1 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:17,359 Welcome to the Lansdale Life Church podcast. 2 00:00:18,379 --> 00:00:24,100 If you're seeking a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, this podcast is for you. 3 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:26,920 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,179 --> 00:00:37,560 I'm just excited about this message. 5 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:40,259 It's funny, you know, I was ready last week for it. 6 00:00:40,579 --> 00:00:44,700 And then the more I looked it over more, I realized I bit off more than I could chew. 7 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,740 So we're probably not going to get through all the subjects today. 8 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:53,219 But today's message is signs and wonders, miracles and gifts. 9 00:00:53,859 --> 00:00:57,539 All at God's, at God's, by God's will, you know. 10 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:07,920 And, you know, the Lord proves, He bears witness of His word by manifesting signs and wonders, 11 00:01:08,140 --> 00:01:09,500 miracles and gifts, doesn't He? 12 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:11,319 And we're going to talk about that today. 13 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:15,599 Because if you remember, Jesus would preach and preach and speak. 14 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,519 And as He spoke, then all of a sudden the sick and everyone would come towards Him. 15 00:01:21,519 --> 00:01:25,019 And He would just pray for them and they were healed. 16 00:01:25,519 --> 00:01:29,579 But He first and foremost gave them the gospel, really. 17 00:01:30,239 --> 00:01:34,140 And because the gospel is what sets souls free, right? 18 00:01:34,620 --> 00:01:38,099 It's, you know, we are born into sin. 19 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:43,159 And as a result, we are in bondage to our old nature and our sin nature. 20 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,700 But the Lord sets us free. 21 00:01:45,739 --> 00:01:48,180 And that's the greatest miracle of all. 22 00:01:48,820 --> 00:01:52,319 So when the Lord does these signs and wonders and miracles and gifts, 23 00:01:52,700 --> 00:01:55,799 these things are really to prove a bigger principle 24 00:01:56,340 --> 00:02:02,019 that the Lord Jesus sets us free of sin and forgives our sins. 25 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,219 Like we were singing about, those songs were tremendous for this. 26 00:02:05,819 --> 00:02:07,599 You know, He saved me, you know. 27 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:13,620 And He doesn't look upon me based on my duplicity and double-mindedness. 28 00:02:13,699 --> 00:02:16,699 He sees me like Himself, you know. 29 00:02:16,699 --> 00:02:20,819 He sees me, that's how He perceives you. 30 00:02:21,180 --> 00:02:26,740 He loves you that much that He chooses to forgive all of our sins and iniquities. 31 00:02:27,180 --> 00:02:30,020 So that's the greatest miracle of all. 32 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:33,039 So the Lord doing these signs and wonders and miracles and gifts 33 00:02:33,039 --> 00:02:36,900 are things to really prove a bigger truth, isn't it? 34 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:39,900 So let's pray and we're gonna dive in. 35 00:02:40,900 --> 00:02:46,000 And I know the Lord's gonna speak to you because the Word always speaks, doesn't He? 36 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:51,000 So, Laura, thank you today for your brilliant Word. 37 00:02:52,020 --> 00:02:57,680 And, Laura, we ask you to transform our minds and hearts to be in line with yours. 38 00:02:58,539 --> 00:03:04,280 And, Laura, when we walk out of here, we want to have perception that sees the signs 39 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,319 and the wonders that you're putting in front of us 40 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:12,620 so we can step in the right direction and go through the open doors, 41 00:03:13,259 --> 00:03:16,360 not keep banging on the closed doors, Lord, 42 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:21,099 and we can really live that abundant life like you promised us. 43 00:03:21,759 --> 00:03:25,860 So, Lord, we just pray that today you would speak boldly through your Word. 44 00:03:26,580 --> 00:03:28,319 In Jesus' name, amen. 45 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,199 So let's dive right in. 46 00:03:31,259 --> 00:03:32,599 We're only looking at four verses. 47 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,319 And so let's dive right in. 48 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,259 If you can recall, this is Hebrews. 49 00:03:37,979 --> 00:03:44,139 And we know the Holy Spirit wrote this through an unknown author. 50 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,080 And we talked about that a couple weeks ago. 51 00:03:48,180 --> 00:03:50,199 And so let's dive in. 52 00:03:50,539 --> 00:03:51,719 Chapter two, verse one. 53 00:03:52,259 --> 00:03:58,219 Therefore, we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, 54 00:03:58,319 --> 00:04:00,539 lest we drift away. 55 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:02,840 So let's just stop there for a second. 56 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:08,599 Because the Lord's telling us that we need to be careful. 57 00:04:08,819 --> 00:04:11,659 In fact, the New Living Translation says, 58 00:04:12,340 --> 00:04:16,620 listen very carefully, pay more closer attention. 59 00:04:17,420 --> 00:04:20,339 My version, New King James' version says, take heed. 60 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:25,660 And what it's saying is, be very careful not to forget what you've heard. 61 00:04:26,379 --> 00:04:30,199 Now, if you can recall, this book was written, 62 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:31,759 by the time Hebrews was written, 63 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:37,120 probably at least two, perhaps three gospels were already written. 64 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:42,920 Many of the letters of Paul were already written and dispersed to the churches. 65 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:48,980 But back then, a scribe was hard to find. 66 00:04:49,100 --> 00:04:52,560 And a scribe that would sit down and rewrite an entire letter of Paul, 67 00:04:52,819 --> 00:04:55,079 they weren't widely duplicated, right? 68 00:04:55,079 --> 00:05:00,300 It was not like it was tedious, and it was methodical, 69 00:05:00,379 --> 00:05:02,680 and it had to be accurate, right? 70 00:05:03,180 --> 00:05:07,639 So even though there was already much of the New Testament written already, 71 00:05:07,740 --> 00:05:11,600 when Hebrews was written, it's not like everybody had a copy of it, right? 72 00:05:12,079 --> 00:05:16,420 You had to listen carefully, and listen clearly, 73 00:05:16,639 --> 00:05:18,240 and remember what you've heard. 74 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:19,319 Could you imagine that today? 75 00:05:19,459 --> 00:05:21,060 We're bombarded with so many things. 76 00:05:21,620 --> 00:05:23,620 I can't remember what Jill tells me here. 77 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:24,420 Oh, now I'm in trouble. 78 00:05:25,060 --> 00:05:27,519 It's hard to remember what you've been told, right? 79 00:05:27,939 --> 00:05:29,279 Just a minute ago, right? 80 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,480 Because there's so much pouring in, right? 81 00:05:34,079 --> 00:05:36,779 But back then, people were diligent 82 00:05:36,779 --> 00:05:40,800 because you didn't have a copy of what was being read, okay? 83 00:05:41,199 --> 00:05:44,120 And you might have a piece of it, a little scroll of phylactery, 84 00:05:44,199 --> 00:05:47,139 tied your arm or your head or your doorpost or something. 85 00:05:47,500 --> 00:05:50,279 But you didn't have an entire book of Isaiah, right? 86 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:54,180 So you had to listen, and you had to remember. 87 00:05:55,420 --> 00:05:58,480 Now, thank God nowadays, and I often, by the way, 88 00:05:58,620 --> 00:06:01,579 tell people if they have difficulty in reading, 89 00:06:01,740 --> 00:06:04,699 and we've had many people that grew up with dyslexia 90 00:06:04,699 --> 00:06:07,459 or have a condition that they just can't read. 91 00:06:07,639 --> 00:06:09,180 And I'm like, well, then you have to be listening. 92 00:06:10,899 --> 00:06:16,379 Daily Audio Bible, which is a resource that we actually have right on our website. 93 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,459 You can click on there and download it. 94 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:20,660 Listen to the Bible. 95 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,920 If you can't read it, listen. 96 00:06:22,759 --> 00:06:25,740 If you're driving us to work in the morning 97 00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:27,839 and you just don't think you have time to read, 98 00:06:28,180 --> 00:06:30,420 at least be listening, right? 99 00:06:31,019 --> 00:06:33,879 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God, right? 100 00:06:34,259 --> 00:06:34,680 Romans 10. 101 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,720 So it's okay to be receiving it one way or another. 102 00:06:38,899 --> 00:06:42,480 Now, I personally love listening and reading. 103 00:06:42,779 --> 00:06:44,699 I love reading it, okay? 104 00:06:44,699 --> 00:06:49,139 And you can get into vast reading projects 105 00:06:49,139 --> 00:06:52,000 where I'm going to read through the Bible in one year, okay? 106 00:06:52,399 --> 00:06:55,079 And that's a volume read. 107 00:06:55,660 --> 00:06:57,980 But then you could also just break it down, 108 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:00,740 and I'm just going to study these two verses today 109 00:07:01,339 --> 00:07:05,519 and nail them and follow every cross-reference and really absorb it. 110 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:10,680 But the bottom line is we need to be soaking in the word, right? 111 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,699 And so the Lord's telling us, be very careful 112 00:07:13,699 --> 00:07:16,720 not to forget what you hear, but also what you read. 113 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:18,459 Now, you know what's interesting now? 114 00:07:18,839 --> 00:07:23,079 With all the technology we have, all the electronic devices 115 00:07:23,079 --> 00:07:26,579 that you can pull up a book of the Bible anywhere, okay? 116 00:07:26,879 --> 00:07:28,060 Thank God for that. 117 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,379 And you can pick up various versions of the Bible. 118 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,740 You know, still, faith comes by hearing 119 00:07:37,979 --> 00:07:41,220 because how many people are going to pick up a Bible, 120 00:07:41,220 --> 00:07:44,160 not believing, and suddenly read and believe. 121 00:07:45,019 --> 00:07:47,879 They need to hear it first, don't they? 122 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:52,399 And who do they hear it from? Us, right? 123 00:07:52,519 --> 00:07:57,839 We are the Lord's anointed to bring his message to the world, right? 124 00:07:58,339 --> 00:08:02,240 So still, after all these years, still hearing is still 125 00:08:03,020 --> 00:08:06,660 typically the way people come to faith, by hearing, 126 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,040 but then by seeing signs, wonders, miracles, 127 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,939 and gifts, evidence that what they're hearing is true. 128 00:08:14,399 --> 00:08:14,480 Amen. 129 00:08:15,339 --> 00:08:19,000 And so we're being told to be very careful and not to forget. 130 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,819 So let's read on verse two. 131 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,779 For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast 132 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:31,839 and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward. 133 00:08:32,340 --> 00:08:33,860 Let's just stop there for a second. 134 00:08:34,460 --> 00:08:35,779 So two weeks ago, 135 00:08:36,699 --> 00:08:43,000 I spoke about how the Lord used angels throughout the Old Testament 136 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,299 and even into the New Testament to bring a message. 137 00:08:46,460 --> 00:08:47,940 In fact, that's what angel means. 138 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,740 And Angelos means a messenger, right? 139 00:08:52,139 --> 00:08:56,220 So he sent these celestial creatures, 140 00:08:56,879 --> 00:09:03,360 these non-human spiritual beings to people to give them messages. 141 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,019 He also, of course, used the prophets. 142 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,039 And as he gave these messages, 143 00:09:09,659 --> 00:09:13,919 if people didn't heed the word that they heard from the Lord 144 00:09:13,919 --> 00:09:17,440 through an angel or a prophet, what would happen? 145 00:09:17,820 --> 00:09:20,299 They would receive the just reward. 146 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:22,399 Now reward doesn't mean a prize in this case. 147 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,340 It means a compensation. 148 00:09:25,179 --> 00:09:27,320 It means you're getting what you deserve. 149 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,799 You didn't listen and now you're going to pay the consequences. 150 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,840 And we see that throughout Israel's history. 151 00:09:36,259 --> 00:09:38,320 In fact, Numbers has so many of those stories. 152 00:09:38,419 --> 00:09:39,259 I love Numbers. 153 00:09:39,500 --> 00:09:42,259 If you haven't been coming out on Wednesday nights, come on out. 154 00:09:43,039 --> 00:09:46,559 Numbers just has so many amazing narratives 155 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,919 on what took place in Israel's history. 156 00:09:50,059 --> 00:09:51,039 I love Numbers. 157 00:09:51,379 --> 00:09:52,720 But, and by the way, 158 00:09:52,899 --> 00:09:55,980 Danny did an amazing job this past Wednesday night 159 00:09:55,980 --> 00:09:58,220 talking about the Nazarite spirit. 160 00:09:58,820 --> 00:10:00,580 And it was phenomenal. 161 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:02,639 So, in Numbers 6. 162 00:10:03,500 --> 00:10:07,659 But, so, whenever the Israelites did not heed the word of God, 163 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,259 they paid a consequence. 164 00:10:10,039 --> 00:10:13,360 You know, when Israel left Egypt, okay, 165 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,539 no one fell by disease, sickness, or death. 166 00:10:17,620 --> 00:10:21,200 There's no record of death in Israel 167 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,419 as they left Egypt through the Red Sea. 168 00:10:24,059 --> 00:10:26,259 As they approached Mount Sinai, 169 00:10:27,019 --> 00:10:29,120 we know that the word was given. 170 00:10:29,580 --> 00:10:31,940 It was the law that was given. 171 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:35,740 And the first four commandments, 172 00:10:35,980 --> 00:10:36,840 do you remember what they are? 173 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:37,840 I am the Lord your God. 174 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:39,480 You should have no other God but me. 175 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,159 The next is, do not carve anything. 176 00:10:42,340 --> 00:10:46,080 Do not make an idol that's supposed to replicate me. 177 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:48,519 And then the third commandment is, 178 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:49,759 don't take my name in vain. 179 00:10:50,019 --> 00:10:51,740 And then the fourth is, keep the Sabbath. 180 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:55,320 So, they heard the word spoken 181 00:10:55,320 --> 00:11:00,860 over the amplification of heaven. 182 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:02,519 They heard the word themselves. 183 00:11:02,580 --> 00:11:05,340 In fact, it made them tremble and be fearful, right? 184 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,860 And then Moses stayed up there 185 00:11:07,860 --> 00:11:10,259 getting more instructions from God 186 00:11:10,259 --> 00:11:12,100 for 40 days and 40 nights. 187 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,320 So, as Israel is down at the base of the mountain, 188 00:11:14,460 --> 00:11:18,580 they look up and they see this mountain on fire, okay? 189 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:19,860 And they're looking, 190 00:11:19,860 --> 00:11:22,720 look, whatever happened to this guy Moses? 191 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:24,320 He led us out. 192 00:11:24,519 --> 00:11:26,159 He can't still be, I'm paraphrasing, 193 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,340 he can't still be living through that, right? 194 00:11:28,779 --> 00:11:30,019 I mean, it was an inferno. 195 00:11:30,820 --> 00:11:34,980 So, make us a God that we can follow. 196 00:11:35,700 --> 00:11:37,019 So, one after another, 197 00:11:37,059 --> 00:11:38,820 they broke all four of those commandments. 198 00:11:39,259 --> 00:11:41,679 Because the first thing they did was said to Aaron, 199 00:11:42,419 --> 00:11:46,220 make us a God who we can follow, okay? 200 00:11:46,519 --> 00:11:49,559 So, you should have no other God but me. 201 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,659 They broke the first commandment, okay? 202 00:11:52,139 --> 00:11:53,360 The next, Aaron says, 203 00:11:53,460 --> 00:11:54,940 all right, bring me your golden earrings 204 00:11:54,940 --> 00:11:56,240 because I'm going to melt them down 205 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:57,740 and make a carved image. 206 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:00,399 Number two, strike two, right? 207 00:12:01,139 --> 00:12:03,080 Okay, then they said, 208 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:08,940 okay, behold your God who led you out of Egypt. 209 00:12:09,919 --> 00:12:11,840 Strike three, okay? 210 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:15,519 Because now they're taking the Lord's name in vain 211 00:12:15,519 --> 00:12:18,620 by applying it to this piece of gold 212 00:12:18,620 --> 00:12:20,200 that they just crafted. 213 00:12:20,399 --> 00:12:21,840 So, they're taking the Lord's name in vain. 214 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:25,039 And then the fourth strike is the Sabbath. 215 00:12:25,740 --> 00:12:27,419 This is the day of rest that you are 216 00:12:27,419 --> 00:12:30,320 to set apart between me and you. 217 00:12:30,799 --> 00:12:31,820 And what did they say? 218 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:33,440 Once that golden calf was made, 219 00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:36,200 they said, tomorrow we're going to have a Sabbath 220 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,899 for this new God of ours. 221 00:12:38,059 --> 00:12:38,840 So, they broke the Sabbath, 222 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,759 all four commandments broken. 223 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:42,279 And with that, of course, 224 00:12:42,759 --> 00:12:46,240 3,000 people died, okay? 225 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,039 So, every time they disobeyed 226 00:12:49,039 --> 00:12:51,320 or neglected what God said, 227 00:12:51,980 --> 00:12:55,639 they received their just rewards, right? 228 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,779 And that's a story throughout the Old Testament. 229 00:12:58,940 --> 00:13:00,139 Every time they, in fact, 230 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,139 Numbers has about six of them, 231 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:04,200 you know, where death occurred 232 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,559 because of their rejection of God's word. 233 00:13:07,980 --> 00:13:10,000 And so, he's warning us. 234 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:11,659 Look, they fell. 235 00:13:12,460 --> 00:13:14,340 We need to take heed. 236 00:13:14,340 --> 00:13:16,799 So, let's read verse three. 237 00:13:18,419 --> 00:13:19,639 How shall we escape 238 00:13:19,639 --> 00:13:22,639 if we neglect so great a salvation, 239 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,779 which if the first began to be spoken 240 00:13:26,500 --> 00:13:29,740 by the Lord and was confirmed to us 241 00:13:30,259 --> 00:13:32,240 by those who heard him? 242 00:13:33,039 --> 00:13:35,740 So, how shall we escape 243 00:13:35,740 --> 00:13:39,240 if we neglect so great a salvation? 244 00:13:39,639 --> 00:13:43,559 You know, how can we neglect salvation? 245 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,679 This word neglect is, 246 00:13:49,659 --> 00:13:50,320 forget the Greek word, 247 00:13:50,419 --> 00:13:53,519 but you can find it in Matthew 22. 248 00:13:53,740 --> 00:13:57,340 Remember when the king sent out the, 249 00:13:57,539 --> 00:13:58,500 he sent the servants. 250 00:13:58,860 --> 00:14:00,440 Go tell everyone who I invited 251 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,100 to my son's banquet to come. 252 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:04,600 It's time to party. 253 00:14:05,159 --> 00:14:06,480 The celebration is here. 254 00:14:06,620 --> 00:14:07,580 He's getting married. 255 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:08,500 Okay, it's all a picture, 256 00:14:08,580 --> 00:14:09,879 of course, of Christ in his church. 257 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:11,340 Tell them to come. 258 00:14:12,039 --> 00:14:13,299 And one after another, 259 00:14:13,299 --> 00:14:14,539 as the servants went to them, 260 00:14:14,700 --> 00:14:15,960 it's party time. 261 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,120 The son is getting married. 262 00:14:18,620 --> 00:14:20,820 They neglected the invitation. 263 00:14:21,379 --> 00:14:22,059 They rejected it. 264 00:14:22,139 --> 00:14:23,299 Oh, no, I'm too busy doing this. 265 00:14:23,340 --> 00:14:23,779 I'm too busy. 266 00:14:24,220 --> 00:14:25,220 And they never came. 267 00:14:25,379 --> 00:14:26,000 That's the idea. 268 00:14:26,139 --> 00:14:29,139 This neglect is being careless of it 269 00:14:29,139 --> 00:14:31,899 or not even caring 270 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:33,779 that you are invited. 271 00:14:33,940 --> 00:14:35,000 That's that neglect. 272 00:14:36,319 --> 00:14:40,179 Also, it's used when Paul writes to Timothy 273 00:14:40,179 --> 00:14:42,659 and says, don't neglect the gift 274 00:14:42,659 --> 00:14:44,000 that you have been given. 275 00:14:44,519 --> 00:14:48,039 So neglect means don't cherish 276 00:14:48,039 --> 00:14:49,039 what you have. 277 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,220 So how can you and I not cherish 278 00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:53,019 our salvation? 279 00:14:53,519 --> 00:14:54,299 It was interesting 280 00:14:54,299 --> 00:14:56,700 because when Andrew was singing 281 00:14:56,700 --> 00:14:58,679 that song, you save me. 282 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,200 You save me. 283 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,080 I don't remember the rest of the words, 284 00:15:02,299 --> 00:15:03,100 but it was a good song. 285 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:04,200 Oh, there it is. 286 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,080 Christine, you're good. 287 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:06,899 You save me. 288 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:08,379 You save me. 289 00:15:09,059 --> 00:15:10,960 And I won't ever leave your love. 290 00:15:11,500 --> 00:15:12,519 I mean, what a great song. 291 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:17,840 It's that cherishing that you are saved. 292 00:15:19,279 --> 00:15:21,039 And you're not just saved 293 00:15:21,039 --> 00:15:23,759 for heaven someday, right? 294 00:15:24,139 --> 00:15:25,620 I mean, we have a future in heaven. 295 00:15:25,860 --> 00:15:26,639 I mean, isn't that awesome? 296 00:15:26,940 --> 00:15:27,879 Can you say amen to that? 297 00:15:28,679 --> 00:15:30,759 We are destined for heaven. 298 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:32,820 We can't destroy that. 299 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:34,620 It's already set up for us. 300 00:15:34,899 --> 00:15:38,379 Behold, our house is being made right now 301 00:15:38,379 --> 00:15:39,120 or is made 302 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,080 and he's preparing a place for us, right? 303 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,559 And he's preparing us for the place, right? 304 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:47,179 So, you know, that's destiny. 305 00:15:47,820 --> 00:15:49,340 But, you know, we were saved 306 00:15:49,340 --> 00:15:51,659 for here and now too, right? 307 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,879 In other words, when God brought Israel 308 00:15:54,879 --> 00:15:55,960 out of Egypt, 309 00:15:56,539 --> 00:15:59,659 he didn't merely save them from Egypt 310 00:15:59,659 --> 00:16:01,240 so that they would no longer be 311 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:02,600 in bondage in Egypt. 312 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,320 He saved them to bring them 313 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,080 to the Promised Land, right? 314 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:09,519 And in the same way, 315 00:16:09,639 --> 00:16:10,960 the Lord has saved us 316 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,799 to bring us to that Promised Life 317 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,100 no longer in bondage 318 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:17,700 to our mood swings, 319 00:16:18,259 --> 00:16:19,220 to our emotions, 320 00:16:19,659 --> 00:16:20,820 or our cravings, 321 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:21,960 or our lusts, 322 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:22,559 or our sins. 323 00:16:22,980 --> 00:16:24,440 He set us free, man. 324 00:16:24,620 --> 00:16:25,460 We are heading into 325 00:16:25,460 --> 00:16:27,299 the Promised Life, amen? 326 00:16:28,100 --> 00:16:28,960 And so that's where 327 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:30,000 he's bringing us to. 328 00:16:30,299 --> 00:16:31,500 So he saved us 329 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:32,740 and we don't want to take 330 00:16:32,740 --> 00:16:35,259 that salvation for granted 331 00:16:35,259 --> 00:16:37,159 and always look just to heaven. 332 00:16:37,659 --> 00:16:38,460 Now, heaven's great 333 00:16:38,460 --> 00:16:40,659 but I want to live it now too, 334 00:16:40,659 --> 00:16:41,159 don't you? 335 00:16:41,559 --> 00:16:43,679 I want to live that salvation life 336 00:16:43,679 --> 00:16:45,879 here and now on earth 337 00:16:45,879 --> 00:16:47,299 as it is in heaven, right? 338 00:16:47,799 --> 00:16:48,879 And so that's the idea. 339 00:16:49,159 --> 00:16:49,600 So I was thinking, 340 00:16:49,799 --> 00:16:54,059 how can we neglect salvation? 341 00:16:54,740 --> 00:16:56,240 And this verse in Philippians 342 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:57,019 came to me 343 00:16:57,019 --> 00:16:57,779 when Paul wrote 344 00:16:57,779 --> 00:16:59,000 to the Philippian church 345 00:17:02,019 --> 00:17:06,279 and he said, Philippians 2, 12, 13, 346 00:17:06,619 --> 00:17:07,059 he says, 347 00:17:07,279 --> 00:17:09,079 work out your own salvation 348 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:11,640 with fear and trembling. 349 00:17:12,619 --> 00:17:14,200 Now, I hear the brakes screeching. 350 00:17:14,299 --> 00:17:14,779 Wait a minute. 351 00:17:16,099 --> 00:17:16,839 Work out? 352 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:18,440 Like, I have to work 353 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,420 for my salvation? 354 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,359 Like, is that what this is about? 355 00:17:21,460 --> 00:17:22,440 No, I know you know 356 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,579 better than that, right? 357 00:17:24,079 --> 00:17:25,420 But you see those words 358 00:17:25,420 --> 00:17:27,039 and it would appear almost like, 359 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:28,740 I'm working for something. 360 00:17:28,980 --> 00:17:29,960 I got to work hard 361 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,839 to make sure I'm saved, right? 362 00:17:32,279 --> 00:17:33,420 But he's not saying that. 363 00:17:34,059 --> 00:17:36,059 Work out your own salvation 364 00:17:36,059 --> 00:17:37,119 with fear and trembling. 365 00:17:37,279 --> 00:17:38,359 You know what I see this as? 366 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,559 Fear of missing out. 367 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:41,700 I really do. 368 00:17:41,940 --> 00:17:43,819 Like, I don't want to miss a thing. 369 00:17:44,279 --> 00:17:45,859 There's even a song that sings 370 00:17:45,859 --> 00:17:47,000 that I don't want to miss 371 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:50,440 what God wants to do in my life. 372 00:17:50,759 --> 00:17:53,240 Like, it makes me afraid to miss out 373 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,180 on what he's about to do in my life. 374 00:17:56,259 --> 00:17:57,359 Do you feel that way too? 375 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:58,779 Like, God is going to do something. 376 00:17:59,380 --> 00:18:00,319 I don't want to miss. 377 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,380 I don't want to waste my time somewhere else 378 00:18:02,380 --> 00:18:04,099 if he's opening a door 379 00:18:04,099 --> 00:18:07,380 to something much more significant 380 00:18:07,380 --> 00:18:09,759 for my eternity, you know? 381 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,640 And so that's the idea. 382 00:18:11,839 --> 00:18:12,660 Don't miss out. 383 00:18:13,019 --> 00:18:13,940 But watch what he says, 384 00:18:14,140 --> 00:18:17,339 for it is God who works in you. 385 00:18:17,839 --> 00:18:19,039 He's doing all the work. 386 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:20,500 He's doing all the heavy lifting. 387 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:21,759 He's doing everything 388 00:18:22,340 --> 00:18:25,380 both to will and to do 389 00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:27,599 for his good pleasure. 390 00:18:27,759 --> 00:18:28,339 Isn't that interesting? 391 00:18:28,599 --> 00:18:32,440 So he causes you to want to do it 392 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,460 and he gives you the ability to do it. 393 00:18:35,519 --> 00:18:37,079 It sounds like he's doing everything to me. 394 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:37,660 Doesn't it? 395 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,579 He's doing everything, right? 396 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,940 He causes you to desire it 397 00:18:41,940 --> 00:18:45,339 and then he gives you the empowerment to do it. 398 00:18:45,779 --> 00:18:47,839 So it's not a working for salvation. 399 00:18:48,019 --> 00:18:50,119 It's really like a working from salvation, 400 00:18:50,180 --> 00:18:51,380 if that even makes sense. 401 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:52,960 But it's desiring. 402 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,880 I love what David said in Psalm 37 403 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,220 when he says, 404 00:18:58,220 --> 00:18:59,339 delight yourself in the Lord 405 00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:03,539 and I will give you the desires of your heart. 406 00:19:03,799 --> 00:19:04,500 Isn't that beautiful? 407 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,799 Like, the more you spend time 408 00:19:06,799 --> 00:19:10,920 with God, he actually changes what you desire. 409 00:19:11,220 --> 00:19:13,420 I know all of you have experienced that, haven't you? 410 00:19:13,980 --> 00:19:14,880 When you look back 411 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,240 and you think about what I used to find joy 412 00:19:18,579 --> 00:19:20,019 and happiness in 413 00:19:20,019 --> 00:19:22,420 and it's so sick now, you know? 414 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,480 And every time I start to think about it, 415 00:19:24,519 --> 00:19:25,259 it's like, oh man, 416 00:19:25,700 --> 00:19:27,460 that brings back bad memories 417 00:19:27,460 --> 00:19:30,460 to think that I actually enjoyed that stuff 418 00:19:30,460 --> 00:19:33,319 because he is transforming you. 419 00:19:33,500 --> 00:19:35,619 He is giving you the desires 420 00:19:35,619 --> 00:19:37,500 that you're meant to desire. 421 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:38,339 Isn't that beautiful? 422 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:39,980 He's changing you. 423 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,039 The Lord has done that in my life 424 00:19:42,039 --> 00:19:43,299 and Jill's life so much 425 00:19:43,299 --> 00:19:46,640 that he's just changed us so radically, 426 00:19:47,059 --> 00:19:48,119 you know, in many ways. 427 00:19:48,619 --> 00:19:50,359 And he's doing the same thing in you. 428 00:19:50,460 --> 00:19:54,319 He's changing what you actually desire. 429 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,359 So to neglect your salvation is to say, 430 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:57,880 you know what? 431 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,440 I wanna do what I wanna do 432 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,059 and I don't necessarily trust 433 00:20:03,059 --> 00:20:05,960 what he has me to do is any better than this. 434 00:20:06,299 --> 00:20:07,900 I wanna stick with what I have. 435 00:20:08,299 --> 00:20:09,539 We're making a big mistake 436 00:20:10,099 --> 00:20:15,339 and it's not for salvation's sake. 437 00:20:15,460 --> 00:20:16,579 In other words, it's not whether or not 438 00:20:16,579 --> 00:20:17,460 you're getting into heaven. 439 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,000 It's living out your predestined life. 440 00:20:22,299 --> 00:20:23,720 You know, Ephesians 2.10, 441 00:20:24,339 --> 00:20:28,000 we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus 442 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,940 which God prepared in advance for us to walk in. 443 00:20:31,940 --> 00:20:33,779 So there's things that God says, 444 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,099 man, I can't wait until Ben does this. 445 00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:40,099 He's gonna love doing this. 446 00:20:41,259 --> 00:20:46,500 When he actually lands that plane in the bay 447 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:49,000 and picks up those missionaries 448 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,380 and delivers them where they're meant to go, 449 00:20:51,579 --> 00:20:53,680 he's just gonna, I'm speaking prophecy right now. 450 00:20:54,380 --> 00:20:55,940 But he's just gonna be like, 451 00:20:56,259 --> 00:20:58,440 like, Lord, I can't believe you. 452 00:20:58,619 --> 00:21:00,839 You always had this plan for me, you know? 453 00:21:00,839 --> 00:21:02,380 And that's all of us. 454 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,299 You know, you are his workmanship 455 00:21:05,299 --> 00:21:06,579 and he's planned things 456 00:21:06,579 --> 00:21:08,559 before you were ever in your mother's womb 457 00:21:08,559 --> 00:21:10,380 so that when you walk in them, 458 00:21:10,380 --> 00:21:13,160 you're like, wow, so this is what it's like. 459 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,500 This is awesome to live that life, 460 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,759 live something that was pre-planned for you to do. 461 00:21:20,319 --> 00:21:21,859 Predestined, it's beautiful. 462 00:21:22,299 --> 00:21:23,000 So that's the idea. 463 00:21:23,519 --> 00:21:26,079 Don't neglect the salvation 464 00:21:26,079 --> 00:21:29,660 because God is always leading you to somewhere better. 465 00:21:29,660 --> 00:21:32,460 He works all things for the good of those who love him 466 00:21:32,460 --> 00:21:34,779 who are called according to his purpose, 467 00:21:35,059 --> 00:21:37,079 like we were singing this morning, right? 468 00:21:37,539 --> 00:21:38,160 It's wonderful. 469 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:40,859 So let's read on in verse, 470 00:21:43,140 --> 00:21:45,440 oh, I just wanna mention something in verse four. 471 00:21:47,740 --> 00:21:49,759 Oh, I didn't, I mean, verse three, sorry. 472 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:51,480 How shall we escape? 473 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,240 And then he says, 474 00:21:54,299 --> 00:21:57,079 which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord 475 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,220 and was confirmed to us by those who heard him. 476 00:22:01,599 --> 00:22:02,579 And I just wanna mention, 477 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,000 this is one of those verses in Hebrews 478 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:10,400 why people do not think Paul actually wrote this book 479 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:15,180 because whenever Paul talks about the Lord, 480 00:22:15,579 --> 00:22:21,500 he receives a special teaching from Jesus Christ, 481 00:22:22,339 --> 00:22:24,140 not only after he rose from the dead, 482 00:22:24,140 --> 00:22:25,799 but after he ascended to heaven. 483 00:22:25,799 --> 00:22:28,500 And there's four occasions that he writes about this, 484 00:22:28,759 --> 00:22:30,799 that he had like firsthand knowledge. 485 00:22:30,940 --> 00:22:35,940 In fact, he writes this in 1 Corinthians 15, eight. 486 00:22:37,539 --> 00:22:40,700 He said that I was the last that Jesus ever spoke to. 487 00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:45,220 It was me, because Jesus already was ascended to heaven, 488 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:48,000 but he called me up to the third heavens 489 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:50,180 and he spoke to me there. 490 00:22:50,519 --> 00:22:52,019 In fact, he writes in Galatians, 491 00:22:52,019 --> 00:22:55,660 he said that, you know, when I first got saved 492 00:22:55,660 --> 00:22:57,140 and converted in Damascus, 493 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:01,059 I didn't run to Jerusalem and start to get taught by Peter. 494 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,619 No, the Lord taught me directly 495 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,119 while I was in Arabia and back in Damascus. 496 00:23:08,380 --> 00:23:10,059 In fact, you know, Paul never met Peter 497 00:23:10,059 --> 00:23:11,920 for three years after he got saved. 498 00:23:12,019 --> 00:23:13,059 He never even met him yet. 499 00:23:13,500 --> 00:23:16,400 He was taught by Jesus Christ himself. 500 00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:17,160 Isn't that amazing? 501 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:21,640 So when Paul writes, he writes as a firsthand witness 502 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,099 of Jesus Christ. 503 00:23:23,339 --> 00:23:25,079 So here we see he's writing, 504 00:23:25,980 --> 00:23:28,119 the author here is writing about people 505 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:29,920 who actually did hear Jesus. 506 00:23:30,079 --> 00:23:31,200 I just wanted to mention that. 507 00:23:31,599 --> 00:23:34,460 But anyway, I hope I didn't bore you with that little tidbit. 508 00:23:34,619 --> 00:23:36,119 But let's move on to verse four. 509 00:23:36,859 --> 00:23:41,779 God also bearing witness with both signs and wonders 510 00:23:41,779 --> 00:23:46,740 with various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit 511 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,380 according to his own will. 512 00:23:52,140 --> 00:23:55,380 So let's start off by talking about signs and wonders 513 00:23:55,380 --> 00:23:57,640 since that's the first thing listed. 514 00:23:59,019 --> 00:24:00,319 Signs and wonders. 515 00:24:00,740 --> 00:24:02,819 So what are signs and wonders? 516 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:04,259 We read them a lot in the Bible. 517 00:24:04,660 --> 00:24:07,019 First of all, signs are prevalent. 518 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:08,119 It's Samian. 519 00:24:08,619 --> 00:24:11,900 77 times you can read the word Samian, 520 00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:13,759 which means a sign, okay? 521 00:24:14,299 --> 00:24:15,759 And it's just what you think it is. 522 00:24:15,759 --> 00:24:17,559 It's a person or a thing, 523 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,019 and it's supposed to signal you 524 00:24:21,019 --> 00:24:23,240 on something that's happening, okay? 525 00:24:23,500 --> 00:24:25,140 So it's a sign, okay? 526 00:24:25,519 --> 00:24:26,259 In fact, the Lord said, 527 00:24:26,420 --> 00:24:28,359 these signs will follow those who believe, 528 00:24:28,519 --> 00:24:29,539 all these miracles, right? 529 00:24:29,900 --> 00:24:31,539 So it's a sign, okay? 530 00:24:31,779 --> 00:24:33,200 Just like any sign we read, 531 00:24:33,460 --> 00:24:34,700 it's telling us something. 532 00:24:34,819 --> 00:24:37,359 Well, the Lord is always giving us signs. 533 00:24:37,799 --> 00:24:39,319 I think a lot of times we miss them. 534 00:24:40,339 --> 00:24:41,880 A lot of times we blow right by them. 535 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,279 I miss that sign. 536 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,059 I got to get off at the next exit. 537 00:24:45,059 --> 00:24:47,240 You know, he'll reroute us, 538 00:24:47,460 --> 00:24:49,319 but we miss signs sometimes, 539 00:24:49,420 --> 00:24:50,500 and they're prevalent. 540 00:24:51,079 --> 00:24:53,799 But wonders not so much tear us. 541 00:24:54,859 --> 00:24:59,200 Wonders, it's only mentioned 16 times in the Bible. 542 00:24:59,779 --> 00:25:02,319 It's a form of miracle, 543 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:05,339 but it's not really about the miracle itself, 544 00:25:06,179 --> 00:25:10,000 because wonders always carry with it a sign. 545 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:10,960 Did you realize that? 546 00:25:11,319 --> 00:25:12,880 Every time you see the word wonder, 547 00:25:13,079 --> 00:25:14,980 it always has a sign with it. 548 00:25:15,059 --> 00:25:17,319 It always carries a sign. 549 00:25:18,079 --> 00:25:21,460 So it's something that happens that's illogical, 550 00:25:21,740 --> 00:25:23,500 that isn't, it's not of the norm. 551 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,619 It's something that is peculiar. 552 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,519 It doesn't make sense necessarily. 553 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:29,700 It might be a bit of a miracle. 554 00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:33,319 And yet, it's telling us something else. 555 00:25:33,420 --> 00:25:35,480 It's more about what it's telling us 556 00:25:36,179 --> 00:25:38,299 than the actual thing that happened. 557 00:25:38,460 --> 00:25:39,200 Does that make sense? 558 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,539 So, well, let me tell you a little bit more. 559 00:25:43,539 --> 00:25:45,740 Signs and wonders, 16 times, 560 00:25:45,859 --> 00:25:46,980 you'll find them in the New Testament. 561 00:25:47,779 --> 00:25:51,099 The first 12 times, it's great. 562 00:25:51,380 --> 00:25:54,380 It's signs and wonders are pointing to truth, okay? 563 00:25:54,759 --> 00:25:59,460 It's telling you that this is happening to verify 564 00:25:59,460 --> 00:26:03,779 or to bear witness to what the word says. 565 00:26:04,759 --> 00:26:08,420 Three other times, signs and wonders are spoken of 566 00:26:08,420 --> 00:26:12,359 in a negative sense because they're a sign from the devil. 567 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:16,119 So the anti-Christ, false teachers, false witnesses, 568 00:26:16,799 --> 00:26:18,660 you know, those types of things, 569 00:26:18,779 --> 00:26:20,400 these are signs and wonders. 570 00:26:20,799 --> 00:26:23,220 And the word says that in the last days, 571 00:26:23,420 --> 00:26:25,900 these signs and wonders will be performed 572 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:29,759 that if possible, even to deceive the elect, okay? 573 00:26:30,059 --> 00:26:31,400 Now, it does say if possible. 574 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,660 Now, I believe if we know the word of God, 575 00:26:34,759 --> 00:26:38,839 we're not gonna be deceived by a false sign and wonder, okay? 576 00:26:39,259 --> 00:26:40,960 Because we know what the word says, 577 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,259 because typically the enemy messes up 578 00:26:43,799 --> 00:26:50,019 because he knows scripture but he bends it, he twists it 579 00:26:50,019 --> 00:26:52,539 because there's always a lie somewhere in it, you know? 580 00:26:53,059 --> 00:26:57,099 And so we can realize this is not of God. 581 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,140 But the last time, it's kind of a slight rebuke 582 00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:01,559 of a sign and wonder. 583 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,819 He goes, unless you people see signs and wonders, 584 00:27:03,900 --> 00:27:04,680 you're not gonna believe. 585 00:27:05,420 --> 00:27:09,079 Well, in a sense, God has designed that 586 00:27:09,799 --> 00:27:15,299 because he wants to demonstrate that his word has power, okay? 587 00:27:15,660 --> 00:27:20,779 And that he gives signs and wonders to prove his word is true. 588 00:27:21,559 --> 00:27:25,440 Now, sometimes signs and wonders can be life altering, 589 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:30,599 like really changing things dramatically, okay? 590 00:27:31,279 --> 00:27:35,420 And like for an example, in this type of thing 591 00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:39,960 with a sign and wonder that is significant, 592 00:27:40,279 --> 00:27:44,460 that is life altering would be a situation where, 593 00:27:45,339 --> 00:27:50,259 let's say when the four men were carrying the paralytic, 594 00:27:50,420 --> 00:27:50,940 remember that? 595 00:27:51,079 --> 00:27:52,839 And they removed the tile of the roof 596 00:27:52,839 --> 00:27:54,920 and they lowered him in front of Jesus. 597 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,220 And Jesus saw the guy and you remember what he said? 598 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:01,539 He didn't say, get up and walk. 599 00:28:02,619 --> 00:28:05,279 He said, your sins are forgiven. 600 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:09,680 And then of course, people were been out of shape. 601 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,299 How could he say that's blasphemous? 602 00:28:11,579 --> 00:28:13,180 Only God can forgive sins. 603 00:28:14,299 --> 00:28:15,539 And then remember what Jesus said, 604 00:28:15,819 --> 00:28:20,099 so that you know that the Son of Man can forgive sins. 605 00:28:20,940 --> 00:28:22,880 I said this first, I'm paraphrasing. 606 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,160 In other words, the greater thing 607 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,000 is that this man's sins are forgiven. 608 00:28:27,140 --> 00:28:28,299 Not that he's about to walk. 609 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:31,880 The sins being forgiven is the greatest miracle of all. 610 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:36,920 But then Jesus said, get up and walk. 611 00:28:37,380 --> 00:28:41,019 So you see the wonder was this paralyzed lame man 612 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:43,140 standing up and walking. 613 00:28:43,299 --> 00:28:44,099 That was a wonder. 614 00:28:44,519 --> 00:28:47,200 But the sign was to something greater than that. 615 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:49,240 The sign was pointing to the fact 616 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,079 that Jesus forgives sins. 617 00:28:52,559 --> 00:28:53,279 Does that make sense? 618 00:28:53,799 --> 00:28:55,980 So the wonder might be a paralytic walking, 619 00:28:56,400 --> 00:29:00,700 but the sign is telling us that he forgives sins. 620 00:29:01,259 --> 00:29:03,619 And there's several of these. 621 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:09,039 Another one would be an example of Lazarus. 622 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:14,619 Remember when Lazarus, he was told Lazarus was sick. 623 00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:17,940 And then the Lord perceived that he actually already died. 624 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:19,680 And then he says to his disciples, 625 00:29:19,900 --> 00:29:22,319 we have to go back to Bethany where Lazarus is 626 00:29:22,319 --> 00:29:23,839 so I can raise him from the dead. 627 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:25,839 And they all go, as he gets there, 628 00:29:26,039 --> 00:29:28,019 Mary and Martha, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. 629 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,599 If you had been here, this wouldn't have happened. 630 00:29:29,599 --> 00:29:33,920 And he's like, Martha, Martha, you know. 631 00:29:35,619 --> 00:29:37,440 Lazarus will rise from the dead. 632 00:29:37,799 --> 00:29:40,500 Well, I know the word someday he'll rise from the dead, 633 00:29:41,140 --> 00:29:43,380 but like that's in the last days. 634 00:29:43,519 --> 00:29:44,160 He goes, no, no, no, no. 635 00:29:44,380 --> 00:29:48,440 I am the resurrection and the life. 636 00:29:48,819 --> 00:29:52,119 He who believes in me will never die, 637 00:29:52,220 --> 00:29:53,660 will have eternal life. 638 00:29:54,779 --> 00:29:57,660 And with that, he said, Lazarus, come out. 639 00:29:57,660 --> 00:29:59,599 And he raised Lazarus from the dead. 640 00:30:00,180 --> 00:30:04,400 You know, the wonder was that Lazarus was risen from the dead, 641 00:30:04,819 --> 00:30:08,480 but the sign was to something far greater than Lazarus, wasn't it? 642 00:30:08,940 --> 00:30:12,339 It was pointing to the fact that when we put our faith 643 00:30:12,339 --> 00:30:16,140 and trust in Jesus Christ, we live forever. 644 00:30:17,279 --> 00:30:20,180 Eternal life, that's the sign. 645 00:30:20,779 --> 00:30:22,259 Lazarus being raised from the dead. 646 00:30:22,380 --> 00:30:23,000 Yeah, that's great. 647 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,380 And if I was Lazarus, I sure would be happy about that, right? 648 00:30:25,380 --> 00:30:28,680 And his sisters, but it was something greater than that. 649 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,259 It was that Jesus Christ provides eternal life. 650 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:36,059 He said, I am the resurrection and the life. 651 00:30:36,359 --> 00:30:37,440 You know, isn't that amazing? 652 00:30:37,660 --> 00:30:39,660 Like, so that the wonder is something 653 00:30:39,660 --> 00:30:41,299 that could be life altering, 654 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,380 but it's even more than that. 655 00:30:43,460 --> 00:30:46,420 It's pointing to something far greater than that. 656 00:30:47,420 --> 00:30:51,119 How many examples are there in our day 657 00:30:51,119 --> 00:30:55,640 when people's lives are altered by God's wonder? 658 00:30:56,619 --> 00:30:58,799 And yet it points to something so far greater. 659 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,299 I looked back there in the corner, 660 00:31:00,460 --> 00:31:06,740 Jerry Dover being healed of five cancers, okay? 661 00:31:07,279 --> 00:31:07,640 Amen. 662 00:31:08,359 --> 00:31:10,680 And he knew the moment that he was healed. 663 00:31:11,380 --> 00:31:11,839 Amazing. 664 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,779 And yet, was it only about healing you from cancer? 665 00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:18,779 No, it was about way more than that. 666 00:31:18,839 --> 00:31:19,900 Remember the treasure box? 667 00:31:19,900 --> 00:31:22,819 And say, you know, there's many more treasures in here. 668 00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:25,799 There's much more I'm going to do with Jerry Dover's life 669 00:31:26,300 --> 00:31:27,559 than stop here. 670 00:31:27,940 --> 00:31:29,960 It's not just about healing you of cancer. 671 00:31:30,339 --> 00:31:33,579 It's about you transforming other people's lives. 672 00:31:34,039 --> 00:31:35,920 Some that are even going through the same thing 673 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,359 that you went through, right? 674 00:31:37,740 --> 00:31:40,299 The sign is far greater even than the wonder. 675 00:31:40,819 --> 00:31:41,480 So that's the idea. 676 00:31:41,900 --> 00:31:45,059 Signs and wonders are wonders are always carrying a sign 677 00:31:45,059 --> 00:31:48,799 pointing to something even greater than what just happened, 678 00:31:49,019 --> 00:31:49,420 you know? 679 00:31:49,420 --> 00:31:55,299 And the Lord does that again and again in these life altering things. 680 00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,740 I had another one I wanted to give an example of, 681 00:32:01,039 --> 00:32:02,440 but I forget what it was. 682 00:32:04,220 --> 00:32:07,180 But he does these things all the time 683 00:32:07,180 --> 00:32:12,160 that he cleanses someone from addiction 684 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:17,180 so that they can go and start a recovery ministry. 685 00:32:17,180 --> 00:32:21,359 You know, it's not just about them no longer being addicted to drugs. 686 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:22,960 It's something far greater than that. 687 00:32:23,059 --> 00:32:27,579 It's about them ministering and demonstrating the love of Christ 688 00:32:27,579 --> 00:32:30,680 to other people who are going through the same thing. 689 00:32:31,059 --> 00:32:31,700 It's amazing. 690 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:37,859 My son-in-law was severely injured playing college football 691 00:32:38,539 --> 00:32:40,359 in a D1 school. 692 00:32:40,740 --> 00:32:44,579 He had really had a trajectory for some great things 693 00:32:44,579 --> 00:32:45,920 in his athletic career. 694 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,359 And he was severely injured in his knee 695 00:32:49,359 --> 00:32:54,759 and was wheelchair bound for at least six months, you know? 696 00:32:55,619 --> 00:32:58,140 And I mean, just imagine the devastation 697 00:32:58,140 --> 00:33:01,259 you think you're going to be a pro athlete some day 698 00:33:01,259 --> 00:33:03,720 and now you're in a wheelchair, you know? 699 00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:08,400 But the Lord not only healed his leg, okay? 700 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,900 But he's not going to be a professional athlete, 701 00:33:12,460 --> 00:33:15,859 but he's done so many more things through him 702 00:33:15,859 --> 00:33:18,720 because of what he went through to help people 703 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,859 who are going through depression, 704 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,359 circumstantial depression as a result 705 00:33:24,359 --> 00:33:26,240 of severe disappointment in life. 706 00:33:26,579 --> 00:33:28,160 Like, I thought this was going to happen 707 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:29,279 and this happened. 708 00:33:29,420 --> 00:33:30,579 How can this be a good thing? 709 00:33:30,599 --> 00:33:33,799 Well, God works all things for the good of those who love him 710 00:33:33,799 --> 00:33:35,680 and who are called according to his purpose. 711 00:33:36,119 --> 00:33:38,420 The Lord, the wonder was yes, 712 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,140 Tevin's knee was eventually healed, 713 00:33:41,539 --> 00:33:43,359 but it wasn't even just about his knee being healed. 714 00:33:43,579 --> 00:33:46,500 It's about how is the Lord going to use Tevin 715 00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:49,960 to transform other people's lives, right? 716 00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:53,299 So wonder always carries with it a side 717 00:33:53,299 --> 00:33:57,920 to point to something even far greater than what's happening. 718 00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:59,960 And he does that again and again. 719 00:34:00,059 --> 00:34:03,940 It's so amazing to hear people who go through situations 720 00:34:03,940 --> 00:34:06,599 and realize when they come out the other side 721 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:11,420 how amazing that this actually happened. 722 00:34:11,639 --> 00:34:13,860 You can rejoice in bad things 723 00:34:13,860 --> 00:34:15,480 because you know God is going to do something 724 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:17,760 even greater through them. 725 00:34:18,519 --> 00:34:23,280 But sometimes signs and wonders aren't so life altering. 726 00:34:23,679 --> 00:34:24,480 They're little things. 727 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,139 I think that's really where we live most of the time 728 00:34:27,139 --> 00:34:28,519 in the little things. 729 00:34:28,940 --> 00:34:32,940 God planting little seeds of little things, okay? 730 00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:36,000 Let's take the first miracle of Jesus. 731 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:37,300 Do you remember what it was? 732 00:34:37,739 --> 00:34:38,159 I know you do. 733 00:34:39,900 --> 00:34:42,920 At a wedding, turning water into wine. 734 00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:45,579 When you think about that, 735 00:34:46,340 --> 00:34:48,840 Jesus is going to raise the dead 736 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,280 like we just talked about with Lazarus. 737 00:34:51,059 --> 00:34:53,179 He's going to cleanse the lepers. 738 00:34:53,940 --> 00:34:56,659 He's going to give blind eyes sight. 739 00:34:57,159 --> 00:35:01,699 He's going to make the lame walk, you name it. 740 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,739 He's gonna just miracle after miracle, miracle. 741 00:35:04,380 --> 00:35:06,800 Why would you start with turning water into wine? 742 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:09,320 Seems like such an incidental thing. 743 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,880 Like will anyone die if they don't have more wine at a wedding? 744 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:13,900 Probably not. 745 00:35:14,079 --> 00:35:15,519 They might even live a couple extra years. 746 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:16,059 I don't know. 747 00:35:17,780 --> 00:35:23,300 But like it doesn't seem like a significant thing 748 00:35:23,300 --> 00:35:28,219 and yet the Lord chose that miracle to do first. 749 00:35:29,460 --> 00:35:32,860 And you know the longer I contemplated that 750 00:35:32,860 --> 00:35:38,099 I realized, look, Jesus came back for his bride, right? 751 00:35:38,559 --> 00:35:40,739 The whole picture throughout scripture, 752 00:35:41,119 --> 00:35:42,539 starting with Adam and Eve, 753 00:35:42,780 --> 00:35:45,420 is God wanting a relationship with man 754 00:35:45,420 --> 00:35:47,980 and it is portrayed through a marriage. 755 00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:51,119 Marriage is a sacred covenant to God. 756 00:35:52,019 --> 00:35:55,639 Why wouldn't he consecrate a wedding 757 00:35:55,639 --> 00:35:57,860 with the very first miracle? 758 00:35:58,519 --> 00:36:00,619 Because he wants to demonstrate 759 00:36:00,619 --> 00:36:03,900 this marriage is so significant to me, 760 00:36:04,199 --> 00:36:07,480 but it's about more than just husband and wife. 761 00:36:07,619 --> 00:36:10,780 It's about Jesus Christ and his bride. 762 00:36:10,940 --> 00:36:14,280 In fact, even Israel is called Yahweh's bride 763 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,760 and we are called the bride of Christ. 764 00:36:17,139 --> 00:36:18,340 It's all a picture. 765 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:22,320 So the miracle wasn't about having more wine, okay? 766 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:23,880 Yeah, that was a neat wonder. 767 00:36:24,539 --> 00:36:27,699 But if the sign was pointing to something far greater than that, 768 00:36:27,699 --> 00:36:32,199 that we are the bride of Christ, you know? 769 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:34,619 And don't you think we live most of the time 770 00:36:34,619 --> 00:36:35,579 in these little things? 771 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:37,659 Like, wow, I wonder why God did that. 772 00:36:37,900 --> 00:36:39,860 I love Jill has these little things. 773 00:36:40,280 --> 00:36:41,880 She's now, she's getting a little nervous. 774 00:36:42,059 --> 00:36:42,760 What's he about to say? 775 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:47,619 But the Lord continues to give her, show her hearts 776 00:36:48,199 --> 00:36:52,119 all over the place and it really is miraculous 777 00:36:52,119 --> 00:36:53,880 because we'll be walking along the beach 778 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:56,159 and suddenly she'll say, look at this 779 00:36:56,159 --> 00:36:58,920 and she'll pick up this shell shaped like a heart. 780 00:36:59,679 --> 00:37:02,719 And I'm like, that's a, I never saw a shell shaped like that. 781 00:37:03,079 --> 00:37:05,559 Wherever she goes, the Lord's always giving her little hearts 782 00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:08,440 and she says, that's God telling me he loves me. 783 00:37:09,059 --> 00:37:10,940 And I think that's like, that's beautiful. 784 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:12,340 Why don't I get some hearts? 785 00:37:12,539 --> 00:37:12,960 No, I'm just kidding. 786 00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:16,820 But like, that's not my thing with God. 787 00:37:16,940 --> 00:37:18,119 My thing is other things. 788 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,400 But like, he's always sending you little signs 789 00:37:22,039 --> 00:37:26,159 and wonders that don't make sense to other people. 790 00:37:27,079 --> 00:37:30,880 But you know, God's telling you something significant. 791 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,559 You know, and it could mean like nothing. 792 00:37:33,699 --> 00:37:35,039 It's not a life changing thing, 793 00:37:35,300 --> 00:37:37,820 but it's a sign and wonder to tell you 794 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:38,800 you're on the right track. 795 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,500 Just keep, just stay with me. 796 00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:44,139 I'm bringing you to something even greater. 797 00:37:44,340 --> 00:37:46,840 I'm doing wonderful things in your life. 798 00:37:47,619 --> 00:37:48,940 You can trust me. 799 00:37:48,940 --> 00:37:52,699 Those signs and wonders are sometimes the small things 800 00:37:52,699 --> 00:37:56,139 that you don't see any reason he would do them 801 00:37:56,139 --> 00:38:00,559 only to just keep reminding you he's a God of promises. 802 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:03,300 He always knows where you are. 803 00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:05,460 He's always knows what you're doing. 804 00:38:05,900 --> 00:38:07,599 He always cares for you. 805 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:09,239 He's singing over you. 806 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,000 He cherishes you, right? 807 00:38:12,739 --> 00:38:13,440 And he cares. 808 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:17,059 You know, one sign and wonder as I was thinking about this, 809 00:38:17,059 --> 00:38:18,960 which doesn't make a lot of sense, 810 00:38:19,139 --> 00:38:20,699 but remember the early church 811 00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:26,179 when they just started experiencing persecution 812 00:38:26,820 --> 00:38:28,980 and it was their first sign of persecution. 813 00:38:29,179 --> 00:38:30,480 Like, wow, this is really happening. 814 00:38:30,679 --> 00:38:33,199 Like, we're really sharing the gospel 815 00:38:33,199 --> 00:38:36,400 that Jesus Christ and the Pharisees, 816 00:38:36,519 --> 00:38:38,699 the Sadducees, the scribes, the elders, 817 00:38:38,739 --> 00:38:39,780 they don't like it. 818 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,300 We're about to head into it here 819 00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:45,579 and they realize, Lord, we need boldness. 820 00:38:46,139 --> 00:38:47,579 Lord, give us boldness. 821 00:38:47,639 --> 00:38:48,539 And they're just praying. 822 00:38:48,679 --> 00:38:50,460 And we read in Acts chapter four 823 00:38:51,059 --> 00:38:52,820 that as they were praying, they said, 824 00:38:53,019 --> 00:38:54,659 now Lord, look on their threats 825 00:38:54,659 --> 00:38:58,559 and grant to your servants that with all boldness, 826 00:38:58,739 --> 00:39:00,519 they may speak your word 827 00:39:00,519 --> 00:39:03,480 by stretching out your hand to heal. 828 00:39:04,099 --> 00:39:07,940 And that signs and wonders may be done 829 00:39:07,940 --> 00:39:10,579 through the name of your holy servant, Jesus. 830 00:39:11,559 --> 00:39:12,579 And when they had prayed, 831 00:39:12,579 --> 00:39:16,500 the place where they were assembled together was shaken 832 00:39:17,299 --> 00:39:19,760 and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit 833 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:23,079 and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 834 00:39:23,639 --> 00:39:24,719 Now think about this. 835 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,019 Did God need to shake the house? 836 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:30,360 Did shaking the house accomplish anything 837 00:39:31,219 --> 00:39:33,679 except the sign and a wonder? 838 00:39:34,260 --> 00:39:35,400 I hear your prayers. 839 00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:39,400 I am going to empower you with my Holy Spirit. 840 00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:41,239 I am with you. 841 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,079 You don't have to worry about them. 842 00:39:43,460 --> 00:39:44,559 I have your back. 843 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:46,960 I am surrounding you. 844 00:39:47,159 --> 00:39:49,760 We are going to do this thing together. 845 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:51,380 And that's what he does for us. 846 00:39:51,679 --> 00:39:54,659 He sends us little signs and wonders. 847 00:39:54,659 --> 00:39:56,960 And perhaps he's even using you 848 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,219 to bring signs and wonders to others 849 00:39:59,219 --> 00:40:00,559 because signs and wonders are done 850 00:40:00,559 --> 00:40:02,780 through the hands of the saints. 851 00:40:03,940 --> 00:40:07,179 And it was so awesome recently. 852 00:40:08,119 --> 00:40:08,960 A young man, 853 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,820 he had been pursuing, 854 00:40:12,599 --> 00:40:14,059 sometimes I have to be careful 855 00:40:14,059 --> 00:40:15,639 with the script I get. 856 00:40:16,860 --> 00:40:19,000 He had been pursuing a career 857 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,840 that probably wasn't meant for him. 858 00:40:23,119 --> 00:40:25,260 I've never tried to talk someone 859 00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:26,519 out of a career path, 860 00:40:26,659 --> 00:40:27,360 but it's just like, 861 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,119 this doesn't seem right to me. 862 00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:32,079 Why don't you try this? 863 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,619 And I encourage him to try a trade. 864 00:40:38,259 --> 00:40:39,260 And he had like, 865 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:40,019 I don't know anything about, 866 00:40:40,179 --> 00:40:40,840 why would I want to do that? 867 00:40:41,119 --> 00:40:43,599 Because it's making a good living. 868 00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:44,739 You can raise a family. 869 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:47,880 It's a good thing. 870 00:40:48,619 --> 00:40:49,840 Why not give it a try? 871 00:40:50,219 --> 00:40:52,260 So I reached out to a friend of mine 872 00:40:52,260 --> 00:40:54,199 who was in this trade. 873 00:40:54,860 --> 00:40:55,340 And I said, 874 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:56,880 listen, would you consider 875 00:40:57,500 --> 00:40:58,659 taking this guy on? 876 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:00,460 He doesn't know anything about any of it, 877 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:02,000 but maybe you can train him. 878 00:41:02,420 --> 00:41:03,380 I'll give it a try. 879 00:41:03,980 --> 00:41:08,500 And so almost a year later, 880 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:10,239 he's loving it. 881 00:41:10,460 --> 00:41:13,739 I mean, he loves working with his hands. 882 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,760 He loves this trade of his. 883 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,920 And yet he never even contemplated it before. 884 00:41:20,079 --> 00:41:21,639 And he was chasing after a dream 885 00:41:21,639 --> 00:41:23,820 that was, I could see it. 886 00:41:23,900 --> 00:41:24,840 Just give that up. 887 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,340 It's not you, stop. 888 00:41:27,300 --> 00:41:28,559 But in a sense, 889 00:41:29,519 --> 00:41:31,599 perhaps the Lord planted me 890 00:41:31,599 --> 00:41:32,719 in that situation 891 00:41:33,519 --> 00:41:35,500 to be that messenger, 892 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:36,980 that sign and wonder 893 00:41:36,980 --> 00:41:38,619 to direct him away 894 00:41:38,619 --> 00:41:40,159 from what he was pursuing. 895 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:41,840 And now he's thriving. 896 00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:42,860 He loves it. 897 00:41:43,380 --> 00:41:45,360 He's using you and me 898 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:46,579 in that capacity 899 00:41:46,579 --> 00:41:48,659 to bring signs and wonders 900 00:41:48,659 --> 00:41:50,300 even into other people's lives. 901 00:41:50,460 --> 00:41:51,760 Now, we can't always 902 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,380 give our opinions on everything, 903 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,840 but sometimes we can shed 904 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:57,099 some light on things 905 00:41:57,099 --> 00:41:59,199 that perhaps someone is blinded to. 906 00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:01,159 And so this is the idea 907 00:42:01,159 --> 00:42:03,079 of signs and wonders. 908 00:42:03,460 --> 00:42:04,179 And I just wonder, 909 00:42:04,340 --> 00:42:05,780 what sign and wonder 910 00:42:05,780 --> 00:42:08,679 is the Lord trying to show you? 911 00:42:10,619 --> 00:42:12,039 Perhaps there's something 912 00:42:12,039 --> 00:42:13,579 that you've been seeing 913 00:42:13,579 --> 00:42:14,900 again and again and saying, 914 00:42:15,119 --> 00:42:18,940 Lord, I'm not ready for that yet. 915 00:42:20,360 --> 00:42:22,260 No, I'm not ready. 916 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:23,760 He just keeps saying, 917 00:42:24,199 --> 00:42:26,599 listen, you can see 918 00:42:26,599 --> 00:42:27,940 what I keep doing in your life 919 00:42:27,940 --> 00:42:29,199 for a purpose. 920 00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,400 The Lord's done so many 921 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:33,260 of these little things in my life 922 00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:35,460 as a sign and a wonder 923 00:42:35,460 --> 00:42:36,900 and it was for something 924 00:42:36,900 --> 00:42:38,099 so much better 925 00:42:38,099 --> 00:42:39,199 than I ever thought 926 00:42:39,199 --> 00:42:40,000 would be planned 927 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,099 for my own life. 928 00:42:41,820 --> 00:42:42,480 I never thought 929 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:44,139 I'd be up here preaching the word. 930 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:44,980 I really didn't. 931 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:46,239 This was never like 932 00:42:47,420 --> 00:42:49,280 a game plan for me. 933 00:42:49,780 --> 00:42:52,260 Never even appealed to me. 934 00:42:52,500 --> 00:42:53,480 I'm just being honest. 935 00:42:53,659 --> 00:42:54,260 Don't tell anybody. 936 00:42:54,639 --> 00:42:55,320 But really, 937 00:42:55,559 --> 00:42:56,800 it wasn't like 938 00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:58,219 I crave for this. 939 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:01,079 But the Lord gently 940 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:03,199 through various things 941 00:43:03,199 --> 00:43:04,360 that would take too much time 942 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:05,039 to explain 943 00:43:05,600 --> 00:43:07,280 in very small little ways, 944 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:08,079 even teaching 945 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:10,300 5th and 6th graders 946 00:43:10,300 --> 00:43:11,559 a Bible lesson 947 00:43:11,559 --> 00:43:13,159 saying, I kind of like this. 948 00:43:14,779 --> 00:43:16,699 I can't make a living doing this 949 00:43:16,699 --> 00:43:18,019 but I kind of like it. 950 00:43:18,739 --> 00:43:20,579 And then the Lord just saying, 951 00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:21,199 all right, 952 00:43:22,199 --> 00:43:23,699 now I'm going to move you over to here. 953 00:43:25,420 --> 00:43:26,659 And as I just kept going, 954 00:43:26,659 --> 00:43:27,559 I'm saying, yeah, this is, 955 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:29,659 he's really changing my desires. 956 00:43:30,019 --> 00:43:31,960 I really, I enjoy this. 957 00:43:32,199 --> 00:43:33,860 I really, I realize that the Lord 958 00:43:33,860 --> 00:43:35,960 is leading me 959 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:38,340 to somewhere I never fathomed 960 00:43:38,340 --> 00:43:39,280 going before 961 00:43:39,940 --> 00:43:41,340 because of these little signs 962 00:43:41,340 --> 00:43:42,019 and wonders. 963 00:43:42,179 --> 00:43:42,780 Like, why are people 964 00:43:42,780 --> 00:43:44,139 inviting me to do this? 965 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,559 You know, I don't belong here. 966 00:43:46,820 --> 00:43:47,739 Well, I guess I do 967 00:43:48,339 --> 00:43:49,260 because the Lord 968 00:43:49,779 --> 00:43:51,699 is inviting us into things 969 00:43:51,699 --> 00:43:53,900 that he wants us to do 970 00:43:53,900 --> 00:43:55,900 for his good pleasure. 971 00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:56,219 Amen. 972 00:43:57,159 --> 00:43:58,860 As the worship team comes up, 973 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:00,800 we're going to stop 974 00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:02,039 with signs and wonders. 975 00:44:03,019 --> 00:44:04,059 Next week, we'll talk about 976 00:44:04,059 --> 00:44:05,619 miracles and gifts. 977 00:44:07,219 --> 00:44:08,639 And I think gifts of the Spirit 978 00:44:08,639 --> 00:44:12,860 really are very significant 979 00:44:12,860 --> 00:44:14,820 for us to grasp 980 00:44:14,820 --> 00:44:16,980 and for us to move in. 981 00:44:18,179 --> 00:44:20,059 You know, we are a charismatic church. 982 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:22,300 We're not a cessationist church. 983 00:44:22,880 --> 00:44:23,880 And that means we believe 984 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:25,199 that the gifts of the Spirit 985 00:44:25,199 --> 00:44:26,440 are for today. 986 00:44:27,460 --> 00:44:28,760 And that means we are anointed 987 00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,920 to do things on behalf of God. 988 00:44:32,099 --> 00:44:33,219 Like, when he was about 989 00:44:33,219 --> 00:44:34,719 to send to heaven, he said, 990 00:44:35,099 --> 00:44:37,039 wait until you are in dude 991 00:44:37,039 --> 00:44:38,820 with power from on high. 992 00:44:39,219 --> 00:44:40,340 Miracles, right? 993 00:44:40,940 --> 00:44:42,840 And that's still for today. 994 00:44:43,579 --> 00:44:45,639 We are anointed to do 995 00:44:45,639 --> 00:44:47,679 the things that Christ would do 996 00:44:47,679 --> 00:44:49,119 if he were still walking 997 00:44:49,119 --> 00:44:52,079 on this earth, because he is. 998 00:44:52,380 --> 00:44:53,360 He's walking in you. 999 00:44:54,059 --> 00:44:55,480 He's wearing you. 1000 00:44:56,740 --> 00:44:59,940 Don, you're Christ's suit today, okay? 1001 00:45:00,300 --> 00:45:01,519 He has you on today. 1002 00:45:02,300 --> 00:45:04,820 He has us on today. 1003 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:07,260 He's in us and he's wearing us 1004 00:45:07,260 --> 00:45:09,699 to demonstrate his glory. 1005 00:45:10,840 --> 00:45:11,800 And signs and wonders 1006 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:13,380 are all part of that. 1007 00:45:13,519 --> 00:45:15,719 To experience, to see, 1008 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:18,119 Lord, what are you guiding me to? 1009 00:45:18,900 --> 00:45:20,380 You know, these wonders, 1010 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:22,360 is it really just about the fact 1011 00:45:22,360 --> 00:45:23,900 that my lungs are better? 1012 00:45:24,679 --> 00:45:26,440 I'm very grateful for that. 1013 00:45:26,619 --> 00:45:27,179 Let me tell you, 1014 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:29,139 praise the Lord for breading his own. 1015 00:45:30,059 --> 00:45:31,760 I'm not ashamed to say, 1016 00:45:32,059 --> 00:45:34,440 I am grateful for modern medicine. 1017 00:45:34,840 --> 00:45:35,940 But is it really just about 1018 00:45:35,940 --> 00:45:38,079 me being able to breathe better? 1019 00:45:38,260 --> 00:45:38,519 No. 1020 00:45:39,639 --> 00:45:40,760 It's about everything else 1021 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:41,400 he's going to do. 1022 00:45:42,420 --> 00:45:43,840 It's about everything else 1023 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:46,219 he's going to do in you. 1024 00:45:47,380 --> 00:45:49,980 Because you are significant to him. 1025 00:45:50,300 --> 00:45:52,340 Because he's significant in you. 1026 00:45:52,340 --> 00:45:52,619 Amen. 1027 00:45:53,579 --> 00:45:57,019 We are the temples of the Holy Spirit. 1028 00:45:58,239 --> 00:45:59,719 We are a new creation. 1029 00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:03,179 We walk in the newness of life. 1030 00:46:04,900 --> 00:46:06,059 That means like the enemy 1031 00:46:06,059 --> 00:46:08,360 can have no hold over us 1032 00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:09,780 unless we let him. 1033 00:46:11,139 --> 00:46:12,199 And that's who we are. 1034 00:46:13,219 --> 00:46:14,180 So let's stand up. 1035 00:46:20,159 --> 00:46:21,500 If any of you would like 1036 00:46:21,500 --> 00:46:22,980 some prayer after the service, 1037 00:46:23,219 --> 00:46:24,219 please come up front. 1038 00:46:25,079 --> 00:46:27,099 Because we'd love to pray for you. 1039 00:46:27,599 --> 00:46:30,119 And perhaps there's some things that, 1040 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:32,199 some thinking, 1041 00:46:33,679 --> 00:46:35,260 some blindness that you would like 1042 00:46:35,260 --> 00:46:37,980 to just shed, you know? 1043 00:46:38,380 --> 00:46:39,739 Perhaps the Lord will actually 1044 00:46:39,739 --> 00:46:41,699 remove the scales from your eyes 1045 00:46:41,699 --> 00:46:43,039 so that you could perceive 1046 00:46:43,039 --> 00:46:45,199 signs and wonders that are happening 1047 00:46:45,199 --> 00:46:46,320 all around you 1048 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:49,179 that the Lord wants you to realize 1049 00:46:49,699 --> 00:46:52,940 so that you could step in all of his glory 1050 00:46:52,940 --> 00:46:54,940 that he has for you and himself. 1051 00:46:55,840 --> 00:46:57,159 So Father God, we thank you, Lord, 1052 00:46:57,380 --> 00:46:59,059 for being here today, Lord. 1053 00:46:59,539 --> 00:47:01,460 We thank you for this family, Lord. 1054 00:47:02,219 --> 00:47:04,599 And we thank you for the amazing things 1055 00:47:04,599 --> 00:47:07,139 that you have predestined us to do 1056 00:47:07,139 --> 00:47:08,820 both down here and beyond. 1057 00:47:09,679 --> 00:47:11,599 So Lord, may we live it out now 1058 00:47:12,099 --> 00:47:13,559 in Jesus' name. 1059 00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:14,340 Amen. 1060 00:47:14,739 --> 00:47:16,239 Let's give the Lord a round of applause. 1061 00:47:17,179 --> 00:47:17,739 Praise God. 1062 00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:27,300 Thanks for joining us at Lansdale Life Church 1063 00:47:27,300 --> 00:47:29,840 as we praise God and discuss his word. 1064 00:47:30,519 --> 00:47:31,780 Don't forget to join us 1065 00:47:31,780 --> 00:47:33,579 for Worship Lives Sunday mornings 1066 00:47:33,579 --> 00:47:35,980 at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube. 1067 00:47:36,980 --> 00:47:39,079 Be blessed and have a great day!