea of drawing near to God because he's holy and that the idea of purify yourselves you do it 229 00:19:24,339 --> 00:19:25,779 So where is the dilemma? 230 00:19:26,779 --> 00:19:28,160 Where is the answer? 231 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,619 Okay, I won't leave you hang 232 00:19:39,340 --> 00:19:43,819 All right, let's look at lifestyle holiness 233 00:19:43,819 --> 00:19:48,299 Let's parse this up and see what this looks like 234 00:19:48,299 --> 00:19:50,039 it is a 235 00:19:50,039 --> 00:19:53,080 process it's not an occurrence of 236 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:55,299 purification 237 00:19:57,639 --> 00:19:58,279 Well 238 00:19:58,279 --> 00:20:00,259 First of all, there is 239 00:20:00,259 --> 00:20:03,079 part of us as 240 00:20:03,079 --> 00:20:06,379 we come to the Lord as a little child accepting him and 241 00:20:07,299 --> 00:20:12,759 Beginning to know him know his ways know of his ways not necessarily walk in them 242 00:20:12,759 --> 00:20:17,859 but at least know them as we read and as we give ourselves to the Lord and 243 00:20:18,599 --> 00:20:20,740 two offshoots of 244 00:20:20,740 --> 00:20:27,299 that are basically the worship and the reading of his word that bring us to an understanding of who he is and 245 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:33,700 Then second of all spending time in his presence and we have talked about these things many times 246 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:38,200 That's what induces you to begin to live the different life 247 00:20:38,740 --> 00:20:45,420 It's the groundwork that's being laid in Christian's life to be able to bring them to maturity 248 00:20:45,420 --> 00:20:51,539 When people don't pray when people don't read the word when people don't worship when they don't spend time 249 00:20:51,539 --> 00:20:57,259 They don't advance in the kingdom. I hate to be harsh, but that's the way it is 250 00:20:57,740 --> 00:21:00,720 God says what if you seek me I will be found 251 00:21:01,379 --> 00:21:06,619 He sought us at salvation. But now he says, okay, here you go. What are you gonna do? 252 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,160 And as you come you begin to be like this little child 253 00:21:10,819 --> 00:21:16,859 The second thing as we begin to grow up we grow in Christ we begin to understand 254 00:21:17,399 --> 00:21:23,779 What he's like his character what he does what he doesn't do what he likes what he doesn't like 255 00:21:24,399 --> 00:21:29,599 I mean, sometimes I get up in the morning. I think I've said this and I say Lord, what do you want to do today? 256 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:35,819 What's on your what's on your agenda instead of me giving me him mine. What do you want to do? 257 00:21:35,819 --> 00:21:39,180 What do you want me to do just open-ended conversations? 258 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:46,099 That's the teenager in us as we begin to learn and we begin to understand his precepts in his ways and 259 00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:49,299 Again, we are 260 00:21:50,339 --> 00:21:52,839 nurturing our 261 00:21:52,839 --> 00:21:53,680 Talents 262 00:21:54,220 --> 00:21:57,240 We are beginning to see that we then have 263 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:03,579 certain qualifications being fulfilled in our life certain ministries certain callings and 264 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,160 We're again being motivated in 265 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:15,279 Either mentoring or discipleship whatever you want to call that there are various programs that we have in this church to bring you along 266 00:22:15,279 --> 00:22:21,920 to help you to encourage you and as you begin to grow up you begin to be more of an 267 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:23,859 offense to the kingdom of darkness 268 00:22:24,759 --> 00:22:25,359 now 269 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,519 The third element is shaping the lives that we have 270 00:22:31,059 --> 00:22:36,079 again, this is our adult life and you know those of you that have had children as 271 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:42,180 Children grow up and they're needy and all they do is poop and yell for food 272 00:22:42,180 --> 00:22:47,039 You know and after a while all of a sudden they've grown up and they're in college and they're independent 273 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:50,220 They don't need us anymore. Oh, don't we feel lonesome? 274 00:22:50,759 --> 00:22:57,500 But we feel proud that they were able to bring about a transformation in what God wants to do in their life 275 00:22:57,500 --> 00:23:01,420 So this is the adult life. So what attributes begin to develop there? 276 00:23:02,299 --> 00:23:02,799 again 277 00:23:03,420 --> 00:23:10,140 Activating the sphere of influence your influence you each one of us have an influence in 278 00:23:10,779 --> 00:23:18,299 our relationship with friends with people we work with people we have coffee with obviously people in the church 279 00:23:18,299 --> 00:23:27,119 But you want to cultivate that field of opportunity because that's where that's where the missional spirit of God begins to work 280 00:23:27,500 --> 00:23:31,460 Yeah, we can go out and we can go to the hinterlands of the of the Bahamas 281 00:23:31,460 --> 00:23:35,420 I always used to say if God ever called me to be a missionary. I'd like to be in the Bahamas 282 00:23:37,019 --> 00:23:41,059 So he gave me that and he gave me four years in Bermuda, but I wasn't following him 283 00:23:42,179 --> 00:23:43,019 but anyway 284 00:23:43,619 --> 00:23:44,259 We are 285 00:23:44,259 --> 00:23:51,759 Activating that sphere of influence by virtue of beginning to step out of ourselves and our interest in who we are and 286 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:57,240 begin to relate to people to influence them for Christ and we practice then 287 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:03,000 Authentic love we now understand what real love is because we've understood from the father 288 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:09,200 What love is how he has come how we are children of him how we adore him 289 00:24:09,860 --> 00:24:13,980 Sometimes in the morning when I get up and I go into our Sun room. I just Lord. I just love you 290 00:24:14,519 --> 00:24:20,579 You know, sometimes I cry sometimes I don't but you know the expressions that we could have for our father 291 00:24:20,579 --> 00:24:22,859 Because he's really he really is our father 292 00:24:22,859 --> 00:24:30,680 So again, those things are developing and then we have what I call the reproduction cycle of ourselves 293 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,819 living beyond ourselves 294 00:24:33,619 --> 00:24:42,759 Not just having a free ticket to heaven as I have spoken about before but producing more than you consume. I 295 00:24:42,759 --> 00:24:50,099 Mean how many people sit in congregations year after year week after week day after day receive the word of the Lord 296 00:24:50,099 --> 00:24:53,599 And there's nothing wrong with that and you get filled up. But where's the outflow of that? 297 00:24:54,740 --> 00:24:59,759 Where do you have opportunity to let that stuff flow out from your being? 298 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:04,799 And that's important because after a while you get so full 299 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:12,980 Wasn't that good another sermon Chris preached or I heard something on the radio or this or that. Okay, what good is that doing? 300 00:25:15,059 --> 00:25:19,759 Well, it is building you up but at some point in time you begin to choke in your own saliva 301 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:21,640 so to speak 302 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:29,279 there has to be an outlet no matter how small that may be and 303 00:25:29,279 --> 00:25:31,599 Then finally meaningful and relevant 304 00:25:31,599 --> 00:25:37,160 Lifestyles that you communicate and that's where we are at in our community is not 305 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:42,460 Going and button-holing them because it's their last trip because they're all retired 306 00:25:42,460 --> 00:25:47,420 Yeah, you're going to hell if you don't come to Jesus, you know that that doesn't play these days 307 00:25:47,420 --> 00:25:53,259 What does play is lifestyle evangelism have him for dinner talk with him be friend with them 308 00:25:53,259 --> 00:26:00,420 And as they get to know people begin to come to the Lord. I mean, it's just wonderful. It's it's such an easy thing 309 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:05,319 There's more clouds and things that come up gail 310 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:15,700 So so so here we have we have I'm saving you some time on your on your iPhone 311 00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:23,599 You can take pictures at what you want thus in all this a transformation takes place in our lives in 312 00:26:23,599 --> 00:26:28,859 Romans 12 1 it encourages believers to be transformed by the renewing of their mind 313 00:26:29,660 --> 00:26:33,980 Rejecting worldly influences and embracing God's standard 314 00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:36,559 That's what the game is about 315 00:26:37,659 --> 00:26:41,920 Now there are impediments to this life cycle 316 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:48,380 Because not all of us get through that I'm speaking of Christendom now 317 00:26:48,380 --> 00:26:54,819 There are perhaps sinful practices that you indulge in that are secret sins 318 00:26:56,040 --> 00:27:03,940 Worldly focuses that draw you. Oh, I can't help but I mean, you know, there was was this one lady we were kind to and as she got 319 00:27:04,860 --> 00:27:09,299 More needy and couldn't do things. I was helping her and she would receive 320 00:27:09,299 --> 00:27:15,539 One or maybe two packages from Amazon every day. Her house was full of junk 321 00:27:15,539 --> 00:27:21,920 So we went over there to help her clean out. I will tell you because she's deceased now 322 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:27,359 So if there's no stories out of school if she had one curling iron, she had eight of them in a drawer 323 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:31,220 If she had one pocketbook, she had two or three dozen of them 324 00:27:31,220 --> 00:27:37,920 She had clothes with tags on hanging in the closet. She never wore so she was being fulfilled by Amazon 325 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:44,339 You know that eternal need for something and you see it what I call 326 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:48,140 It might in my terms garage theology 327 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,559 if you're if you're passing people's homes and their 328 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,500 Garage doors lifted up seldom they have room for cars 329 00:27:56,500 --> 00:28:03,400 It's full of stuff either going into the house or coming out of the house. It's a staging platform 330 00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:06,120 for things and 331 00:28:06,839 --> 00:28:08,900 When you come to the end of life 332 00:28:10,039 --> 00:28:12,560 and you begin to retire and move and 333 00:28:13,799 --> 00:28:20,119 You get rid of things and some people don't ever move into Meadowood because they just can't get rid of their things 334 00:28:21,519 --> 00:28:26,700 So there is a workly worldly focus that inhibits us 335 00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:28,039 second of all 336 00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:30,140 this sinful practice 337 00:28:30,140 --> 00:28:34,160 again, our actions that go against God's will and 338 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:42,779 Sometimes his moral teachings these behaviors can lead us away from righteous living and consequently we can become 339 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:47,619 ineffective tools that God cannot use because of our focus 340 00:28:48,279 --> 00:28:50,000 He wants to use you 341 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,079 But he can't 342 00:28:52,079 --> 00:28:53,440 Why holiness? 343 00:28:55,019 --> 00:28:58,259 The objectivity of that the priority of your life 344 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:04,000 Now another thing if you can't if Satan can't get you drawn back into sin 345 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:09,099 And getting away from the Lord. Sometimes he'll do just the opposite 346 00:29:09,799 --> 00:29:11,619 He'll create such a false 347 00:29:12,279 --> 00:29:17,160 Spirituality in you that you're no good to your brothers and sisters and I'll cover these things 348 00:29:18,259 --> 00:29:21,440 That's focusing on yourself not the Lord 349 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:28,720 false spirituality are lies and deceptive actions that can leave emotional scars and 350 00:29:29,259 --> 00:29:31,460 Some of us may have suffered from these things 351 00:29:31,460 --> 00:29:34,500 The result can be abuse and disappointment 352 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:42,960 Which really destroys lives that otherwise could be tools for God's use 353 00:29:44,620 --> 00:29:51,500 He doesn't use us unless we do you want me to pull these things down or do you want it this way 354 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:55,240 There 355 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,240 That or do you want this 356 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:03,519 That okay 357 00:30:05,340 --> 00:30:06,579 Photo shot 358 00:30:09,980 --> 00:30:11,799 All right, okay 359 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,299 All right now 360 00:30:14,299 --> 00:30:19,619 Question in all this we got the life cycle. We know where we're supposed to be. We know the impediments 361 00:30:19,619 --> 00:30:22,200 So, how do we purify ourself? 362 00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:25,220 How do we purify ourself? 363 00:30:30,220 --> 00:30:34,259 Nobody want all we got two. Okay. All right, right on 364 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:42,500 Well, I would like to rephrase the question more. So like how does God purify us and I would say there's a scripture in my head 365 00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:44,359 But I don't remember it exactly 366 00:30:44,359 --> 00:30:49,240 But I know it's something about the how the word of God purifies us washes us clean by the word 367 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:54,380 So yeah, I say it's the word of God. All right, you're getting close and you got half the component 368 00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:55,660 Okay 369 00:30:56,519 --> 00:30:57,240 God 370 00:30:57,779 --> 00:31:01,720 Again does work and we'll we'll add to that 371 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,779 Well, we have to 372 00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:09,779 Another sort of like turn over ourselves over we have to yield ourselves completely 373 00:31:09,779 --> 00:31:14,220 So the Holy Spirit can have his way to do whatever he needs to in us 374 00:31:15,019 --> 00:31:16,819 Well, we have to get out of the way 375 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:20,599 The Holy Spirit 376 00:31:20,599 --> 00:31:21,200 Yeah 377 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:32,200 Taking heed unto his word and being devoted and being it's not just believing it's 378 00:31:33,180 --> 00:31:37,319 It's got a heart thing to it where you just want to 379 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,539 Take heed and yield and whatever 380 00:31:42,980 --> 00:31:46,599 Let's put some of these things together. So how do we do this? 381 00:31:47,220 --> 00:31:49,940 We do this in two ways 382 00:31:50,599 --> 00:31:54,539 God's role in purification is positional 383 00:31:55,519 --> 00:31:58,440 Hear me. He declares us 384 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,940 Like you said to be holy 385 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:08,539 God cleanses us through Jesus 1st John 1 7 the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin 386 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,200 So that's where you were probably coming from maybe 387 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,359 God's grace again 388 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:17,660 transforms our hearts 389 00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:24,880 Ezekiel 36 it describes how God gives his people a new heart and a new spirit 390 00:32:25,660 --> 00:32:27,880 So that's God's proposition 391 00:32:28,420 --> 00:32:29,779 the Holy Spirit 392 00:32:30,500 --> 00:32:33,880 Then sanctifies believers in 2nd Thessalonians 393 00:32:33,880 --> 00:32:40,279 It says that we are saved through sanctifying work of the Spirit of God. So we've got God 394 00:32:40,279 --> 00:32:42,019 We've got the Holy Spirit coming 395 00:32:42,019 --> 00:32:49,660 That's again part of what we're doing and our role in purification and like you said Gail is the 396 00:32:50,539 --> 00:32:51,440 experiential role 397 00:32:52,259 --> 00:32:56,559 We grow into holiness. We are holy 398 00:32:56,559 --> 00:33:00,740 Positionally by God, but we have to grow in that 399 00:33:02,319 --> 00:33:06,019 How do we do that it says we are called to 400 00:33:06,579 --> 00:33:12,379 Purify ourself 1st John 3 3 everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself 401 00:33:13,179 --> 00:33:14,960 Just as he is pure 402 00:33:15,619 --> 00:33:18,839 Jackie you were getting there and some of the thought that you had 403 00:33:19,799 --> 00:33:26,460 Obedience and repentance matter James 4 8 it urges believers to cleanse your hands 404 00:33:26,460 --> 00:33:29,660 You sinners and purify your hearts 405 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:34,559 So there is two components to this what God is doing has done 406 00:33:34,559 --> 00:33:39,140 Positionally what we have to do by yielding to the Holy Spirit 407 00:33:39,740 --> 00:33:46,119 So the question then how can we fully experience this purity and holiness for ourselves? 408 00:33:46,380 --> 00:33:51,819 How does this mechanical thing work out you were going through this and you were thinking that you know 409 00:33:51,819 --> 00:33:55,319 I could see your mind working and and how does that all come about? 410 00:33:59,660 --> 00:34:01,400 Do I give the answer now or anybody? 411 00:34:05,540 --> 00:34:08,559 Okay, all right that had some of it 412 00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:16,960 Surrender yourself surrender. Yeah, so God you the Lord of my life. Okay. Yeah. All right came the president 413 00:34:17,940 --> 00:34:20,460 So I'm surrendered I give my life 414 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:22,780 Yeah, I 415 00:34:23,539 --> 00:34:25,199 I also want to just 416 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:32,980 Go back and finish out something here about can I just do something here a minute? It says some in Ezekiel 417 00:34:36,460 --> 00:34:44,500 No, no, I think in Ezekiel where he says I'll give you a new heart with new and right desires and then in it 418 00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:45,420 it also says 419 00:34:46,240 --> 00:34:48,719 He enables us by the Holy Spirit 420 00:34:49,340 --> 00:34:54,760 And I'll tell you I can't do anything without his enabling power. Yes. It's his grace 421 00:34:55,199 --> 00:35:01,539 But I have to yield to it as I think my sister is saying the word of God is just the Spirit of God 422 00:35:01,539 --> 00:35:05,739 It's the Holy Spirit and it really is that enabling grace that he 423 00:35:05,739 --> 00:35:07,659 gives me 424 00:35:10,260 --> 00:35:15,559 Revelation from the Bible, which is the written word into us as the spoken word 425 00:35:16,260 --> 00:35:16,820 Okay 426 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:20,539 Yes, very much so 427 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:23,960 All right. Anybody else? Oh, yeah, Ron 428 00:35:25,300 --> 00:35:28,900 Well, I think we can have all this stuff in our mind 429 00:35:29,639 --> 00:35:32,599 But until we transfer it down to our heart 430 00:35:33,139 --> 00:35:35,759 it's not going to mean anything and 431 00:35:37,619 --> 00:35:39,780 You know, I think that's a 432 00:35:40,740 --> 00:35:45,039 Something that we have to live with and you know, the Holy Spirit 433 00:35:46,599 --> 00:35:49,480 His job is to glorify Christ 434 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:53,320 Yes 435 00:35:55,199 --> 00:36:01,579 So, let's put some of these more piece some of these pieces together for those of you that came in later 436 00:36:01,579 --> 00:36:06,279 I'm drinking in front of you. I don't I'm not trying to be not polite, but I just had a 437 00:36:08,039 --> 00:36:14,119 An implant done it was two and a half hours of surgery and 23 stitches. So I'm kind of like 438 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,079 Wandering around here 439 00:36:18,119 --> 00:36:19,139 All right 440 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:21,039 Please pray for me 441 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:23,639 All right. Here we go 442 00:36:24,359 --> 00:36:27,800 Our part in this 443 00:36:30,019 --> 00:36:35,059 Experiential purification starts in the conscience 444 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:40,039 So the conscience consists of beliefs 445 00:36:41,359 --> 00:36:41,920 Values 446 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,699 thoughts and 447 00:36:44,699 --> 00:36:45,280 emotions 448 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:51,760 The outworking of that which we see in people's lives is the behavior and action 449 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,139 So there is subconscious and conscious 450 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,160 Now here's a verse of Scripture for you 451 00:37:00,299 --> 00:37:04,200 If it'll come up did it freeze I 452 00:37:07,199 --> 00:37:07,980 Hope not 453 00:37:08,859 --> 00:37:15,019 There we go, okay, we unfroze it and we'll put it in presentation mode again 454 00:37:16,259 --> 00:37:17,059 so 455 00:37:17,939 --> 00:37:20,160 here's a verse of Scripture in 456 00:37:20,799 --> 00:37:28,599 Second Timothy 3 16. It says this all Scripture will empower you by instruction and 457 00:37:29,900 --> 00:37:35,619 Correction giving you strength to take the right way 458 00:37:36,399 --> 00:37:38,320 So the Scripture 459 00:37:39,119 --> 00:37:42,280 Has these things embedded in them? 460 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:45,920 It instructs us it gives us guidelines 461 00:37:47,019 --> 00:37:52,420 It also gives us correction. Oh, you shouldn't do this and do that and it gives examples of how in 462 00:37:53,119 --> 00:38:00,380 Correction God came to his people and then it gives us strength to be able to be encouraged whatever things 463 00:38:00,380 --> 00:38:04,099 We're going through whatever difficulties were going through 464 00:38:04,679 --> 00:38:09,000 He gives us strength. Not always do we get delivered from? 465 00:38:09,679 --> 00:38:13,320 but we have strength to walk through whatever that may be and 466 00:38:14,679 --> 00:38:15,159 again 467 00:38:15,820 --> 00:38:18,179 To take the right way 468 00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:23,440 There's a fork in the road Lord. I need your answer. Is it right or is it left? 469 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:31,760 He's gonna give you that way the right way so now how do we do that? How does that work? 470 00:38:32,940 --> 00:38:40,199 Well, let me give you an example of these things that are our subconscious. What's on the inside of us? 471 00:38:41,420 --> 00:38:42,380 the beliefs 472 00:38:43,480 --> 00:38:49,539 Are an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists 473 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:56,940 It could be that it doesn't exist, but that's what your belief is and I'll give you an example of this Alex 474 00:38:56,940 --> 00:39:03,179 I'm going to use Alex as a as an example Alex tries to master new tasks, but fails 475 00:39:03,780 --> 00:39:09,480 You know, he he has this desire. He has his belief that he can do it, but he fails all the time 476 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:15,500 Next are values values are beliefs that 477 00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:20,340 reinforce an individual's behavior and decision-making 478 00:39:20,340 --> 00:39:27,500 I believe this just like Alex now avoids new tasks because he doesn't believe he can do it 479 00:39:28,539 --> 00:39:31,239 There's something happened inside 480 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:34,699 The 481 00:39:34,699 --> 00:39:36,760 Thoughts that he has are 482 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:40,940 ideas or opinions produced by thinking 483 00:39:40,940 --> 00:39:44,160 boy, don't we think too much sometimes or 484 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:51,239 Occurring suddenly in the mind. Oh, we got to do this and do that 485 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:57,179 Friend of mine went out and bought a a new Dodge Ram pickup eight years ago 486 00:39:57,179 --> 00:40:03,539 And he was on unemployment and he somehow he got the the okay and he brought the he was proud of it 487 00:40:03,539 --> 00:40:07,000 And I went over there. Yes, how are you gonna pay for this thing? Oh, it'll be alright 488 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:13,179 Well in two months, it was on his lawn for sale and it was foreclosed, you know those sudden impulses and 489 00:40:14,260 --> 00:40:17,019 Like Alex, which is our example now 490 00:40:17,719 --> 00:40:19,940 Has thoughts of self-doubt 491 00:40:20,699 --> 00:40:26,460 Leading to I know I'm not capable of doing these things his thought processes 492 00:40:26,460 --> 00:40:28,960 His conscience is working on him 493 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:34,400 Now what our emotions our emotions are a natural state of mind coming from one's 494 00:40:34,980 --> 00:40:37,980 Circumstances mood and relationships with others 495 00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:43,980 Alex feels frustrated and now ashamed and embarrassed that he can't do these things 496 00:40:44,740 --> 00:40:48,119 So we have all these things underneath of us 497 00:40:48,119 --> 00:40:49,360 vying 498 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:53,239 Fighting disagreeing 499 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:58,079 And then behaviors are those things above ground which everybody else sees 500 00:40:59,199 --> 00:41:06,720 The way in which one acts or conducts oneself especially toward others now Alex delays or 501 00:41:09,899 --> 00:41:16,480 Or procrastinates making decisions and deadlines and his stress increases 502 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,480 so now it's manifest to others and 503 00:41:19,679 --> 00:41:27,139 The actions the actions are the act of or process of doing something typically to achieve an aim 504 00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:30,139 Alex settles for less 505 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,599 Decline social invitations 506 00:41:34,559 --> 00:41:37,219 promotions and literally closes down 507 00:41:38,159 --> 00:41:44,960 Because why he had these under thoughts underneath of him inside of him now 508 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:46,000 How 509 00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:50,320 Do we overcome these sinful practices? 510 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:57,260 The key to winning the battle for holiness is our conscience our conscience speaks to us 511 00:41:57,260 --> 00:42:01,320 Good or bad people that don't know the Lord have a conscience 512 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:09,820 So don't reject what your conscience is trying to tell you. It's your warning system within your soul your spirit 513 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:12,480 That's what speaks to you 514 00:42:13,199 --> 00:42:18,059 The Holy Spirit works through your conscience to communicate to your inner voice 515 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:21,280 See now 516 00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:27,820 Let's add to that in first Timothy you will be faithful and have a clear conscience 517 00:42:27,820 --> 00:42:34,119 Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their conscience 518 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:36,679 That's the word. That's not me 519 00:42:37,980 --> 00:42:38,619 So 520 00:42:38,619 --> 00:42:43,420 How do we get from the word through the conscience and change our attitudes and ways? 521 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:46,179 The conscience is not equipped 522 00:42:47,260 --> 00:42:53,480 Or acquainted with the law of God or the Word of God. It's just a tool inside of us 523 00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:55,880 It's a mechanism of the human soul 524 00:42:56,839 --> 00:43:01,919 Everybody has this the funk to function properly. It must have right information 525 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,000 Now this is where this all comes together 526 00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:10,480 The conscience doesn't produce its own values 527 00:43:11,940 --> 00:43:18,880 It absorbs its values from the Word of God, that's why we read that's why we assimilate 528 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:25,719 It can only let light into the soul having the right information if we don't give it information 529 00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,780 It's gonna go its own way 530 00:43:30,740 --> 00:43:34,440 So holiness now back to our theme 531 00:43:34,980 --> 00:43:38,679 comes because of the process of the Word of God 532 00:43:39,260 --> 00:43:45,360 Through the Holy Spirit, which is the means in which to make alive that Word of God 533 00:43:46,019 --> 00:43:52,719 Informing our conscience and then our conscience informs us as a person to do the things we should do 534 00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:55,000 Does that make sense to you? 535 00:43:55,940 --> 00:43:59,280 It's it's kind of a long process but 536 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:03,860 Summing it up if we don't read and we don't pray and we don't we're not available 537 00:44:03,860 --> 00:44:10,039 We won't have a changed conscience if we don't allow the Holy Spirit to work in our life 538 00:44:10,039 --> 00:44:16,619 Our conscience won't change will still have these underlying thoughts the conscience can go bad or can go good 539 00:44:16,619 --> 00:44:23,579 it's for us to determine where we are going who we are going to listen to and 540 00:44:23,579 --> 00:44:28,519 How we are going to edify ourselves and build ourselves up so that we can be conquerors in Christ 541 00:44:29,500 --> 00:44:31,639 so now our first 542 00:44:33,440 --> 00:44:34,719 Impediment to 543 00:44:34,719 --> 00:44:39,820 Lifestyle holiness which won that pie chart was sinful practices 544 00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:44,039 They are in the heart of all regenerate people 545 00:44:44,039 --> 00:44:51,860 All unregenerate people have sinful practices part of Adam was put in this when we were born before we were born 546 00:44:51,860 --> 00:44:57,599 I said our Jeremiah 17 the hardest deceitful above all things and desperately wicked 547 00:44:58,139 --> 00:45:05,099 Who can now it and I love these people in TV? Well, you're a kind person you do meaningful and you're gonna be okay and 548 00:45:05,099 --> 00:45:09,760 And all this and you know that that's nice, but that's not going to get you where you want to go 549 00:45:10,300 --> 00:45:12,659 Because we're deceitful inside 550 00:45:13,420 --> 00:45:17,519 Like I tell my wife and she doesn't like it. Everybody's black on the inside dark 551 00:45:17,519 --> 00:45:23,440 You know, there's there's a darkness in there. It's it's only because God regenerates us 552 00:45:24,300 --> 00:45:32,179 Romans 8 7 the mind governed by the flesh is hostile toward God. It doesn't submit to God's law 553 00:45:32,940 --> 00:45:38,559 Nor can it do so it doesn't have it's neither. There's no ability there. Oh 554 00:45:38,559 --> 00:45:44,199 Universal God you just you know you pray and you know, you go here and you you know, you meditate there 555 00:45:44,199 --> 00:45:52,639 All roads lead to home. No, all roads don't lead to home. We know that there is a specific road. It's narrow. It's not wide 556 00:45:53,940 --> 00:45:58,059 Romans 7 14 Paul describes the struggle of sin 557 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:04,579 Emphasizing that apart from Christ people are enslaved to sinful desires 558 00:46:04,579 --> 00:46:09,760 We can't get away who we gonna be a slave to the Lord or Satan 559 00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:11,840 There's no freedom is there? 560 00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:15,000 Now I don't want to be free when on this side of life 561 00:46:16,320 --> 00:46:19,900 Okay, again, here's our conscience. We talked about that 562 00:46:20,680 --> 00:46:25,300 Here's our subconscious. We have all these things inside us 563 00:46:25,300 --> 00:46:31,039 fear regrets stress anger greed jealousy obsession addiction and 564 00:46:32,139 --> 00:46:33,219 They're below the surface 565 00:46:33,720 --> 00:46:35,000 These are emotions 566 00:46:38,019 --> 00:46:38,659 We 567 00:46:41,380 --> 00:46:42,639 Can hide them 568 00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:48,079 And 569 00:46:48,079 --> 00:46:49,780 those weaknesses and flaws 570 00:46:50,620 --> 00:46:53,360 That we hide other people won't see 571 00:46:54,039 --> 00:46:56,380 And as long as they dwell in the subconscious 572 00:46:57,119 --> 00:46:59,219 We can create what I call 573 00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:04,679 Sunday morning great you come in the door Sunday morning and I preach preach it 574 00:47:04,679 --> 00:47:11,179 How you doing? You say great, right? Yeah, so what's on the inside there, right? We don't know that 575 00:47:12,860 --> 00:47:15,420 You know, we don't have an x-ray to look in there ah 576 00:47:15,420 --> 00:47:22,039 He was out late last night and you know, whatever. I mean, I'm just I'm picking on you. I'm sorry. All right, okay 577 00:47:23,019 --> 00:47:28,179 So Sunday morning specials are okay. We all showered and we're already us men we shaved 578 00:47:29,219 --> 00:47:33,239 Partful part of us. Oh, it would look good. What's on the inside? 579 00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:37,260 This secret life 580 00:47:38,519 --> 00:47:40,360 Puts up roadblocks 581 00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:45,840 To true fellowship. I will tell you that again and again 582 00:47:46,559 --> 00:47:52,519 It stops us from deep relationships. It stops us from participating in small groups 583 00:47:53,720 --> 00:47:55,119 it again 584 00:47:55,820 --> 00:48:00,460 Doesn't want to get close to other Christians because they may find out 585 00:48:01,140 --> 00:48:04,740 There's something on the inside something it's not dealt with 586 00:48:06,780 --> 00:48:09,960 So left unchecked with all these things 587 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:17,880 We're not dealt with in layman's terms. They will eventually manifest themselves in the conscience and then become 588 00:48:18,619 --> 00:48:22,780 Behaviors and attitudes they perk up to that level. Remember our arrows going up 589 00:48:24,080 --> 00:48:27,119 Now they are seen and felt by others 590 00:48:27,980 --> 00:48:33,619 the hostility of other people to us the love of other people to us or 591 00:48:33,619 --> 00:48:38,380 Those needs that other people every time I some people you come up to oh, I have this need 592 00:48:39,000 --> 00:48:41,260 Okay. Well, you didn't ask how I was 593 00:48:41,260 --> 00:48:46,739 Not that they have to but they're all concerned about themselves all the time. All right 594 00:48:48,200 --> 00:48:50,079 now hence in our 595 00:48:50,599 --> 00:48:57,099 Sinful attitudes and now these practices that we have it brings distance between us and the Lord 596 00:48:57,959 --> 00:49:03,360 Our resistance to being invisibly governed by the agape God 597 00:49:03,360 --> 00:49:07,019 limits us from living in his freedom 598 00:49:07,799 --> 00:49:14,239 Galatians 5 1 Christ has set us free. This means we are really free indeed when we walk in God's 599 00:49:15,420 --> 00:49:23,280 Boundaries life really works for us. It works for us. It works for us. You can see it here 600 00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:30,120 Here we are gathered together in a church in the middle of the week. Some of us work. Some of us didn't 601 00:49:31,140 --> 00:49:34,980 But we're here we were drawn here. We want to come here 602 00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:38,139 Okay, let's define these things 603 00:49:38,139 --> 00:49:39,719 All right fear 604 00:49:40,760 --> 00:49:44,699 Debilitating trait excessive or selfish desire for more 605 00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:49,820 God's remedy or enabling trait is courage confidence and peace 606 00:49:50,380 --> 00:49:57,320 Regret is miss chances and mistakes and the opposite to those satisfaction contentment and fulfillment 607 00:49:58,180 --> 00:50:02,139 Stress as we talked about the state of mental and emotional pain 608 00:50:02,740 --> 00:50:05,559 Again, God's economy. It's calmness 609 00:50:06,260 --> 00:50:07,360 relaxation and peace 610 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:13,519 Anger is displeasure annoyance and hostility and God's enabling trade is joy 611 00:50:13,519 --> 00:50:15,280 patience and forgiveness 612 00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:18,580 greed is an intense and selfish desire and 613 00:50:19,820 --> 00:50:23,719 God's economy generosity selflessness and 614 00:50:24,340 --> 00:50:24,800 moderation 615 00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:25,980 jealousy 616 00:50:26,780 --> 00:50:27,219 resentment 617 00:50:28,340 --> 00:50:33,740 insecurity fear of loss and in God's economy contentment trust and 618 00:50:35,059 --> 00:50:35,519 admiration 619 00:50:36,700 --> 00:50:38,480 obsession again is 620 00:50:39,140 --> 00:50:40,360 persistent intense 621 00:50:40,980 --> 00:50:47,180 preoccupation on things the obsession in the kingdom of God is avoiding extremes and thoughts and behaviors and 622 00:50:48,119 --> 00:50:53,400 then addiction is chronic condition characterized by compulsive engagement and 623 00:50:54,260 --> 00:51:02,639 Again moderation in all things the Bible says self-control building meaningful relationships instead of seeking escape through addiction 624 00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:04,940 So now question 625 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:11,900 What outcomes have you experienced from a character change in your life? 626 00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:14,920 You don't have to say it's any one of these things 627 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:19,900 But what is the character change? What were you and what are you now? 628 00:51:21,599 --> 00:51:25,200 See I I I I I I I go down in here and 629 00:51:26,260 --> 00:51:28,860 And my big thing is obsession 630 00:51:29,980 --> 00:51:36,679 Persistent intense preoccupation had to do things. Well, I learned that that's not the kingdom of God 631 00:51:36,679 --> 00:51:40,719 So he changed me. How did he change me? He brought me down to nothing 632 00:51:40,719 --> 00:51:47,320 He took my business away, you know, and all the stories that you heard about that and I had nothing at the age of 49 zero 633 00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:51,160 and then God rebuilt me and 634 00:51:52,179 --> 00:51:56,719 gave me an opportunity to redeem that time both spiritually and 635 00:51:57,920 --> 00:51:59,840 emotionally and financially 636 00:52:01,380 --> 00:52:03,179 So that's my short story 637 00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:05,159 What is your short story? 638 00:52:05,679 --> 00:52:11,079 What are the example that you had that got what is evident now that you didn't have? 639 00:52:14,019 --> 00:52:17,199 Nobody wants to talk. Okay. All right 640 00:52:18,780 --> 00:52:19,460 Yeah, I go 641 00:52:20,340 --> 00:52:27,000 I got one sure. Let's go. No mine was addiction. I was addicted to nicotine and 642 00:52:28,220 --> 00:52:28,900 nicotine 643 00:52:29,519 --> 00:52:31,960 Yeah, big time and 644 00:52:32,660 --> 00:52:34,579 Oh at least three or four day 645 00:52:36,500 --> 00:52:40,860 Well, maybe not maybe not but maybe not quite so much but enough enough 646 00:52:40,860 --> 00:52:47,800 But I did what what really broke me was a wonderful thing is the Holy Spirit cuz I did when I became a Christian 647 00:52:47,800 --> 00:52:55,340 Is when I became convicted? Yeah. All right. Yeah, and so I tried to do it myself John for three years 648 00:52:55,340 --> 00:53:01,960 I tried to stop smoking myself. I think I had a pack and all my friends houses just in case I couldn't 649 00:53:02,920 --> 00:53:03,360 I 650 00:53:04,039 --> 00:53:08,079 Did I have my little stash and in none of that stuff worked and I started smoking 651 00:53:08,820 --> 00:53:14,079 Cigarillos and cigars anything that would you know, not cigarettes. Well, anyway 652 00:53:14,980 --> 00:53:18,519 Make a long story short when the Holy Spirit got ahold of me 653 00:53:18,519 --> 00:53:23,000 That's what it really was because I had to really come to a place where I had to realize that 654 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:29,280 That he addiction was and I it was idolatry for me for me. It was an idol 655 00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,380 I love the cigarettes more than God 656 00:53:31,960 --> 00:53:33,760 I wanted them more than I mean 657 00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:39,139 I'd be very angry if the kids when they put pinholes in my cigarettes and I couldn't get a draw 658 00:53:39,139 --> 00:53:43,920 I'm Roger for you to go though. Yeah, they go the drug store and get cigarettes for me 659 00:53:43,920 --> 00:53:47,880 It was pretty bad for a period of time, but then the Lord just deliver me 660 00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,699 But you know what? He delivered me by the Word of God 661 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,719 And it was a story of Jehoshaphat 662 00:53:53,719 --> 00:53:58,380 When he I just saw it and saw me. He was just totally helpless 663 00:53:58,380 --> 00:54:02,039 There wasn't a blessed thing he can do the enemy was surrounding him 664 00:54:02,039 --> 00:54:05,539 I did I really felt that I was a surrounded by the evil one, you know 665 00:54:05,539 --> 00:54:10,760 And he's just put laid on his face in this and he said, you know, I can't do this 666 00:54:10,760 --> 00:54:13,820 This is too much and the Lord says well, that's not your problem 667 00:54:13,820 --> 00:54:19,079 It's my problem and he says that the addiction to get over addiction is to submit to me daddy 668 00:54:19,079 --> 00:54:26,300 And I did and he says and I remember the words he used was this battle daddy isn't yours. It's mine 669 00:54:26,300 --> 00:54:29,300 I have done it for you. This is part of your salvation 670 00:54:29,300 --> 00:54:34,500 I have done everything for you and that's I believed it and I was set free 671 00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:38,380 And that's when wow, that's probably good 56 years ago 672 00:54:40,759 --> 00:54:47,860 Well as another story is they were they were healed yeah back to when I was 18, yeah, okay good 673 00:54:48,400 --> 00:54:54,920 Anybody else any admissions, you know, I had a friend that I was working with in one of our churches 674 00:54:54,920 --> 00:54:59,840 He was an Indian fella and then he used to smoke and now he said he'd like you 675 00:54:59,840 --> 00:55:04,219 I'm gonna give up smoking and he flushed his cigarettes down the toilet. He found some extra 676 00:55:04,219 --> 00:55:08,579 He took a puff and he threw it in the toilet. Well a day went by and he came home from work 677 00:55:08,579 --> 00:55:09,500 He was so destitute 678 00:55:09,500 --> 00:55:15,320 He took that cigarette out of the toilet dried it off and had to smoke that just to get that nicotine 679 00:55:15,739 --> 00:55:20,739 You know and it wasn't until he gave it to the Lord that he that he was delivered from that. Yeah 680 00:55:21,880 --> 00:55:22,699 Yes, scale 681 00:55:25,620 --> 00:55:30,219 So mine is kind of kind of all of the above but it's 682 00:55:31,200 --> 00:55:39,159 It comes from being a woman and having to submit yourself to a husband that you don't really trust 683 00:55:39,960 --> 00:55:41,539 hmm, so 684 00:55:41,539 --> 00:55:49,300 You know, there's a passage in first Peter I think he talks about women having to 685 00:55:50,200 --> 00:55:54,060 You really have to put God first and trust him and 686 00:55:54,699 --> 00:56:03,060 then you can trust your husband because he's under God's authority and you have to be able to put that in the right order and 687 00:56:03,940 --> 00:56:09,139 It took me years to be able to do that. It took me to husband number three to be able to do that 688 00:56:09,139 --> 00:56:10,199 but 689 00:56:11,679 --> 00:56:13,559 He knows all about it 690 00:56:13,559 --> 00:56:14,559 but 691 00:56:15,240 --> 00:56:19,280 my my first husband was a narcissist and 692 00:56:20,140 --> 00:56:25,480 You can't live with a narcissist happily. Uh-uh. My second husband was 693 00:56:26,260 --> 00:56:28,820 an alcoholic and he gambled and 694 00:56:29,639 --> 00:56:31,539 so we couldn't always pay our bills and 695 00:56:32,679 --> 00:56:39,159 So it was really real. I had a lot of anxiety and then I also had a lot of anger towards them 696 00:56:39,740 --> 00:56:44,019 because they're they were making my life more stressful and 697 00:56:44,820 --> 00:56:46,679 unhappy, so 698 00:56:47,480 --> 00:56:52,679 You really it really all comes back to your relationship with God that has to come first 699 00:56:53,380 --> 00:56:57,920 Yeah, so until I learned to do that, I was dealing with all that garbage 700 00:57:00,280 --> 00:57:06,400 Not we not us he is the deliverer, okay, so 701 00:57:09,180 --> 00:57:11,840 The second impediment to a 702 00:57:12,779 --> 00:57:19,599 Lifestyle holiness is false spirituality and I'll zip through these things because I know that this doesn't affect you 703 00:57:19,599 --> 00:57:25,980 Or this isn't you false spirituality are practices or beliefs that appear to be spiritual but lack 704 00:57:26,699 --> 00:57:29,239 authenticity depth and true 705 00:57:29,819 --> 00:57:33,179 Transformation it can manifest itself in many ways 706 00:57:33,739 --> 00:57:38,259 Projection projecting oneself as having great spiritual knowledge or gifting 707 00:57:39,399 --> 00:57:47,300 I've seen that many times manipulation some individuals or groups distort spiritual teachings because of their personal bias 708 00:57:49,279 --> 00:57:50,880 Superficial practices 709 00:57:51,980 --> 00:58:01,360 Engaging in spiritual activities or even gifts without true understanding of the gift and the Holy Spirit in the guidance of that gift 710 00:58:01,360 --> 00:58:08,239 And that's dangerous. Obviously 711 00:58:08,239 --> 00:58:09,260 Or 712 00:58:09,860 --> 00:58:11,079 deficient emotions 713 00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:13,599 instead of facing them 714 00:58:13,599 --> 00:58:17,340 Asserting one's presence controlling conversations 715 00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:26,179 Directing them to establish their own credibility to feed their egocentric life. So that's what false spirituality look like 716 00:58:26,880 --> 00:58:29,559 What's the motivation behind these practices? 717 00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:33,119 Well, oh, I'm sorry. Go ahead 718 00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:35,960 Nope. Nope 719 00:58:37,039 --> 00:58:42,960 See if you had a computer I'd send you this whole file Oh 720 00:58:42,960 --> 00:58:44,300 Well, I'll send it to you 721 00:58:47,840 --> 00:58:53,099 Okay, what spirituality look like and I will then this is the last page so hang on here 722 00:58:54,619 --> 00:59:00,320 First of all, do not look to man for your answers, but look to God 723 00:59:00,320 --> 00:59:07,699 It's Chris. It's the elders. They're shepherds. They're under shepherds. They watch out for you. They pray for you 724 00:59:07,699 --> 00:59:14,440 We have different things different people do in the body that support you and mature you and help you get going in life 725 00:59:14,440 --> 00:59:19,940 But we don't look to man as the answer. It's ultimately God 726 00:59:19,940 --> 00:59:25,300 Isaiah says stop trusting in mere humans who have but a breath in their nostrils 727 00:59:25,300 --> 00:59:30,079 Psalm 118 says it's better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in men 728 00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:33,659 Don't try to use God for your own means 729 00:59:33,659 --> 00:59:39,179 Bigger plans bigger ministry bigger house. It just shows you how 730 00:59:39,680 --> 00:59:44,619 Much you have not grown up. You need need need want want want 731 00:59:45,740 --> 00:59:52,400 Be yourself be real and do not think more of yourself than you should because all we are is humble servants 732 00:59:53,140 --> 00:59:58,639 Please allow your character to honor God in all things 733 01:00:00,320 --> 01:00:03,320 How I reflect his character reflects on him 734 01:00:04,019 --> 01:00:10,300 Well, if that's Christianity in the way you are I don't want it right, you know that we've heard that before 735 01:00:11,360 --> 01:00:12,019 Yeah 736 01:00:12,880 --> 01:00:14,559 Genesis 17 737 01:00:14,559 --> 01:00:19,519 Jehovah said to Abraham I am the Almighty walk before me and be perfect 738 01:00:19,519 --> 01:00:27,800 Perfect in this case simply means doing the best of your ability and as you want to represent God accurately 739 01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:31,360 Not yourself in point but accurately and 740 01:00:32,559 --> 01:00:37,840 Then always remember he that you choose your that you don't choose your own path 741 01:00:37,840 --> 01:00:44,860 He chooses his path that he wants you to take now whether you yield to that that's up to you 742 01:00:44,860 --> 01:00:46,179 Romans 9 20 743 01:00:46,740 --> 01:00:53,199 But who are you all man to talk back to God show what is formed say to him who formed it 744 01:00:53,199 --> 01:00:55,179 Why did you make me this way? 745 01:00:55,700 --> 01:01:03,880 Realize that you cannot make room for yourself in your ministry. Only God promotes your ministry the more you push 746 01:01:04,700 --> 01:01:06,920 The less he supports you 747 01:01:06,920 --> 01:01:08,340 walk humbly 748 01:01:09,460 --> 01:01:13,860 recognize your own flaws embrace growth and always seek his truth and 749 01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:17,360 then maintain a deep sense of peace joy and 750 01:01:17,360 --> 01:01:20,580 contentment which comes from spending time with him and 751 01:01:20,780 --> 01:01:28,079 Continually live life with that again a forgiving heart to all who cross your path good bad or otherwise 752 01:01:28,079 --> 01:01:34,280 Luke 6 do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn. You'll not be condemned 753 01:01:34,280 --> 01:01:37,400 Forgive and you will not and you will be forgiven 754 01:01:38,059 --> 01:01:40,079 so in the last question 755 01:01:41,079 --> 01:01:47,559 What does true spirituality look like to you and because of the well I can do two minutes 756 01:01:47,559 --> 01:01:54,480 What's this look like? What's true spirituality mean to you? I told you what I think spirituality is in these six points 757 01:01:54,480 --> 01:01:58,079 What's spirituality if you define it in words? What is it? 758 01:02:01,840 --> 01:02:08,179 Tough one, it's ten after eight John. Why do you ask such deep penetrating questions, right? I want to go home 759 01:02:08,179 --> 01:02:10,039 So do I my teeth hurt 760 01:02:11,260 --> 01:02:16,079 My 23 stitches hurt. Oh 761 01:02:16,079 --> 01:02:19,079 It was awful two and a half hours in the operating chair 762 01:02:19,840 --> 01:02:22,639 No yesterday. I 763 01:02:22,639 --> 01:02:27,420 Don't want to go there. I came home grumpy. I would admit that you can ask my wife 764 01:02:29,260 --> 01:02:33,000 So what's what's it look like what spirituality look like 765 01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:36,179 Give me one little one little thing. Oh, yeah 766 01:02:36,179 --> 01:02:41,579 So I would have related to the last slide that you had about like all those character traits 767 01:02:41,579 --> 01:02:44,539 I would say it's like being calm having peace 768 01:02:44,539 --> 01:02:48,059 Because I was before that I would stress out a lot 769 01:02:48,059 --> 01:02:49,860 I think I was like the counter negativity 770 01:02:49,860 --> 01:02:53,099 So he used to stress out because I was playing God 771 01:02:53,099 --> 01:02:58,639 You know in my own life and trying to take things into my own hands and getting upset that things weren't working out 772 01:02:58,639 --> 01:03:03,539 The way that I wanted to you know wanted to work out, but I had to realize, you know, I'm not God 773 01:03:03,539 --> 01:03:05,679 I'm not Jesus and to just take that back seat 774 01:03:05,679 --> 01:03:12,059 Let him handle it and when you change my character to be humble and just to submit to his will not do my own will 775 01:03:12,639 --> 01:03:17,280 Everything I started to have a lot more peace and faith and security. So yeah 776 01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:21,619 You learned that at such a young age. I didn't learn it at your age 777 01:03:25,539 --> 01:03:26,500 Yes, I 778 01:03:26,500 --> 01:03:33,739 Think making him number one priority in your life, okay, and that's how life works for me when I 779 01:03:34,300 --> 01:03:37,659 Made Jesus as the Lord my Savior. So things start to work out 780 01:03:37,659 --> 01:03:44,380 Do we supposed to you know not on my own strength, but you know with God's presence in my life 781 01:03:44,380 --> 01:03:50,900 So yeah, so just making him in the moment purity. Yeah father daddy, right? Yeah, that's it 782 01:03:50,900 --> 01:03:52,360 All right 783 01:03:52,360 --> 01:03:55,059 Anything else? All right, yeah 784 01:03:55,059 --> 01:04:00,400 I'm just acknowledging the fact that my life doesn't belong to myself any longer 785 01:04:00,400 --> 01:04:06,659 Because if I've had asked Jesus into my heart, then he's supposed to be Lord of my life 786 01:04:06,659 --> 01:04:14,719 And so whatever I do, whatever I think whatever I say, it should be honoring to him because he's in charge of my life now 787 01:04:16,300 --> 01:04:22,380 Doesn't it give you a rest to know that instead of striving and thinking and doing all right 788 01:04:22,380 --> 01:04:24,179 Any last questions? 789 01:04:24,719 --> 01:04:30,659 Okay, John say the benediction so we can leave. Okay, we will Lord. Thank you for this time of fellowship 790 01:04:31,719 --> 01:04:33,219 Lord we trust that 791 01:04:33,960 --> 01:04:36,519 We learned something from your word tonight 792 01:04:37,379 --> 01:04:40,899 something that we can talk in our hearts and build upon and 793 01:04:41,860 --> 01:04:45,199 Yet again become more holy as you are holy 794 01:04:45,199 --> 01:04:50,500 Lord, we know that your demands for holiness come with love and patience and 795 01:04:51,400 --> 01:04:54,079 Father not with a whip or a cane 796 01:04:54,760 --> 01:05:00,440 Or a struggle as was stated but because of your love to us 797 01:05:00,440 --> 01:05:05,039 Your peace that you put in our hearts that passes all understanding 798 01:05:06,079 --> 01:05:11,440 Lord God, we do. Thank you that we can put you there you're on the throne and 799 01:05:12,380 --> 01:05:19,239 Dearly beloved we honor you for who you are. Oh God in Jesus name. Amen. Thank you for your time 800 01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:28,739 Thanks for joining us at Lansdale Life Church as we praise God and discuss his word 801 01:05:28,739 --> 01:05:34,840 Don't forget to join us for worship lives Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube 802 01:05:35,380 --> 01:05:37,980 Be blessed and have a great day