1 00:00:14,059 --> 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 00:00:24,699 --> 00:00:27,039 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:38,280 Now, if you would, why don't you turn to Hebrews chapter 8. 5 00:00:42,420 --> 00:00:45,359 And we're going to be talking today about the New Covenant. 6 00:00:46,579 --> 00:00:48,240 Aren't you glad we're under the New Covenant? 7 00:00:48,979 --> 00:00:53,640 All right, we're not striving to be saved. 8 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,079 We're not striving to be righteous, striving to be holy. 9 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:00,500 It's what Christ has already done, right? 10 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,479 By the blood of Christ, like Ron was saying, 11 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,540 we've been washed clean of all of our sins. 12 00:01:04,659 --> 00:01:07,480 Are you glad your sins are washed away 13 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,719 and that He will choose to remember them no more? 14 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:11,500 Think about that. 15 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:13,079 No more, no mas. 16 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:14,379 No more. 17 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:16,719 He will not remember our sins any longer. 18 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:18,439 I mean, praise God for that, you know. 19 00:01:18,719 --> 00:01:21,000 And this is the New Covenant that we're talking about. 20 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,159 And as we saw throughout Hebrews so far, 21 00:01:26,239 --> 00:01:29,819 there's kind of rippling themes that are spoken about 22 00:01:29,819 --> 00:01:31,260 and they come back and come back. 23 00:01:31,659 --> 00:01:33,739 And Jamie did a great job last week 24 00:01:33,739 --> 00:01:36,000 talking about our eternal advocate. 25 00:01:36,659 --> 00:01:39,299 And we'll see a touch of that in here. 26 00:01:39,519 --> 00:01:40,859 But we're going to be focusing today 27 00:01:40,859 --> 00:01:43,719 as we read through Hebrews 8.1, just one thing. 28 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,879 And really, it's the New Covenant, okay? 29 00:01:46,439 --> 00:01:48,659 Because those other things we have talked about 30 00:01:48,659 --> 00:01:50,719 as far as Christ being our high priest 31 00:01:51,459 --> 00:01:53,000 and what that really means. 32 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,980 And so, if you would turn to Hebrews 8, 33 00:01:56,079 --> 00:01:58,260 we're going to read right through the whole chapter 34 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:05,579 in one shot and then discuss the New Covenant. 35 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:08,580 So Father God, I thank you for our brothers and sisters here. 36 00:02:09,219 --> 00:02:10,939 Most of all, Lord God, we thank you 37 00:02:10,939 --> 00:02:13,340 that your Holy Spirit is here, Lord, 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,860 because without your Holy Spirit, 39 00:02:14,879 --> 00:02:16,800 we would not have enlightenment. 40 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,080 We would not be able to interpret what we're about to read. 41 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,379 We would not be able to comprehend it 42 00:02:22,379 --> 00:02:23,599 the way you want us to. 43 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,919 So Lord God, we ask your Holy Spirit 44 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,800 to take the sword of the Spirit, 45 00:02:28,219 --> 00:02:29,919 the word of God, and Lord, 46 00:02:30,039 --> 00:02:33,060 impute understanding into us 47 00:02:33,060 --> 00:02:34,860 so that we can even derive something 48 00:02:34,860 --> 00:02:38,199 we've never even thought about before as we read this. 49 00:02:38,780 --> 00:02:41,080 And so Lord, we thank you in Jesus' name. 50 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:41,719 Amen. 51 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:43,719 All right, ready? 52 00:02:44,759 --> 00:02:46,599 Hebrews 8, verse 1. 53 00:02:47,539 --> 00:02:51,159 Now, this is the main point of the things we are saying. 54 00:02:52,300 --> 00:02:53,819 We have such a high priest 55 00:02:53,819 --> 00:02:56,780 who is seated at the right hand of the throne 56 00:02:56,780 --> 00:02:59,379 of the majesty in the heavens. 57 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,759 A minister of the sanctuary of the true tabernacle 58 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,699 which the Lord erected, not man. 59 00:03:07,699 --> 00:03:09,860 For every high priest is appointed 60 00:03:09,860 --> 00:03:12,819 to offer both gifts and sacrifices. 61 00:03:13,379 --> 00:03:16,319 Therefore, it is necessary that this one 62 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:18,579 also have something to offer. 63 00:03:19,659 --> 00:03:23,120 For if we, I'm sorry, if we were on earth, 64 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,580 if he were on earth, he would not be a priest 65 00:03:26,580 --> 00:03:29,539 since there are priests who offer the gifts 66 00:03:29,539 --> 00:03:30,759 according to the law. 67 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,199 In other words, the Levites. 68 00:03:33,219 --> 00:03:37,539 Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things. 69 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,259 As Moses was divinely instructed 70 00:03:40,259 --> 00:03:42,860 when he was about to make the tabernacle. 71 00:03:43,620 --> 00:03:46,360 For he said, see that you make all things 72 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,500 according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. 73 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,780 But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry 74 00:03:53,780 --> 00:03:58,460 in as much as he is also mediator of a better covenant 75 00:03:58,979 --> 00:04:01,960 which was established on better promises. 76 00:04:02,819 --> 00:04:06,039 For if that first covenant had been faultless 77 00:04:06,039 --> 00:04:09,599 then no place would have been sought for a second. 78 00:04:10,259 --> 00:04:12,900 Because finding fault with them he says, 79 00:04:13,699 --> 00:04:15,819 behold the days are coming says the Lord 80 00:04:15,819 --> 00:04:19,459 when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel 81 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,240 and with the house of Judah. 82 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,459 Not according to the covenant that I made 83 00:04:24,459 --> 00:04:27,420 with their fathers in the day when I took them 84 00:04:27,420 --> 00:04:30,699 by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt 85 00:04:31,220 --> 00:04:34,180 because they did not continue in my covenant 86 00:04:34,740 --> 00:04:37,300 and I disregarded them says the Lord. 87 00:04:37,699 --> 00:04:39,920 For this is the covenant that I will make 88 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:43,939 with the house of Israel after those days says the Lord. 89 00:04:44,199 --> 00:04:46,720 I will put my laws in their mind 90 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:49,459 and write them on their hearts 91 00:04:49,459 --> 00:04:52,939 and I will be their God and they shall be my people. 92 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:57,300 None of them shall teach his neighbor and none his brother 93 00:04:57,300 --> 00:05:00,819 saying no the Lord for all shall know me 94 00:05:00,819 --> 00:05:03,879 from the least of them to the greatest of them. 95 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:07,600 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness 96 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,579 and their sins and their lawless deeds 97 00:05:10,579 --> 00:05:12,699 I will remember no more. 98 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,060 In that he says a new covenant 99 00:05:16,060 --> 00:05:19,079 he has made the first obsolete. 100 00:05:19,899 --> 00:05:22,120 Now what is becoming obsolete 101 00:05:22,879 --> 00:05:26,860 and growing old is ready to vanish away. 102 00:05:27,399 --> 00:05:29,439 Wow I know that's a lot there right? 103 00:05:29,959 --> 00:05:33,420 But I think it was good to like pack it all in 104 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,199 because we're gonna start kind of with the last part 105 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,459 and that is the first covenant is becoming obsolete. 106 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,839 Obsolete now you probably know what the word obsolete means 107 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,579 but the Greek word means similar to make 108 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,819 ancient or old worn out 109 00:05:51,819 --> 00:05:56,560 about to be repealed or done away with obsolete. 110 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,000 You know as I was thinking about 111 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,800 you know the word the law was a good thing you know 112 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,279 I mean the law is good right? 113 00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:06,620 It's from God and it's good 114 00:06:07,340 --> 00:06:09,540 and yet it's obsolete 115 00:06:09,540 --> 00:06:12,800 and I was trying to think of what is obsolete okay? 116 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,379 That is good and yet I mean it was very good 117 00:06:17,379 --> 00:06:19,939 it was like the best and now it became obsolete 118 00:06:19,939 --> 00:06:23,420 and for some reason the Lord gave me a vision 119 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,379 of an aircraft carrier. 120 00:06:26,779 --> 00:06:28,339 Now you're gonna say what are you talking about 121 00:06:28,339 --> 00:06:29,399 an aircraft carrier? 122 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,819 Well my brother was in the Navy for six years 123 00:06:32,819 --> 00:06:36,220 and most of his stint in the Navy as a nuke 124 00:06:36,220 --> 00:06:39,839 he was on this nuclear ship the USS Enterprise. 125 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:41,540 He's a nuke right? 126 00:06:42,259 --> 00:06:44,220 And so he would be working on this ship 127 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:46,660 and this ship is massive. 128 00:06:47,180 --> 00:06:49,699 I mean he showed me I never got to go on 129 00:06:49,699 --> 00:06:51,620 I kind of remembered going on 130 00:06:51,620 --> 00:06:53,740 but I asked him and he says no you never got on there. 131 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,939 Okay so it's all in my mind 132 00:06:55,939 --> 00:06:57,660 I wanted to make sure before I share it 133 00:06:57,660 --> 00:07:01,620 but I was on the decks looking at on the you know 134 00:07:01,620 --> 00:07:04,899 the pier like staring at this humongous 135 00:07:04,899 --> 00:07:09,279 and you know this thing is 1123 feet long. 136 00:07:09,959 --> 00:07:12,000 If you stood it up on its stern 137 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:14,459 it would be only like 120 feet 138 00:07:14,459 --> 00:07:17,300 shorter than the Empire State Building. 139 00:07:17,500 --> 00:07:18,139 Think about that. 140 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:21,100 Imagine the Empire State Building floating on the ocean 141 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:23,779 I mean that's how huge this thing is. 142 00:07:24,079 --> 00:07:27,839 It was the first nuclear vessel in the world 143 00:07:27,839 --> 00:07:29,600 the USS Enterprise. 144 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,860 I remember when my brother shared when Tom Cruise 145 00:07:33,860 --> 00:07:36,660 filmed the first Top Gun remember that movie? 146 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,959 That was on this ship okay on the USS Enterprise. 147 00:07:40,420 --> 00:07:43,740 None of the crew which there's about 4600 in the crew 148 00:07:43,740 --> 00:07:45,759 were allowed up on the decks of course 149 00:07:45,759 --> 00:07:51,120 while Tom Cruise was filming his Top Gun film 150 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,980 but like it has a lot of history 151 00:07:53,980 --> 00:07:58,500 and the fact that it was the largest ship ever constructed 152 00:07:58,500 --> 00:08:01,660 I mean this ship is impressive 153 00:08:01,660 --> 00:08:04,459 and yet now it's been mothballed. 154 00:08:04,519 --> 00:08:05,759 It's been decommissioned. 155 00:08:05,879 --> 00:08:07,639 It's no longer in use. 156 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,540 In fact they've taken all the things out of it 157 00:08:11,540 --> 00:08:13,819 so that they couldn't even put it in the ocean 158 00:08:13,819 --> 00:08:15,759 and run it again if they wanted to. 159 00:08:16,199 --> 00:08:18,939 As I'm thinking about wow something so big 160 00:08:18,939 --> 00:08:24,379 so impressive is suddenly now obsolete you know 161 00:08:24,379 --> 00:08:28,399 and yet we can look at the law and the old covenant 162 00:08:28,399 --> 00:08:30,000 which we're going to get into in a second 163 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,899 what that's all about 164 00:08:30,899 --> 00:08:35,159 but we can look at that and see that was so instructive. 165 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:39,039 That was so amazing because you know the law is the tutor. 166 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:40,960 Did you ever read that in Galatians? 167 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,679 How the law is the tutor that guided everyone 168 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:50,039 in Galatians 3, 24, 25 that guided everyone to Jesus Christ. 169 00:08:50,779 --> 00:08:56,840 There's benefits in religion as long as it's leading you to the Savior. 170 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:03,039 The problem sometimes is that religion becomes the Savior. 171 00:09:03,259 --> 00:09:03,919 Do you know what I'm saying? 172 00:09:04,039 --> 00:09:06,879 If you've ever been in religion they guide 173 00:09:06,879 --> 00:09:09,440 but instead now they want you to like fulfill 174 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,779 all these requirements that they have placed 175 00:09:12,519 --> 00:09:16,019 and it doesn't lead you to God right and that's what religion is 176 00:09:16,019 --> 00:09:18,379 and that's it's not a relationship with a God 177 00:09:18,379 --> 00:09:21,539 it's hurdles and an obstacle course is what it is right 178 00:09:21,539 --> 00:09:26,299 and so the law is good and yet now it's obsolete. 179 00:09:26,299 --> 00:09:29,480 We just read you know as I was thinking about things 180 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,159 that are obsolete there's some things 181 00:09:33,159 --> 00:09:36,360 that just should be obsolete right in this world. 182 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,840 I was thinking about different things 183 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,460 like way back wearing the beeper being in business 184 00:09:42,460 --> 00:09:45,039 have you guys ever some kids are like a beeper 185 00:09:45,039 --> 00:09:45,899 what are you talking about? 186 00:09:46,139 --> 00:09:50,019 We used to actually have to wear a beeper for business 187 00:09:50,019 --> 00:09:52,799 you'd get a beep and you have to go find a payphone 188 00:09:52,799 --> 00:09:55,899 to actually call back and you guys are like you're kidding me 189 00:09:56,459 --> 00:09:59,860 but yeah that's no and then we had the bag phone. 190 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:02,799 Anybody remember a bag phone okay? 191 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,500 I mean those things I remember getting a bill one time 192 00:10:05,500 --> 00:10:09,220 for $700 for one month for that stupid bag phone 193 00:10:09,220 --> 00:10:12,159 because it was new everything was expensive you know 194 00:10:12,159 --> 00:10:15,480 but now we have our mobile phones our smartphones 195 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,860 that do absolutely everything so things became obsolete 196 00:10:19,860 --> 00:10:22,899 and it's a good thing I remember again a lot 197 00:10:22,899 --> 00:10:24,120 because I think in terms of business 198 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,159 I remember the the thermal fax paper 199 00:10:27,159 --> 00:10:29,200 do you remember that that you'd like roll it in there 200 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:30,059 and it would be going through 201 00:10:32,699 --> 00:10:35,440 you remember that anybody know what I'm talking about 202 00:10:36,359 --> 00:10:40,500 but again now everything's PDFs everything's emailed 203 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:46,679 all electronic how about filing again in my company 204 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,379 we had a wall of file cabinets okay 205 00:10:50,379 --> 00:10:53,220 because we had to keep loans for about I forget 206 00:10:53,220 --> 00:10:57,200 like seven years or something and then we had other file cabinets 207 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:01,340 for older files somewhere else piles of file cabinets right 208 00:11:01,340 --> 00:11:06,059 for all this paper and now it's in the cloud 209 00:11:06,059 --> 00:11:08,960 it's like it's nowhere there's no file cabinets anymore 210 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,000 so there's some things that are good the fact 211 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,539 that they're obsolete in the favor of something better 212 00:11:15,539 --> 00:11:19,259 how about paying bills you know I remember 213 00:11:19,259 --> 00:11:23,059 I always had a lot of bills and just two times a month 214 00:11:23,700 --> 00:11:28,980 just putting all the statements there getting out all the you know stamps 215 00:11:28,980 --> 00:11:32,759 and one by one writing checks oh no I'm out of checks you know 216 00:11:32,759 --> 00:11:35,740 and just writing and sending them it was a real drag 217 00:11:35,740 --> 00:11:40,700 but now auto pay now everything's Venmo cash app Zelle 218 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:43,740 I kind of like it I don't know about you but I kind of like it 219 00:11:43,740 --> 00:11:45,220 and I know some of you're saying yeah but I'm afraid 220 00:11:45,220 --> 00:11:47,500 they're gonna steal my money I guess it's a possibility 221 00:11:47,500 --> 00:11:52,259 but but the convenience is good some things are better 222 00:11:52,259 --> 00:11:57,720 being obsolete in the favor of good things right better things 223 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:02,580 like we just said a better covenant with better promises right 224 00:12:02,580 --> 00:12:11,039 and that's what we are in a new covenant the problem is in this world 225 00:12:11,039 --> 00:12:18,059 okay this world sometimes treats people as becoming obsolete 226 00:12:21,139 --> 00:12:25,960 spouses I'm just kind of tired of this old relationship 227 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:32,360 I need to trade up I need to trade younger I need to trade different you know 228 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:39,120 or else an employer saying you know this employer mind they're they're obsolete 229 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:44,320 I gotta get a better one a newer one right I mean you know what I'm like 230 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:48,500 this is the the world that we live in when people are tired of you 231 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,120 they I'm done with you I'm through with you you know 232 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:56,159 and because of that a lot of us feel like we're on edge 233 00:12:56,159 --> 00:13:03,899 our value is is determined by what people think about us 234 00:13:03,899 --> 00:13:07,179 or how they label us or how they value us right 235 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,639 but with Christ he values us not because of 236 00:13:11,639 --> 00:13:18,179 our value to him because he just loves us we don't have to do anything for him 237 00:13:18,179 --> 00:13:25,100 to value us that's the new covenant he died for the sins of the world 238 00:13:26,199 --> 00:13:32,220 that means for everyone now you have to receive that gift that's the thing 239 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:37,179 and that's that's the that's the obstacle because it's a narrow 240 00:13:37,179 --> 00:13:41,519 gate that goes through and he is the way the truth the life like we're just 241 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:44,740 singing right the way the truth the life he's the 242 00:13:44,740 --> 00:13:48,220 only way through wide is the gate that leads to 243 00:13:48,220 --> 00:13:52,220 destruction and many go through it but only few find 244 00:13:52,220 --> 00:13:57,919 that narrow way Jesus Christ but he did it for the world 245 00:13:57,919 --> 00:14:03,519 so he's saying all can come in but only few choose to 246 00:14:03,519 --> 00:14:09,720 and I still scratch my head and say why why would you ever refuse to enter 247 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,460 through and it's a it's a lack of faith but see 248 00:14:13,460 --> 00:14:18,720 the Lord doesn't see us that way he does not see anyone as obsolete 249 00:14:19,439 --> 00:14:25,320 or past their prime or not worth saving he already paid for them 250 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,539 they just don't know it yet remember the criminal on the cross 251 00:14:29,279 --> 00:14:32,519 what did he have to offer except rebuke his friend on the other side of 252 00:14:32,519 --> 00:14:35,740 Jesus and say what are you saying we deserve this he doesn't 253 00:14:35,740 --> 00:14:39,179 that's all he can only muster up a couple of words to his other criminal 254 00:14:39,179 --> 00:14:42,379 friend but the Lord said today you will be 255 00:14:42,379 --> 00:14:46,759 with me in paradise see he doesn't see us the way we may 256 00:14:46,759 --> 00:14:50,340 even value ourselves right we're never going to be 257 00:14:50,340 --> 00:14:54,059 obsolete to him because we're in the new 258 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:58,559 covenant he's seeing with us that he has an eternity with us 259 00:14:58,559 --> 00:15:05,120 forever you know the soul lives forever you know this tent will become obsolete 260 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,379 you know in fact every year i know it more and more okay 261 00:15:08,379 --> 00:15:12,419 this tent is becoming obsolete you know i'm like what is happening 262 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:16,740 you know suddenly pain is places it never was before and 263 00:15:16,740 --> 00:15:20,120 you know what it's like not you young people don't but you will 264 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:27,299 someday but your soul is eternal it's never obsolete and the Lord wants that 265 00:15:27,299 --> 00:15:33,500 soul with him forever amen you know so we're in a new covenant and 266 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:37,500 i was thinking you know the covenants okay what does the word covenant mean 267 00:15:38,079 --> 00:15:42,500 okay and then we have a slide up here and you know it's funny i put the greek 268 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:45,700 word and i always know how it's pronounced but by the time i look at it 269 00:15:45,700 --> 00:15:49,980 up there i'm like why even bother but that's the greek word okay diaficae 270 00:15:49,980 --> 00:15:54,919 um but it's a promise okay as you would think it is it's a promise 271 00:15:54,919 --> 00:16:00,919 it's an arrangement or it's an agreement between two people or more it's a 272 00:16:00,919 --> 00:16:04,220 covenant it's like the marriage covenant you know it's an agreement 273 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:10,080 and in these covenants okay there's two kinds there's one that's 274 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,779 conditional or bilateral that means like two people 275 00:16:13,779 --> 00:16:21,179 have to participate to make that covenant come to fruition so each has 276 00:16:21,179 --> 00:16:24,419 to give something for it to go through okay it's a 277 00:16:24,419 --> 00:16:28,879 bilateral conditional commitment or covenant and the other is an 278 00:16:28,879 --> 00:16:33,679 unconditional or unilateral one that means only one person 279 00:16:34,220 --> 00:16:37,159 is going to fulfill it doesn't matter what the other person does 280 00:16:37,159 --> 00:16:41,899 you know and in a sense when Christ died for the sins of the world he died 281 00:16:41,899 --> 00:16:45,860 for everyone but they still have to receive it 282 00:16:45,860 --> 00:16:50,460 so maybe it's a blend of the two because he already did it 283 00:16:50,460 --> 00:16:56,179 but if they don't receive it then they can't have it so we have the 284 00:16:56,179 --> 00:17:00,879 the covenants in the bible just uh the primary ones if you could put that 285 00:17:00,879 --> 00:17:04,140 next slide up to go through them we have covenant of 286 00:17:04,140 --> 00:17:09,640 works or the edenic or adamic uh covenant and that's of course with 287 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,940 adam and eve in the garden and he's going to bless them you can eat from 288 00:17:12,940 --> 00:17:16,000 any tree you know only tend the garden it's 289 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,180 you know it's easy peasy okay i already did it all you just have to 290 00:17:20,180 --> 00:17:26,359 tend the garden but if you eat the tree of knowledge of good and evil 291 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:30,539 you will die and of course he met spiritually and eventually 292 00:17:30,539 --> 00:17:33,900 physically right so what would you say is that 293 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:37,880 bilateral or unilateral covenant little test 294 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:40,380 see if you guys are paying it's what do you think 295 00:17:41,340 --> 00:17:44,539 it's it's it's it's conditional isn't it 296 00:17:44,539 --> 00:17:47,299 you know as long as you don't eat that tree 297 00:17:47,299 --> 00:17:53,099 you're good but once you do you're not and that's that's the 298 00:17:53,099 --> 00:17:57,359 that's the example the next is a noah noahic 299 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,660 covenant went after the flood on the earth 300 00:18:01,379 --> 00:18:06,460 and he made a promise to noah and he said no longer will i curse the ground 301 00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:11,539 as a result of what adam and eve did but also i will never flood the earth 302 00:18:11,539 --> 00:18:14,720 again it didn't matter what noah did it's 303 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,859 what God was going to do so that's a unilateral right it's a 304 00:18:17,859 --> 00:18:21,480 unconditional he's just going to do it the next abrahamic covenant 305 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,279 he made a promise to abraham three things he will make he will 306 00:18:26,279 --> 00:18:31,579 give him many descendants imagine how abraham abraham at the time is 307 00:18:31,579 --> 00:18:34,359 wondering like i don't even have any kids yet how can you see how many 308 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,359 descendants right but he will have many descendants in 309 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:42,079 other words a holy nation right you will have land and then the 310 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,019 final thing you will have is you will be a blessing to all nations and of 311 00:18:46,019 --> 00:18:49,000 course that happened because Christ came through 312 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:53,019 through that and the next thing we have is the mosaic 313 00:18:53,019 --> 00:18:56,539 covenant or the sinai covenant and this is 314 00:18:56,539 --> 00:19:00,059 really what we are talking about in this scripture here 315 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:08,640 because this is the old covenant the old law and it's here that that God 316 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,960 says you know if you do this then i will do that 317 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:18,400 okay you know you'll be blessed if you obey you'll be cursed if you don't 318 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,640 okay that's another bilateral or conditional and then the final one is 319 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:25,900 the davidic covenant and that is he told david i will bring 320 00:19:25,900 --> 00:19:29,599 a ruler through your seed that will rule on 321 00:19:29,599 --> 00:19:34,059 earth forever and of course that's unilateral it's 322 00:19:34,059 --> 00:19:37,559 unconditional because that's Jesus Christ right he is the king of kings and 323 00:19:37,559 --> 00:19:40,460 Lord of Lords so that's just kind of a for memory 324 00:19:40,460 --> 00:19:44,480 lain's sake that's what a covenant is and those are the covenants primary 325 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,900 covenants in the bible but as we could see in 326 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:53,000 exodus 19 five and six is God spoke to 327 00:19:53,620 --> 00:19:56,819 to moses and he said now therefore if you will 328 00:19:56,819 --> 00:20:01,940 if if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant 329 00:20:02,900 --> 00:20:07,160 then you shall be a special treasure to me above all people 330 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:12,599 for all the earth is mine and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and holy 331 00:20:12,599 --> 00:20:15,480 nation these are the words which you shall 332 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,559 speak to the children of israel so it's the if 333 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:26,559 and the then that is the old covenant as long as you do what i say 334 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:33,579 then you can be my people well Christ changed all that because when 335 00:20:33,579 --> 00:20:39,400 he died on the cross he said i will if you put your faith and trust in me 336 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:44,759 i will fulfill all these things through you it's not what you're going to do 337 00:20:44,759 --> 00:20:49,039 it's what Christ has already done isn't that awesome 338 00:20:49,039 --> 00:20:55,700 to think he's already done it for us amen amen you know this is the new 339 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:58,700 covenant in fact we when you think about it 340 00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:04,980 the new covenant okay is about receiving by believing 341 00:21:05,580 --> 00:21:09,420 right you believe you receive that's it okay 342 00:21:09,420 --> 00:21:16,599 but the old covenant covenant is earning by serving you only earn 343 00:21:16,599 --> 00:21:21,539 righteousness if you serve okay well Christ did away with all of 344 00:21:21,539 --> 00:21:25,039 that because now we're in a new covenant and 345 00:21:25,039 --> 00:21:27,779 what is the new covenant well you know we just read it 346 00:21:27,779 --> 00:21:31,039 the new covenant okay and again we're in a better 347 00:21:31,619 --> 00:21:34,400 covenant with better promises we're in the covenant of grace 348 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:39,700 but we just read what the new covenant is in hebrews 8 verse 10 349 00:21:39,700 --> 00:21:42,720 if you can put that slide up thanks nicole 350 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,619 for this is the covenant says the Lord i will put 351 00:21:46,619 --> 00:21:54,519 my laws in their mind and write them on their hearts and i will be their God 352 00:21:54,519 --> 00:22:01,380 and they shall be my people he puts it into us like 353 00:22:03,159 --> 00:22:07,759 without the Holy Spirit we don't want what God wants 354 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:12,460 we just don't we might say we do we might try to 355 00:22:12,460 --> 00:22:15,700 we might be good for a little bit of time and then all of a sudden the old 356 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:19,940 lust the old carnal nature the old sin nature 357 00:22:19,940 --> 00:22:23,500 just kicks in and then we're right back to the same old stuff 358 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:26,859 right because we have no ability in ourselves 359 00:22:26,859 --> 00:22:31,119 to save ourselves it's only what Christ puts 360 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,700 in us i love the verse mike hayes by the way if 361 00:22:34,700 --> 00:22:38,180 you guys who didn't come out to the men's breakfast you missed a good one 362 00:22:38,180 --> 00:22:41,599 but one verse that mike hayes brought up is he said 363 00:22:42,460 --> 00:22:47,299 that uh if you delight yourself in the Lord he will give you the desires 364 00:22:47,980 --> 00:22:51,640 of your heart you know when you come to Christ you receive the Holy Spirit 365 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:58,440 he downloads his desires into you you suddenly have new desires 366 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:03,180 and you also start to have hatred towards the old sin that you used to 367 00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:06,460 engage in right i mean i'm sure you've experienced it 368 00:23:06,460 --> 00:23:11,920 the things like man that is so sick like i'm just so shameful about like 369 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,359 those things because it's just not who i am anymore 370 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:20,099 i'm a new creation right i'm born again i don't have the 371 00:23:20,099 --> 00:23:24,559 old nature anymore again we can start to fall back into it 372 00:23:24,559 --> 00:23:31,640 but we know this is not who i am this is this is the old me it's not the 373 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,839 new me you know it's so important for us to realize that 374 00:23:34,839 --> 00:23:41,599 he does it all when we come to him he's the one who comes alive in us i love 375 00:23:42,180 --> 00:23:45,799 second peter chapter one this is probably one of my favorite 376 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:51,740 set of verses when i first got saved right and i was reading you're a new 377 00:23:51,740 --> 00:23:55,140 creation i'm like yeah but am i really you know because 378 00:23:55,140 --> 00:23:59,599 when i first prayed the prayer of salvation you know roman's 10 9 10 i'm 379 00:23:59,599 --> 00:24:01,759 like you know i i gave my life to the Lord 380 00:24:01,759 --> 00:24:06,740 and i told jill we left that conference and i got in the car and i said this 381 00:24:06,740 --> 00:24:11,440 is bogus i i did i said i'm the same as i 382 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:14,299 walked into that place like nothing new happened 383 00:24:15,380 --> 00:24:21,539 and it was a long road the next year of just wrestling with God i was like 384 00:24:21,539 --> 00:24:26,599 jacob on the other side of the little brook like wrestling trying to like 385 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:31,240 prove myself worthy to be saved to God like 386 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,119 it can't be that easy i'm not any different 387 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:38,839 and it's finally when i just surrendered to God i was balling my 388 00:24:38,839 --> 00:24:41,700 eyes out the Holy Spirit just came in like a wrecking ball 389 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:48,200 and just blew away all my pride all my confidence he just like he just 390 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:53,480 really stripped it all away and says you are saved now will you just 391 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,420 trust me will you believe and receive and stop 392 00:24:57,420 --> 00:25:04,359 stop trying to serve and earn right and i finally just surrendered and man i 393 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,119 was mush i was just mush you know for days i 394 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:11,680 could just cry on the drop of the hat you know i 395 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,980 joe and i were just talking about that hell when you're 396 00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:19,200 when the spirit's marinating your heart you know he's just massaging you he's 397 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,480 like he's just like he's breaking down all 398 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:24,960 the callousness the hardness of your heart 399 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:29,000 and you're just getting marinated in that Holy Spirit can you relate to 400 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,960 this at all when the Holy Spirit's just like will 401 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,000 you just stop fighting will you just surrender and your heart 402 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:41,220 is becoming more and more pliable more and more relaxed more and 403 00:25:41,220 --> 00:25:43,400 more like look you got it all in control Lord 404 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,460 like you saved me i don't know why but you did 405 00:25:46,460 --> 00:25:50,279 this is what you got and it's amazing it's just like 406 00:25:50,279 --> 00:25:53,640 it's you can you can cry so easily you could just 407 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:59,819 you could just just love so much more because what he's already done in you 408 00:25:59,819 --> 00:26:03,299 amen so when i read this scripture i'm just 409 00:26:03,299 --> 00:26:08,519 like yes yes like this is the truth right here 410 00:26:08,519 --> 00:26:13,359 his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life 411 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,960 and Godliness through the knowledge of him who called 412 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:23,319 us to his his own glory and excellence by which he has granted to us 413 00:26:23,319 --> 00:26:29,599 his precious and very great promises so that through them you may become 414 00:26:29,599 --> 00:26:32,480 partakers now that's the key words right there 415 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:39,200 partakers of the divine nature do you realize you have a new DNA 416 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:45,759 divine nature always when you come to Christ you have a new DNA i'll bet you 417 00:26:45,759 --> 00:26:48,859 if they had the right uh instruments they could test a believer 418 00:26:48,859 --> 00:26:52,240 against an unbeliever and they would see our brains are different 419 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,559 our blood is different ourselves are different i believe it 420 00:26:55,559 --> 00:27:02,000 because we are new creations we have a divine nature i mean that's amazing 421 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:06,019 isn't it having escaped from the old corruption 422 00:27:06,019 --> 00:27:10,940 that is in the world because of sinful desires see he does it all 423 00:27:10,940 --> 00:27:17,839 he imputes it into us that's the new covenant he paid the price his blood has 424 00:27:17,839 --> 00:27:21,480 washed us clean and now it's just a matter of him imputing 425 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:26,779 his righteousness into us and we just receive it 426 00:27:26,779 --> 00:27:31,480 that's a wonderful new covenant isn't it it's a better covenant it's the best 427 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:38,200 covenant with the best promises amen amen you know covenant 428 00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:44,859 also means like a testament you ever hear a will and testament you know so when 429 00:27:44,859 --> 00:27:49,720 you die you leave your stuff okay for people and 430 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:54,160 we know that the bible talks quite often about us having an inheritance 431 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:59,920 well Christ had to die to leave his inheritance to us 432 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:04,019 isn't that interesting like you know you can't receive an inheritance from 433 00:28:04,019 --> 00:28:09,140 someone if they don't die first okay and so he died on the cross 434 00:28:09,759 --> 00:28:12,619 and now we're related to him so we inherit things 435 00:28:12,619 --> 00:28:17,259 in heaven and he did this when he died on the cross 436 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:24,259 he gave us an inheritance that we can now obtain amen and this is a new will 437 00:28:24,259 --> 00:28:27,519 and testament so what does that matter i just want to read this one 438 00:28:27,519 --> 00:28:33,559 um first peter one four if you have that verse it says to an 439 00:28:33,559 --> 00:28:39,740 inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away 440 00:28:39,740 --> 00:28:45,220 reserved in heaven for you who are kept by the power of God 441 00:28:45,759 --> 00:28:51,599 through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time so there's 442 00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:56,079 an inheritance laid up for each one of us now if 443 00:28:56,079 --> 00:28:59,200 you're like me i don't really dwell too much on that 444 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:03,460 because i can't get my brain around it like oh there's something up there it's 445 00:29:03,460 --> 00:29:05,920 gonna be great okay and i don't mean to make light of 446 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:11,440 it it just doesn't resonate in my earthly vessel i just can't 447 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:15,339 comprehend that right but i was reminded you know my mom 448 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,799 my father died in a car accident when i was 20 449 00:29:20,460 --> 00:29:25,480 and it was it was really it was so like miraculous because you know they 450 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:28,319 never made much money you know they're kind of i guess you'd say 451 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:33,240 middle lower to middle class and they never had much you know 452 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:40,019 and so but my father happened to take uh this extra little clause in his 453 00:29:40,019 --> 00:29:43,019 insurance policy life insurance policy against 454 00:29:43,019 --> 00:29:46,359 accidental death and dismemberment maybe i'm telling you too many things 455 00:29:46,359 --> 00:29:49,319 anyway don't tell anybody i don't know why not but 456 00:29:50,039 --> 00:29:54,160 but anyway it was an accident and and because of this there was more money 457 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,440 given to my mom so she said she wasn't rich she just had more money 458 00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:01,319 so she had some extra money that she could actually take care of herself as 459 00:30:01,319 --> 00:30:04,259 a widow and she lived never married again for 460 00:30:04,259 --> 00:30:10,240 decades and decades after that and and in the beginning you know she was 461 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,640 frifty because she had that you know that money had to last her the rest of 462 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,779 her life but as she was getting on in age she 463 00:30:16,779 --> 00:30:19,880 was more and more generous because she realized you know i can't take this 464 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,440 with me and it's going to get taxed and 465 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,220 everything i might as well start dispersing it 466 00:30:25,220 --> 00:30:29,400 now and be generous you know and i was thinking how does that relate to 467 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:33,420 God and this inheritance you know and you know you ever hear of a 468 00:30:33,420 --> 00:30:36,680 living trust well you know Christ is living now 469 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,720 right you see it the right hand of the father 470 00:30:39,539 --> 00:30:43,940 and he's alive but we live on a living trust 471 00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:49,420 i i know a guy who is i guess you'd call it a trust fund baby you ever hear 472 00:30:49,420 --> 00:30:53,299 them and i i can't relate at all okay 473 00:30:54,659 --> 00:30:59,299 but he never worked i mean he might have had a job for fun as a kid 474 00:30:59,820 --> 00:31:04,140 but you know what the fun he's a born again believer an amazing guy he's he 475 00:31:04,140 --> 00:31:09,720 he donates his time in missions and the church he's always doing things for God 476 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:13,720 the most jolly guy you'll ever meet right but he never had to work i'm 477 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:15,559 thinking i don't know if i'd even like that 478 00:31:15,559 --> 00:31:18,420 but you know i i'm just so used to struggling i 479 00:31:18,420 --> 00:31:23,559 don't know about you but i like the game the work ethic you know but he never had 480 00:31:23,559 --> 00:31:25,980 to and i'm just thinking like wow imagine what that would be like 481 00:31:25,980 --> 00:31:30,319 just having that trust fund well you know with Christ we're all living on a 482 00:31:30,319 --> 00:31:33,059 trust fund because not only do we have an 483 00:31:33,059 --> 00:31:35,680 inheritance laid up for us in heaven someday 484 00:31:36,259 --> 00:31:42,500 but he wants to download those gifts now while we need them he's not 485 00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:45,920 he's not saying you'll get all this stuff when you get to heaven no he's 486 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:51,420 saying tap into it now tap into it now start using these 487 00:31:51,420 --> 00:31:55,579 gifts of the Holy Spirit now start spreading my word 488 00:31:55,579 --> 00:32:00,039 now enjoy your inheritance here while you're on earth 489 00:32:00,039 --> 00:32:05,279 because we need it now right this world needs to see a demonstration of the 490 00:32:05,279 --> 00:32:08,519 power of Jesus Christ and if we're living 491 00:32:08,519 --> 00:32:13,359 thrifty in terms of our inheritance the Lord's that the world is not going to 492 00:32:13,359 --> 00:32:19,140 see the richness of his glory right you know he's a he's a rich God 493 00:32:19,140 --> 00:32:22,500 he owns the cattle on a thousand hills i mean he is 494 00:32:22,500 --> 00:32:29,220 wealthy and he wants to dote on you he wants you to tap in to that covenant 495 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:34,700 now and use it while you need it amen as the worship team comes forward 496 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,539 the Lord gave me these couple of verses 497 00:32:41,539 --> 00:32:47,640 from paul and um you know paul's life is just so 498 00:32:49,460 --> 00:32:55,940 uh an intense life you know i mean he he once he became a believer you know he 499 00:32:55,940 --> 00:33:00,480 really suffered so much and yet he wouldn't 500 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,799 have traded it for anything you know he wouldn't have traded for 501 00:33:03,799 --> 00:33:07,799 because you realize you know i am being poured out as a living 502 00:33:07,799 --> 00:33:12,680 sacrifice on behalf of Christ it was so rewarding to him 503 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,680 and he but he really suffered a great deal 504 00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:20,579 and his last writing that he ever wrote was to timothy in the second letter of 505 00:33:20,579 --> 00:33:23,519 timothy and he said these words he said you 506 00:33:23,519 --> 00:33:27,599 know this is a trustworthy statement if we die 507 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:33,019 with Christ we will live with him so think about that you know 508 00:33:33,019 --> 00:33:39,599 when we give our lives to Jesus Christ we actually die with him 509 00:33:40,220 --> 00:33:43,759 and i know that doesn't make any logical sense but it's a reality 510 00:33:44,299 --> 00:33:47,740 and i don't know if you've ever that's why he also says you know those who want to 511 00:33:47,740 --> 00:33:50,680 find their lives will actually lose their lives 512 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:54,039 but if you want to if you lose your life you'll actually find it 513 00:33:54,039 --> 00:33:58,640 in me and maybe today you're here and you've never actually 514 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:02,960 died with Christ you would also sit next 515 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:09,940 paul said to timothy and if we endure we will also reign with him 516 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:15,320 we will reign with him it means like we will we will carry his glory wherever we 517 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,599 go and demonstrate his kingdom in this 518 00:34:18,599 --> 00:34:22,579 world right now he says something a little 519 00:34:22,579 --> 00:34:26,019 troubling but if you deny me i will deny you to my father and that's 520 00:34:26,019 --> 00:34:29,539 but that's for those who never died with him 521 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:34,340 but then he says one other thing he says but if we are 522 00:34:34,340 --> 00:34:40,139 faithless he is faithful he will never deny himself 523 00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:43,820 that's almost like a paradox it's like a riddle 524 00:34:43,820 --> 00:34:48,139 when you when you read that and yet what he's saying is really 525 00:34:49,700 --> 00:34:52,940 that there's times that maybe we can not 526 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:59,639 have much of our own faith and maybe what we feel like we're doubting a ton 527 00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:04,119 and we're not really sure we haven't really given our lives to Jesus 528 00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:08,900 or if we did we're not seeing the benefits of it or the result of it 529 00:35:08,900 --> 00:35:11,079 you know like much like me the first year 530 00:35:12,460 --> 00:35:19,699 but the Lord says commit to me just guy with me give your life to me 531 00:35:20,380 --> 00:35:24,260 and you will actually find your life in me 532 00:35:25,019 --> 00:35:29,260 and whenever you're struggling in doubt whenever you feel 533 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:35,019 faithless trust in my faith your faith is an 534 00:35:35,019 --> 00:35:38,960 interesting thing everyone has been given a measure of 535 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:42,539 faith that means everyone has the capacity to believe i believe that 536 00:35:42,539 --> 00:35:47,159 i don't believe we're created some for salvation and others for damnation 537 00:35:47,159 --> 00:35:51,440 i don't believe that right i believe everyone has a measure of faith and has 538 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:57,539 the potential to believe in Jesus Christ we can we can 539 00:35:57,539 --> 00:36:01,460 observe and everyone can interpret things that they haven't actually seen 540 00:36:01,460 --> 00:36:05,300 that's faith right but then faith is even more than 541 00:36:05,300 --> 00:36:09,179 that because when you exercise that faith 542 00:36:10,039 --> 00:36:16,440 in Jesus Christ suddenly he pours a spiritual faith into you 543 00:36:17,079 --> 00:36:20,119 that is far more than yours it's from faith to faith 544 00:36:20,119 --> 00:36:23,860 you suddenly have a measure of faith that you never had before 545 00:36:23,860 --> 00:36:28,260 and i praise the Lord i'm in that measure of faith for the last 30 years 546 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:32,679 i don't rest in my own faith i rest in Christ's faith 547 00:36:32,679 --> 00:36:37,980 because he's faithful and and his faith is what carries me through life 548 00:36:37,980 --> 00:36:41,940 i don't wonder whether there's Jesus Christ i feel him 549 00:36:41,940 --> 00:36:48,900 alive in me i trust in his faith his faith is what keeps me 550 00:36:49,780 --> 00:36:53,800 his faith does and maybe you're here today you're saying well 551 00:36:53,800 --> 00:37:00,480 i need that faith i need Christ faith i need to tap into that Holy Spirit faith 552 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:03,519 talked about in second uh second corinthians one 553 00:37:03,519 --> 00:37:08,340 corinthians chapter 12 i want that faith for me because i don't 554 00:37:08,449 --> 00:37:11,849 have enough of my own well the Lord says just come to me 555 00:37:12,530 --> 00:37:16,690 come to me die with me so that you could truly live 556 00:37:16,690 --> 00:37:23,909 with me and i will give you my faith my Holy Spirit faith to believe even 557 00:37:23,909 --> 00:37:27,389 more i'm telling you when you're on that train 558 00:37:27,890 --> 00:37:32,070 of like that Holy Spirit faith you don't worry anymore 559 00:37:32,070 --> 00:37:35,650 about whether i still believe i used to get up every morning that first year and 560 00:37:35,650 --> 00:37:37,530 get up in the morning i still believe this 561 00:37:38,409 --> 00:37:41,750 and then the second year i'm thinking why am i even asking anymore 562 00:37:41,750 --> 00:37:46,429 of course i do and then you see the evidence of your faith faith is the thing 563 00:37:46,429 --> 00:37:49,610 hoped for and the evidence of things not seen that means 564 00:37:49,610 --> 00:37:53,309 when you trust God you will see the evidence 565 00:37:53,309 --> 00:37:56,389 of your faith i can look back now 32 years 566 00:37:56,389 --> 00:38:04,409 and see this wake of evidence of my faith that no one can disprove what 567 00:38:04,409 --> 00:38:08,110 through me because it's evident i can just see it i'm like wow 568 00:38:08,649 --> 00:38:11,989 who could ever refute this that's going to be you 569 00:38:12,569 --> 00:38:16,369 that's going to be you when you just say Lord i need your faith today 570 00:38:16,369 --> 00:38:19,230 Lord i just want to die right now and i want to receive 571 00:38:19,769 --> 00:38:23,489 from you and i want to just offer this today if you've never done this 572 00:38:23,489 --> 00:38:27,190 you've never given your life because if we die with Christ 573 00:38:27,190 --> 00:38:31,329 we will also live in him if you want to live 574 00:38:31,329 --> 00:38:34,550 in Christ today's the day just just surrender 575 00:38:34,550 --> 00:38:37,869 now you don't have to raise your hand if you don't want to 576 00:38:38,449 --> 00:38:41,690 but i just want to pray with you now why don't we all close our eyes 577 00:38:42,429 --> 00:38:43,889 and bow our heads 578 00:38:46,009 --> 00:38:49,349 Holy Spirit we ask you to come right now 579 00:38:49,969 --> 00:38:54,230 we ask your Holy Spirit to come Lord and just anoint 580 00:38:54,230 --> 00:38:57,969 every one of us but especially the person right now 581 00:38:57,969 --> 00:39:01,849 who is consider giving them their lives to you right now Lord 582 00:39:01,849 --> 00:39:05,650 i ask your Holy Spirit to come upon them and just 583 00:39:05,650 --> 00:39:08,349 weigh heavily on them right now 584 00:39:09,970 --> 00:39:17,510 and just fill them Lord with confidence to surrender their life to you 585 00:39:19,110 --> 00:39:24,309 Holy Spirit we just ask you to come in like a rushing wind 586 00:39:27,269 --> 00:39:29,630 if you want to pray this prayer with me 587 00:39:30,470 --> 00:39:35,230 it's just something like this father God i am a sinner 588 00:39:36,610 --> 00:39:41,429 and i need your son Jesus Christ to save me 589 00:39:42,190 --> 00:39:47,489 today i want to receive that gift that Christ paid on the cross for me 590 00:39:48,769 --> 00:39:51,929 i want to receive that holy precious blood 591 00:39:51,929 --> 00:39:58,150 to wash away my sins today i want to receive forgiveness of all of my sins 592 00:39:58,150 --> 00:40:04,750 past present and future today i want to die with you so i can rise 593 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:11,550 again today i give you my life to receive yours 594 00:40:12,310 --> 00:40:15,469 father God fill me with your Holy Spirit 595 00:40:16,449 --> 00:40:22,590 in Jesus name amen amen i believe someone did that today 596 00:40:23,230 --> 00:40:27,530 i don't know who you are you don't have to raise your hand unless you want to 597 00:40:28,570 --> 00:40:32,849 we'll be celebrating with you but if you'd like to talk more about it come on up 598 00:40:32,849 --> 00:40:35,690 afterwards but why don't we all stand up 599 00:40:48,430 --> 00:40:52,030 we're in some peculiar times right now aren't we 600 00:40:53,750 --> 00:40:59,949 there seems to be a revival happening but you know the enemy can get in there 601 00:40:59,949 --> 00:41:03,650 too he can do anything you know if if we allow him 602 00:41:05,350 --> 00:41:10,929 and there's people that are moving towards Christ and yet the enemy 603 00:41:10,929 --> 00:41:15,829 wants to stop them or interrupt them or have them follow 604 00:41:15,829 --> 00:41:19,809 something else or someone else and so we need to really 605 00:41:19,809 --> 00:41:26,869 pray for wisdom during these times so let's pray father God give us the 606 00:41:26,869 --> 00:41:31,610 sermon and wisdom during these times Lord God we want to 607 00:41:31,610 --> 00:41:35,889 be your ambassadors your messengers your delegates 608 00:41:36,570 --> 00:41:40,809 for a kingdom that is on earth as it is in heaven 609 00:41:41,389 --> 00:41:44,929 so Lord give us power and authority in this world 610 00:41:44,929 --> 00:41:49,630 that even the demonic is just afraid to even come near us 611 00:41:49,630 --> 00:41:54,030 because of the power and the authority that you have put upon 612 00:41:54,030 --> 00:41:59,969 us because greater are we in this world than the antiChrist that is in this 613 00:41:59,969 --> 00:42:02,449 world Lord thank you that you've clothed us 614 00:42:02,449 --> 00:42:06,670 with righteousness you've clothed us with Jesus Christ 615 00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:11,289 with glory from above and we love you in Jesus name 616 00:42:11,289 --> 00:42:14,530 amen let's give the Lord a round of applause praise God 617 00:42:24,590 --> 00:42:29,230 thanks for joining us at Lansdale life church as we praise God 618 00:42:29,230 --> 00:42:33,489 and discuss his word don't forget to join us for worship live 619 00:42:33,489 --> 00:42:36,750 Sunday mornings at 10 a.m eastern on YouTube 620 00:42:37,550 --> 00:42:39,869 be blessed and have a great day