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 00:00:24,660 --> 00:00:27,019 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,979 --> 00:00:41,359 All right, all right. Happy Mother's Day. That was silence. 5 00:00:42,060 --> 00:00:46,640 Happy Mother's Day? Where are the moms at? Yeah, all right. 6 00:00:47,820 --> 00:00:50,759 I asked my dad about that clock. I'm like, do we need a clock? 7 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:55,579 He's like, the clock's for you, Jesse. So apparently I'm the problem, 8 00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:58,219 and you all have to deal with the clock now. I don't know. 9 00:00:58,799 --> 00:01:03,640 Well, Happy Mother's Day. I'm excited to be here this morning. 10 00:01:03,740 --> 00:01:06,379 Who's excited to be in church this morning? Yeah, yeah, amen. 11 00:01:07,780 --> 00:01:13,540 My mom is not here, and my wife just walked out, so I don't know why I'm here. 12 00:01:13,780 --> 00:01:16,079 No, I'm kidding. Excited to be in church. 13 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:20,739 Why don't we just have the moms stand up, and spiritual moms as well? 14 00:01:20,879 --> 00:01:26,780 I want you guys just to stand up, and let's pray for you, and thank you, 15 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:32,280 because the world is a better place because there are Godly moms raising Godly children, amen. 16 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,239 And before we pray for you, I just want to read a quote from Spurgeon. 17 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:45,079 He says, those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, 18 00:01:45,079 --> 00:01:47,420 think reverse of what is true. 19 00:01:48,359 --> 00:01:51,439 Scarcely can the Godly mother quit her home for a place of worship. 20 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:55,239 However, dream not that she is lost to the work of the church. 21 00:01:55,700 --> 00:02:00,060 Far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. 22 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,079 Mothers, the Godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty. 23 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:08,159 Christian women, by teaching children the Holy Scriptures, 24 00:02:08,740 --> 00:02:15,659 are as much fulfilling their part for the Lord as Moses did in judging Israel or Solomon in building the temple. 25 00:02:16,860 --> 00:02:21,780 You know, we're building, not we, sorry, women, but also dads, you know, come on, the two of us here. 26 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:28,520 No, but mothers, mothers, you guys, what you're doing, you're building the church inside your own house. 27 00:02:29,020 --> 00:02:35,759 By sharing the scripture, by loving, by honoring God, the next generation is set up in a pretty good place, amen. 28 00:02:35,759 --> 00:02:38,319 So let's just pray for the moms in this place. 29 00:02:39,259 --> 00:02:44,699 Lord Jesus, we thank you so much, God, for the moms represented here, Lord. 30 00:02:46,219 --> 00:02:48,740 Thank you for their love, God. Thank you for their service. 31 00:02:49,099 --> 00:02:54,879 Thank you that they are filled with your Holy Spirit as they trust in you, God, and their kids, Lord. 32 00:02:56,159 --> 00:03:01,840 They're being raised up to know you, Lord, to honor you, God, to follow hard after you, Jesus. 33 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:09,259 And I just thank you so much, Lord, that today, Lord, the rest of this week, you are going to fill these moms with your spirit, 34 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,039 and you're going to do something remarkable in their families. 35 00:03:12,199 --> 00:03:18,360 And I pray, God, that when they enter their house, God, they would feel your presence there as well. 36 00:03:18,860 --> 00:03:24,919 And I pray that every single child in this house would walk with God the rest of their days, in Jesus' name, amen. 37 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:31,719 And we do have flowers in the back somewhere. My mom, yeah. 38 00:03:32,500 --> 00:03:35,740 My grandmother as well. Can we give her a round of applause, please? Come on. 39 00:03:37,699 --> 00:03:42,659 My mom became Gigi. She's now great-grandmother. We're super thankful for you. 40 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:49,580 So apparently, I told on Father's Day as well. I'm now the family guy, I guess. 41 00:03:49,580 --> 00:03:53,219 You know, if you guys have anything coming up, I could be there, you know. 42 00:03:53,699 --> 00:03:57,000 Take your kid to work day. That's my thing now. I'll be there, all right? 43 00:03:57,879 --> 00:04:03,580 So, super excited for Mother's Day, and I'm excited for this message. 44 00:04:03,860 --> 00:04:09,039 You know, it landed on Acts 4, and I thought I was going to land on Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira. 45 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:11,860 You know, that would have been an awkward message for Mother's Day. 46 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:17,100 I don't know what I would have done with that, but I landed on a good one for Mother's Day. 47 00:04:17,100 --> 00:04:25,220 So, I'm excited for what God wants to say and do, and let's pray and ask Him to use His word, which He does. 48 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,079 Let's agree that He does, amen. 49 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:32,519 So, Lord, I pray right now that You would just anoint our hearts, God. 50 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:37,579 I pray that all distraction would leave, and I pray that we would lift You high in our hearts, Lord. 51 00:04:37,660 --> 00:04:42,860 I pray that You would speak to us, Lord, and You would do something great in Your church. 52 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:46,660 We love You, and we lift You up. In Jesus' holy name, amen. 53 00:04:47,699 --> 00:04:48,000 All right. 54 00:04:49,459 --> 00:04:55,300 So, just to catch some people up, if you weren't here, what has been happening over the last few weeks, 55 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,100 Easter Sunday, Jesus died and He rose again. 56 00:04:59,420 --> 00:05:01,199 I hope that's not a shocker for anyone. 57 00:05:01,860 --> 00:05:03,980 You know, He died, He rose again, amen. 58 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:07,300 That is the greatest sentence the world has ever heard. 59 00:05:07,879 --> 00:05:09,500 Jesus died and rose again. 60 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:14,819 And from that point on, after He rose again, for 40 days, He had this express seminary 61 00:05:14,819 --> 00:05:19,160 where He was the professor teaching His disciples the entire word of God. 62 00:05:19,860 --> 00:05:22,879 And all the three years of learning that they had with Him, 63 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:28,939 suddenly when they saw Jesus glorified, it all made sense, okay? 64 00:05:29,519 --> 00:05:33,839 And then He ascended to the Father seated at the right hand of God, 65 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,759 and He sent His Holy Spirit on Pentecost. 66 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:39,839 And the people were filled. 67 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:42,839 It says, all of them, all of the people in the upper room, the church, 68 00:05:43,079 --> 00:05:46,000 every single one of them was filled with the Holy Spirit. 69 00:05:47,079 --> 00:05:49,160 And they testified of Him. 70 00:05:49,819 --> 00:05:52,639 And 3,000 people get saved. 71 00:05:52,879 --> 00:05:53,899 Who wants to see that today? 72 00:05:54,639 --> 00:05:58,160 Who would like to see 3,000 people in Lansdale get saved, amen? 73 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,360 So, Jerusalem was shaken by the gospel, and you know what? 74 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,660 The gospel is still shaking the world today. 75 00:06:07,199 --> 00:06:11,160 And I pray the gospel is still shaking our hearts today. 76 00:06:11,319 --> 00:06:12,500 I don't want to get dead. 77 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:16,220 I don't want to get just jaded and comfortable with the good news, 78 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:20,779 because the gospel is not a one-time thing that you go to an altar call 79 00:06:20,779 --> 00:06:21,600 and now you're good. 80 00:06:22,019 --> 00:06:23,459 The gospel is every single day. 81 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,980 The good news of Jesus for today, for me, 82 00:06:26,139 --> 00:06:29,680 even though I've been walking with God for 30 years now, 83 00:06:29,899 --> 00:06:32,139 save it for, okay, I'm not that old, all right? 84 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:37,019 30 years now, the gospel means more to me today than it ever did. 85 00:06:37,639 --> 00:06:40,519 Today, it means more than it did last week, last month, 86 00:06:40,579 --> 00:06:42,500 because Jesus is good news. 87 00:06:42,959 --> 00:06:46,360 That He saved me, He lives in me, He has a purpose for me, 88 00:06:46,420 --> 00:06:50,399 and He's coming again matters more and more every day. 89 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:51,339 It's still true. 90 00:06:52,740 --> 00:06:55,199 So let's read chapter 4. 91 00:06:55,379 --> 00:06:57,660 Oh, so to finish what happened over the last few weeks. 92 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:58,819 They go to the temple. 93 00:06:58,819 --> 00:07:03,779 They heal a man who was lame, who could not walk since birth. 94 00:07:04,259 --> 00:07:05,660 40 years he could not walk. 95 00:07:06,699 --> 00:07:07,839 He gets healed. 96 00:07:08,459 --> 00:07:12,420 The whole city goes crazy, and more people get saved, 97 00:07:12,980 --> 00:07:16,339 and now they're about to get arrested, so the fun begins, all right? 98 00:07:16,759 --> 00:07:17,740 Acts chapter 4. 99 00:07:20,620 --> 00:07:22,139 Now, as they spoke to the people, 100 00:07:22,339 --> 00:07:23,920 the priests, the captain of the temple, 101 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,319 and the Sadducees came upon them, 102 00:07:26,319 --> 00:07:29,519 being greatly disturbed that they taught the people 103 00:07:29,519 --> 00:07:32,279 and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 104 00:07:33,579 --> 00:07:35,480 And they laid hands on them and put them in custody 105 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,480 until the next day, for it was already evening. 106 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,680 However, many of those who heard the word believed 107 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,220 and the number of men came to be about 5,000. 108 00:07:46,779 --> 00:07:49,339 Some believe that that actually was just the men numbered, 109 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:50,939 so you add in women and children, 110 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,860 and this church got really big in like two weeks. 111 00:07:55,259 --> 00:07:57,759 And it came to pass on the next day 112 00:07:57,759 --> 00:07:59,920 that the rulers and elders and scribes, 113 00:08:00,180 --> 00:08:03,800 as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, 114 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,480 and as many as were the family of the high priest, 115 00:08:06,579 --> 00:08:08,540 were gathered together in Jerusalem. 116 00:08:09,339 --> 00:08:11,199 And when they had set them in the midst, 117 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:15,800 they asked, by what power or by what name have you done this? 118 00:08:16,279 --> 00:08:18,500 Sounds a lot like what they did with Jesus, right? 119 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,000 How are you doing this? 120 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:22,560 And then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, 121 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,980 said to them, rulers of the people and elders of Israel, 122 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,959 if we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, 123 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,139 by what means has he been made well, 124 00:08:33,539 --> 00:08:37,299 let it be known to you all and to all the people of Israel 125 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:39,559 that the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, 126 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,480 whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, 127 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:46,779 by him this man stands here before you whole. 128 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:47,299 Amen. 129 00:08:48,159 --> 00:08:51,019 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, 130 00:08:51,019 --> 00:08:53,299 which has become the chief cornerstone, 131 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,460 nor is there salvation in any other, 132 00:08:56,519 --> 00:08:58,940 for there is no other name under heaven given 133 00:08:58,940 --> 00:09:01,659 among men by which we must be saved. 134 00:09:02,399 --> 00:09:05,620 Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John 135 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:09,460 and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, 136 00:09:09,899 --> 00:09:14,360 they marveled and they realized they had been with Jesus. 137 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:16,139 Underline that. 138 00:09:17,039 --> 00:09:20,139 They had realized that they had been with Jesus. 139 00:09:21,220 --> 00:09:23,200 That is the title of this message. 140 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,039 They had been with Jesus. 141 00:09:26,580 --> 00:09:29,840 And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, 142 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,700 they could say nothing against it. 143 00:09:32,620 --> 00:09:34,600 No one can say anything against the work of God. 144 00:09:35,620 --> 00:09:38,139 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, 145 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:39,139 they conferred and said, 146 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:40,779 what shall we do to these men? 147 00:09:40,899 --> 00:09:44,500 For indeed, a notable miracle has been done through them, 148 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:46,860 and it's evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem. 149 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,080 We cannot deny it. 150 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,440 But so that it spreads no further among the people, 151 00:09:51,539 --> 00:09:53,019 let us severely threaten them, 152 00:09:53,039 --> 00:09:55,539 that from now on they speak to no man in his name. 153 00:09:56,039 --> 00:09:57,720 Good luck. Good luck. 154 00:09:58,220 --> 00:10:00,820 So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, 155 00:10:00,940 --> 00:10:02,700 nor to teach in the name of Jesus. 156 00:10:03,980 --> 00:10:05,860 And Peter and John answered and said to them, 157 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,679 whether it is right in the sight of God 158 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,919 to listen to you more than to God, you judge. 159 00:10:10,379 --> 00:10:13,039 For we cannot but speak the things that we have seen 160 00:10:13,039 --> 00:10:16,259 and heard, so when they had further threatened them, 161 00:10:16,460 --> 00:10:18,779 they let them go, finding no way of punching them 162 00:10:18,779 --> 00:10:21,200 because of the people, since they all glorified God 163 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:22,440 for what had been done. 164 00:10:23,799 --> 00:10:26,899 You persecute the church to grow stronger, right? 165 00:10:27,659 --> 00:10:29,759 When you try to crush the people of God, 166 00:10:31,079 --> 00:10:32,659 Jesus shines in them. 167 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:35,980 I just think it's hilarious that they didn't realize that. 168 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:38,779 They killed Jesus, and he rose again from the dead, 169 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:40,799 and now he's filling people with his Holy Spirit. 170 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:44,019 So I understand. 171 00:10:44,299 --> 00:10:49,500 I understand why the rulers and the leaders, though, 172 00:10:49,519 --> 00:10:49,980 were confused. 173 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:50,940 Like, wait a second. 174 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:51,600 They marveled. 175 00:10:51,639 --> 00:10:52,659 These guys are uneducated. 176 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:53,480 They're untrained. 177 00:10:53,919 --> 00:10:55,559 Like, who are these people? 178 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,019 And they seem a lot like this Jesus guy. 179 00:10:58,379 --> 00:10:59,080 Like, what happened? 180 00:10:59,379 --> 00:11:01,840 Wait, weren't they the same ones who, like, 181 00:11:02,419 --> 00:11:04,139 were arguing about who was the greatest 182 00:11:04,139 --> 00:11:05,440 just like a few weeks ago? 183 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:08,159 Like, they're kind of prideful and full of themselves. 184 00:11:08,159 --> 00:11:11,500 Weren't they missing the point of most of Jesus' sermons 185 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:13,820 and, like, arguing about what it possibly meant? 186 00:11:14,159 --> 00:11:16,179 The parables they were confused by? 187 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,179 They were telling Jesus he shouldn't die, you know? 188 00:11:19,340 --> 00:11:21,019 And Jesus called Peter Satan. 189 00:11:21,220 --> 00:11:22,100 Get behind me, Satan. 190 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,419 And then Peter even denied that he ever knew him 191 00:11:25,419 --> 00:11:26,500 because he was afraid. 192 00:11:26,940 --> 00:11:30,340 Like, what happened between a few weeks ago to now? 193 00:11:30,919 --> 00:11:31,740 What changed? 194 00:11:31,940 --> 00:11:34,100 And the rulers are wondering and marveling. 195 00:11:34,620 --> 00:11:37,000 And the truth of what changed is the cross. 196 00:11:37,759 --> 00:11:40,100 The cross is what changed it all 197 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:43,360 because now they truly knew who Jesus was. 198 00:11:44,220 --> 00:11:47,179 They now fully understood him and why he came. 199 00:11:47,539 --> 00:11:51,379 He was the Messiah who laid down his life for his friends. 200 00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:55,259 He was the Savior of the world who took the sin off of them 201 00:11:55,259 --> 00:11:56,820 so they could have eternal life. 202 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:01,080 And as he rose again and they understood who he was, 203 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,820 he then filled them with his Holy Spirit. 204 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:04,360 And that's what's changed. 205 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,659 They were just normal ordinary men, 206 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:11,759 full of the flesh and sin and all of that stuff, 207 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:13,580 and then the cross. 208 00:12:14,919 --> 00:12:17,379 And Jesus was fully revealed to them 209 00:12:17,379 --> 00:12:20,120 and his Holy Spirit filled them and now they're transformed. 210 00:12:21,299 --> 00:12:21,860 And you know what? 211 00:12:23,059 --> 00:12:24,440 Jesus is still risen, amen? 212 00:12:25,039 --> 00:12:26,440 If Jesus is still risen 213 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,120 and his cross is still powerful 214 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,139 and the Holy Spirit is still filling people, 215 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,960 then this can happen today. 216 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,899 What we see in this passage can happen in me. 217 00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:41,480 What you see in this passage can happen in you. 218 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:42,899 There is no difference. 219 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:44,460 Nothing has changed. 220 00:12:44,899 --> 00:12:47,539 The only thing that's changed is Jesus is coming back sooner. 221 00:12:47,980 --> 00:12:51,539 The time is nearer and he's going to be back soon. 222 00:12:52,159 --> 00:12:53,580 So if you want to be transformed, 223 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:57,279 if you want to truly live this life 224 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,919 in a powerful way for him, 225 00:13:00,579 --> 00:13:03,720 the same way is laid out for you. 226 00:13:04,619 --> 00:13:06,639 Jesus, the way, the truth, the life, 227 00:13:06,759 --> 00:13:08,879 follow him, receive him. 228 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:10,480 You can be with him too. 229 00:13:11,879 --> 00:13:14,539 So my three points for today 230 00:13:14,539 --> 00:13:16,679 and some of you are worried I haven't made a point yet. 231 00:13:17,919 --> 00:13:20,519 My three points are we get to be with Jesus. 232 00:13:20,740 --> 00:13:21,360 We get to. 233 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,019 We get to be with Jesus. 234 00:13:24,139 --> 00:13:25,620 We need to be with Jesus. 235 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:26,940 Looking for my water. 236 00:13:27,519 --> 00:13:28,500 We get to be with Jesus. 237 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:30,059 We need to be with Jesus. 238 00:13:30,759 --> 00:13:33,259 And the world needs us to be with Jesus. 239 00:13:33,659 --> 00:13:33,779 Amen. 240 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:36,799 So we get to. 241 00:13:38,659 --> 00:13:42,899 I don't ever want what Jesus has done for me 242 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:44,960 to ever wear off. 243 00:13:45,539 --> 00:13:47,960 Not its power, but what it means to me. 244 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:49,919 What he means to me. 245 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:51,899 As soon as we start to lose sight 246 00:13:51,899 --> 00:13:57,500 of how amazing he is 247 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:02,759 and the weight of the glory of the cross, 248 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,419 as soon as we start to forget that, 249 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:07,539 this whole thing starts falling apart. 250 00:14:10,899 --> 00:14:11,899 We can't ever forget. 251 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,259 We can't ever let it lose its power and meaning to us. 252 00:14:18,740 --> 00:14:22,259 I want to pull up 1 Peter chapter 1. 253 00:14:27,059 --> 00:14:28,159 Think about this. 254 00:14:29,299 --> 00:14:31,259 How incredible this is. 255 00:14:32,659 --> 00:14:34,019 Of this salvation, 256 00:14:34,379 --> 00:14:37,639 the prophets have inquired and searched carefully. 257 00:14:39,059 --> 00:14:40,940 They've inquired and searched carefully 258 00:14:40,940 --> 00:14:44,460 who prophesied of the grace that would come to you. 259 00:14:45,059 --> 00:14:47,059 Searching what or what manner of time 260 00:14:47,059 --> 00:14:49,360 the Spirit of Christ who was in them 261 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,200 was indicating when he testified beforehand 262 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,100 the sufferings of Christ 263 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:56,440 and the glories that would follow. 264 00:14:56,779 --> 00:14:57,259 Thank you, Pop. 265 00:14:58,240 --> 00:14:59,200 Appreciate it. 266 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:05,419 Searching what or what manner of time 267 00:15:05,419 --> 00:15:06,840 the Spirit of Christ who was in them 268 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,940 was indicating when he testified beforehand 269 00:15:09,460 --> 00:15:11,720 the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 270 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:15,360 To them, it was revealed that not to themselves, 271 00:15:15,799 --> 00:15:17,679 but to us they were ministering the things 272 00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:19,360 which now have been reported to you 273 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,059 through those who have preached the gospel, 274 00:15:21,639 --> 00:15:24,039 to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, 275 00:15:24,559 --> 00:15:27,539 the things which angels desire to look into. 276 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,279 What we have clearly written out for us here, 277 00:15:32,179 --> 00:15:34,259 for thousands of years, guys, think about this, 278 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,000 for thousands of years, 279 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,840 mankind has longed to just catch a glimpse. 280 00:15:39,820 --> 00:15:41,059 What is it going to be like? 281 00:15:41,059 --> 00:15:42,980 We hear this Messiah is coming. 282 00:15:43,139 --> 00:15:44,820 There's this problem in the world of sin. 283 00:15:45,259 --> 00:15:46,139 What's going to happen? 284 00:15:46,620 --> 00:15:49,779 For thousands of years, mankind has waited 285 00:15:49,779 --> 00:15:52,299 for Jesus to show himself. 286 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:56,220 Even in the heavens, the angels longed and desired 287 00:15:56,220 --> 00:15:58,919 to look into what this would look like, 288 00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:01,419 what this would mean, how would this come about? 289 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:03,019 Think about that. 290 00:16:03,299 --> 00:16:05,179 For thousands of years, they wanted to know 291 00:16:05,179 --> 00:16:07,960 what we have and what we're talking about today, 292 00:16:08,259 --> 00:16:10,059 May 10th, 2026. 293 00:16:10,059 --> 00:16:13,480 They longed to know the new covenant, 294 00:16:14,379 --> 00:16:17,360 the forgiveness and mercy and grace and love 295 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:18,779 found in Jesus Christ. 296 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,580 And you know, it's not just them who are searching for it. 297 00:16:25,460 --> 00:16:29,799 Every single person in this entire world, deep down, 298 00:16:30,059 --> 00:16:32,519 is truly searching and wanting Jesus, 299 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,299 whether they know it or not. 300 00:16:34,940 --> 00:16:37,279 Every single one of us, deep down, 301 00:16:37,279 --> 00:16:41,220 is wanting eternity with God even if they don't know it 302 00:16:41,220 --> 00:16:43,059 and they fill it with other things. 303 00:16:43,220 --> 00:16:47,299 It says in Ecclesiastes that God is hidden eternity 304 00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:48,320 in the hearts of man. 305 00:16:49,139 --> 00:16:51,360 God is hidden eternity in the hearts of man. 306 00:16:51,700 --> 00:16:52,679 And you know, this makes sense. 307 00:16:53,580 --> 00:16:56,559 Think about the fact that every single person dies, 308 00:16:56,940 --> 00:16:58,740 all animals die, everything dies, 309 00:16:58,980 --> 00:17:01,960 and somehow we're still shaken up by it. 310 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:03,360 Of course we are. 311 00:17:03,679 --> 00:17:04,960 We weren't created to die. 312 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,619 Adam and Eve were never meant to die. 313 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,119 We are meant for eternity with God. 314 00:17:10,759 --> 00:17:13,160 So death, kill, like it hurts. 315 00:17:13,339 --> 00:17:16,200 When a loved one dies, it takes forever to grieve that. 316 00:17:16,420 --> 00:17:21,240 That is a hard thing because we weren't meant to see death 317 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,839 because eternity is hidden in our hearts. 318 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:28,480 And also, we were meant for eternity with God, right? 319 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,079 God is the only one who truly satisfies. 320 00:17:31,079 --> 00:17:35,259 That's why when someone doesn't have God, nothing satisfies. 321 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:40,000 All the good stuff in life feels completely worthless and empty. 322 00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:42,480 You become depressed and anxious and worried 323 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,660 and everything just feels meaningless. 324 00:17:45,460 --> 00:17:47,420 The same man who said, 325 00:17:48,079 --> 00:17:51,740 God is hidden eternity in the hearts of man, Solomon in Ecclesiastes, 326 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,819 is the same one who says, meaningless, meaningless, 327 00:17:55,180 --> 00:17:56,900 everything is meaningless under the sun 328 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:59,240 because he walked away from God. 329 00:18:00,099 --> 00:18:02,759 Praise the Lord, he came back, but he walked away 330 00:18:02,759 --> 00:18:04,940 and everything became meaningless. 331 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:09,640 So in the heart of mankind, everyone longs for eternity with Jesus. 332 00:18:11,279 --> 00:18:15,980 And I want to lay out the power of the gospel 333 00:18:16,559 --> 00:18:19,619 and set the stage just from the beginning to the end. 334 00:18:19,700 --> 00:18:21,819 And maybe there's someone in here who's newer to church 335 00:18:21,819 --> 00:18:25,119 and has never heard this, but I know as I went through this, 336 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:28,339 it just was so powerful, guys. 337 00:18:28,339 --> 00:18:30,740 Like it really, really hit me in the heart. 338 00:18:31,700 --> 00:18:35,599 And you think about this problem of not having eternity with God forever 339 00:18:35,599 --> 00:18:39,200 as in the very beginning the first two people messed it up. 340 00:18:40,099 --> 00:18:40,599 Right? Sin. 341 00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:43,220 Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden 342 00:18:43,220 --> 00:18:45,740 and forever they were supposed to be alive with him. 343 00:18:46,460 --> 00:18:47,579 And then they sinned. 344 00:18:48,059 --> 00:18:51,119 And if God is perfect and sin is disgusting, look at this world. 345 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:53,960 Think about the worst of the worst, that is sin. 346 00:18:54,619 --> 00:18:57,240 Now think about how God feels about it, who is perfect. 347 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,420 And we're sinful and we think it's bad. 348 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,059 So if God is perfect and sin is awful, 349 00:19:03,740 --> 00:19:05,880 then sin cannot be in the presence of God. 350 00:19:07,220 --> 00:19:12,960 If God is life and sin separates you from God, then sin causes death. 351 00:19:14,580 --> 00:19:17,259 So the wages of sin is death. 352 00:19:17,759 --> 00:19:19,420 Because of sin, we now die. 353 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:25,220 And if we die in our sins, we are still separated because of the sin, 354 00:19:25,220 --> 00:19:27,900 separated from the mercy and goodness of God. 355 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:32,640 So the very first sin created eternal separation from God. 356 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:35,440 And if you die that way, that is hell. 357 00:19:36,819 --> 00:19:39,259 Eternal separation from the goodness and the mercy of God. 358 00:19:40,460 --> 00:19:42,859 But praise Jesus, it didn't end there. Amen. 359 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,960 The Bible kept going and as it went through the book 360 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,279 and through the years and the thousands of years, 361 00:19:50,539 --> 00:19:53,180 God was coming closer and closer and closer, 362 00:19:53,180 --> 00:19:56,839 revealing more and more of who he was to his people, 363 00:19:57,380 --> 00:20:01,400 bringing about what it was like in the garden closer and closer and closer. 364 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,960 And as he was speaking, he gave the law. 365 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,819 And the law was a thing that pointed to Jesus. 366 00:20:08,079 --> 00:20:09,980 It showed us our need for Jesus. 367 00:20:10,539 --> 00:20:11,400 I mean, think about it. 368 00:20:11,779 --> 00:20:15,980 One time a year, the priest could go into the glory of God 369 00:20:15,980 --> 00:20:17,940 to offer a sacrifice for sin. 370 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,140 So the blood and the offering is what made him 371 00:20:21,140 --> 00:20:23,099 be able to come into the presence of God. 372 00:20:24,059 --> 00:20:24,859 Jesus, right there. 373 00:20:25,140 --> 00:20:28,640 God was revealing who he was and he kept coming closer. 374 00:20:29,380 --> 00:20:32,279 And then the prophets kept speaking and speaking and revealing 375 00:20:32,279 --> 00:20:35,420 the character and the nature and the attributes of God 376 00:20:35,420 --> 00:20:36,900 and saying he's coming. 377 00:20:38,140 --> 00:20:39,039 And then he comes. 378 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,619 We're thankful, Lord Jesus, that you came. 379 00:20:57,940 --> 00:21:01,720 Born as a baby to a little Jewish woman, 380 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,759 young, a virgin, Mary. 381 00:21:06,579 --> 00:21:09,140 Think about the creator of the world comes in 382 00:21:09,140 --> 00:21:11,299 and becomes fully man, the creation. 383 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,579 The judge of the world, it says he's the judge of the world. 384 00:21:17,220 --> 00:21:19,700 The judge of the world comes and steps down 385 00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:22,480 and takes your sin upon himself. 386 00:21:23,259 --> 00:21:25,160 The sin you're sinning is against God. 387 00:21:25,940 --> 00:21:27,579 So you're sinning against the judge 388 00:21:27,579 --> 00:21:30,000 and the judge steps down and takes it on himself. 389 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,880 And then he dies with your sin on him. 390 00:21:37,740 --> 00:21:40,000 So the justice of God is satisfied 391 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,220 and death no longer is required. 392 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,319 And the sin that was on him, it died as well 393 00:21:46,319 --> 00:21:50,180 and lost its power over every single person who believes. 394 00:21:51,259 --> 00:21:54,440 Sin does not have power over the saints anymore, amen? 395 00:21:56,220 --> 00:21:59,400 So now death and sin has been dealt with 396 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:00,660 and Jesus rises again. 397 00:22:00,839 --> 00:22:01,539 That is eternity. 398 00:22:02,259 --> 00:22:03,440 So now sin is gone. 399 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:04,680 Death has been dealt with. 400 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:06,720 Eternity has been secured. 401 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,980 And the final thing, no longer do they have to go to the temple 402 00:22:13,740 --> 00:22:15,759 to see the presence of God. 403 00:22:15,759 --> 00:22:18,380 But the temple curtain was torn 404 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:21,559 and the spirit of God fills people now. 405 00:22:22,700 --> 00:22:23,359 Hallelujah, man. 406 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,059 That is crazy. 407 00:22:24,460 --> 00:22:25,180 That is beautiful. 408 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,039 That is the gospel. 409 00:22:27,579 --> 00:22:29,700 And to make it even more amazing in Revelation, 410 00:22:30,079 --> 00:22:31,579 we went from Genesis to Revelation. 411 00:22:31,859 --> 00:22:34,559 Well, one, he's coming back to restore all things. 412 00:22:35,279 --> 00:22:35,920 Think about it. 413 00:22:36,059 --> 00:22:39,480 He's going to restore things to be like the garden again. 414 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:41,859 A new heaven and a new earth 415 00:22:41,859 --> 00:22:44,339 so we can walk completely with him. 416 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:48,339 And this whole plan, this was not plan B, guys. 417 00:22:48,779 --> 00:22:52,400 The cross was not a second thought, like an afterthought. 418 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:53,680 Like, oh, man, they messed up. 419 00:22:53,779 --> 00:22:54,839 Now we've got to figure it out. 420 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:57,299 Revelation 13, 8 says, 421 00:22:57,559 --> 00:23:00,400 the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world. 422 00:23:01,420 --> 00:23:03,259 Before he created Adam and Eve, 423 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,720 before he laid the foundation of the world 424 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,480 and created man, he had it in his heart. 425 00:23:09,380 --> 00:23:11,680 They're going to sin and I'm going to have to die. 426 00:23:12,180 --> 00:23:13,119 Let's do it. 427 00:23:14,039 --> 00:23:14,960 Let's do it anyway. 428 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:16,559 That is sacrificial love. 429 00:23:16,859 --> 00:23:18,880 That wasn't like a reaction. 430 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,000 It was the thing that came before the sin ever happened. 431 00:23:22,799 --> 00:23:23,779 That is beautiful. 432 00:23:24,859 --> 00:23:25,579 That is Jesus. 433 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,019 That is the Jesus who we're here for today. 434 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:31,200 He's the one that we serve and we love, 435 00:23:31,420 --> 00:23:32,920 and that is the good news of Jesus. 436 00:23:33,279 --> 00:23:35,099 And can we just give him a round of applause right now? 437 00:23:35,279 --> 00:23:35,480 Come on. 438 00:23:41,999 --> 00:23:43,440 We get to be with him. 439 00:23:43,619 --> 00:23:44,740 We get to be with that person. 440 00:23:46,220 --> 00:23:48,359 We get to be in a relationship with him, 441 00:23:49,140 --> 00:23:50,640 and I don't want to take that lightly. 442 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:54,319 This isn't something to check off the box on a Sunday. 443 00:23:54,940 --> 00:23:58,579 This is the eternal God who wants to meet with me and with you. 444 00:23:59,319 --> 00:24:01,740 And if you didn't realize what happened when you got saved, 445 00:24:01,839 --> 00:24:03,019 I hope you do a little bit more. 446 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:08,920 I pray that you would realize that you got everything and gave nothing. 447 00:24:09,220 --> 00:24:11,440 There is nothing you could bring to deserve this. 448 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,539 You gave nothing, and you received everything in him. 449 00:24:16,519 --> 00:24:17,759 We get to be with him. 450 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,480 And you know Peter and John, they realized this. 451 00:24:22,180 --> 00:24:25,180 This is why they were changed because of that right there. 452 00:24:25,519 --> 00:24:29,079 The actual good news of Jesus is why they were transformed. 453 00:24:30,039 --> 00:24:33,259 And they saw something was special about Jesus, 454 00:24:33,579 --> 00:24:34,720 and they wanted to be with him. 455 00:24:34,819 --> 00:24:37,759 They said, we get to be with Jesus before this was even revealed. 456 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,619 He called them out of fishing, the industry of fishing. 457 00:24:42,759 --> 00:24:43,660 He said, follow me. 458 00:24:43,859 --> 00:24:46,059 And without hesitation, they dropped their nets. 459 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,559 They left their family. 460 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:49,099 They left their possessions. 461 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:50,299 They left their house. 462 00:24:50,539 --> 00:24:52,960 They left the cares of what people thought about them, 463 00:24:52,980 --> 00:24:55,240 that they were crazy because they saw what? 464 00:24:55,740 --> 00:24:57,000 They saw he was worth it. 465 00:24:57,460 --> 00:24:58,799 He was worth following. 466 00:24:58,799 --> 00:25:01,019 He was worth devoting their lives to. 467 00:25:01,559 --> 00:25:03,240 And you know that is the Christian life. 468 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:05,480 He is worth it. 469 00:25:05,799 --> 00:25:07,519 Is he worth it today this morning? 470 00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:08,339 Is he worth it? 471 00:25:08,980 --> 00:25:09,660 Man, he's worth it. 472 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:12,960 We get to be with him. 473 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:16,140 And it's an incredible, incredible thing. 474 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:19,440 But we also need to be with him. 475 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,859 We need to be with Jesus. 476 00:25:23,799 --> 00:25:28,259 You know, Maria and I lived in Nashville for seven years. 477 00:25:28,259 --> 00:25:30,799 We had both of our kids down there, Beau and Van. 478 00:25:31,299 --> 00:25:34,700 And we actually moved back up two years ago on Mother's Day. 479 00:25:34,839 --> 00:25:36,759 So today is the actual two-year anniversary, 480 00:25:37,019 --> 00:25:37,779 like on Mother's Day. 481 00:25:38,079 --> 00:25:38,900 Yeah, pretty cool. 482 00:25:41,059 --> 00:25:43,599 And in our backyard, we had the woods and all. 483 00:25:43,980 --> 00:25:46,880 And all these vines would just grow up. 484 00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:48,019 Sorry, I'm about to burp. 485 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:48,680 It's going to be gross. 486 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:51,160 Okay, we're good. 487 00:25:51,319 --> 00:25:51,500 We're good. 488 00:25:52,939 --> 00:25:55,000 So in the backyard, there was a fence, 489 00:25:55,319 --> 00:25:57,359 and the woods just wanted to take over. 490 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:58,319 It's kind of funny. 491 00:25:58,420 --> 00:26:01,980 You let nature do its thing, and it just makes everything nature again. 492 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,720 Your yard, you're always fighting to keep nature at bay, right? 493 00:26:06,180 --> 00:26:09,140 So these vines started growing up, and at first they're kind of cool. 494 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:10,579 And I was like, hey, they look nice. 495 00:26:11,539 --> 00:26:14,559 And then they grew and grew until like, you know, Maria's like, 496 00:26:14,619 --> 00:26:15,480 it's looking pretty bad. 497 00:26:15,579 --> 00:26:16,519 Can you do something about it? 498 00:26:16,559 --> 00:26:19,380 So I'd do the quick, like, weed whacker buzzer across the thing, 499 00:26:19,380 --> 00:26:20,799 and it looks fine for a day. 500 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:23,059 Connor, you know how it is, landscaping. 501 00:26:23,220 --> 00:26:25,160 You can make things look briefly good, 502 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,019 and then the leaves grow again. 503 00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:28,079 You got to deal with it. 504 00:26:28,319 --> 00:26:31,160 So we buzzed it back, and then it kept growing and growing, 505 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:32,619 and, you know, it's so funny. 506 00:26:33,079 --> 00:26:35,019 I don't know if any of the other guys are like me, 507 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,839 but, like, little issues, I'm like, yeah, I can do that later. 508 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:39,400 Yeah, that's not a big deal. 509 00:26:39,539 --> 00:26:41,240 Yeah, I'll deal with the vines later. 510 00:26:41,339 --> 00:26:41,940 They're not that bad. 511 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,740 And then when it's a big deal, you're like, it's happening now. 512 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,440 It's like you're, like, putting off important things 513 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,420 because you got to fix the vines right now. 514 00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:51,799 Like, you're ready to go to war. 515 00:26:52,140 --> 00:26:52,700 You know what I mean? 516 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,259 So the vines, I realized, looked out the back window. 517 00:26:55,259 --> 00:26:57,299 They were bad, so I pushed off our plans, 518 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:58,019 and I'm back there. 519 00:26:58,119 --> 00:26:58,740 I have a hatchet. 520 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,000 I have, like, a pickaxe, you know, a shovel. 521 00:27:01,500 --> 00:27:02,839 I'm just destroying these things. 522 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,240 And then there's a vine, though, 523 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,819 that's growing on our deck. 524 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:11,500 And so I see this little vine. 525 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:12,839 It's kind of a cute little thing. 526 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:13,960 I'm like, maybe I'll keep it. 527 00:27:14,339 --> 00:27:16,839 And then instead, you know, I just chopped it at the root. 528 00:27:17,599 --> 00:27:18,740 And I left it on the deck. 529 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,000 And I was like, I'm just going to see what happens. 530 00:27:20,059 --> 00:27:21,299 So I cut off this little section. 531 00:27:22,019 --> 00:27:23,200 And it was crazy. 532 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,279 Like, within, I don't even know, maybe two hours, 533 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:27,259 this thing was withering. 534 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,019 It's the hot, humid sun of Nashville, Tennessee. 535 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:31,619 And those leaves were dropping. 536 00:27:31,839 --> 00:27:33,319 It was dying like that. 537 00:27:34,339 --> 00:27:36,400 And I just thought, I'm like, man, 538 00:27:36,559 --> 00:27:40,460 if the separation from the vine can make this thing wither 539 00:27:40,460 --> 00:27:45,539 that fast, how much faster do we, 540 00:27:46,220 --> 00:27:49,299 in the spiritual life, wither so fast 541 00:27:49,299 --> 00:27:50,940 when we are not rooted in God? 542 00:27:51,639 --> 00:27:54,019 And I think about John 15. 543 00:27:54,180 --> 00:27:55,099 Can we pull that up? 544 00:27:56,900 --> 00:27:59,819 He says, I am the vine and you are the branches. 545 00:28:00,539 --> 00:28:05,480 He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit. 546 00:28:05,599 --> 00:28:07,640 For without me, you can do nothing. 547 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:09,319 Without him, we can do nothing. 548 00:28:09,380 --> 00:28:09,799 I've tried. 549 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:12,059 I can do nothing apart from him. 550 00:28:12,519 --> 00:28:14,220 And if anyone does not abide in me, 551 00:28:14,319 --> 00:28:17,099 he is cast out as a branch and is withered. 552 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,559 And they gather them and throw them into the fire 553 00:28:19,559 --> 00:28:20,240 and they are burned. 554 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,380 If you abide in me and my words abide in you, 555 00:28:23,539 --> 00:28:26,740 you will ask what you desire and it shall be done for you. 556 00:28:27,099 --> 00:28:29,819 By this my father is glorified that you bear much fruit 557 00:28:29,819 --> 00:28:31,859 so you will be my disciples. 558 00:28:33,340 --> 00:28:35,960 There is not much effort for the branch. 559 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:38,240 Don't you love that? 560 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,220 You don't have to do much except just abide. 561 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,819 You don't have to create your own nutrients. 562 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,299 You don't have to call up the fertilizer guy. 563 00:28:49,299 --> 00:28:53,920 You don't have to force some fruit through your little shoot. 564 00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:55,039 I don't know what it does. 565 00:28:55,180 --> 00:28:55,920 I'm not a gardener. 566 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:57,819 But you don't have to do anything. 567 00:28:58,019 --> 00:29:01,099 Your sole mission is to abide. 568 00:29:01,500 --> 00:29:06,240 And the nutrients flows through and you create the fruit of the vine. 569 00:29:08,140 --> 00:29:09,920 And the rest of that parable says, 570 00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:14,319 and as you bear fruit, your father, God prunes you 571 00:29:14,319 --> 00:29:15,660 so you will bear more fruit. 572 00:29:16,860 --> 00:29:18,200 Abide, what does it mean? 573 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,779 It means to continue to be present. 574 00:29:21,140 --> 00:29:25,640 It means to be held and kept continually, to remain as one. 575 00:29:26,819 --> 00:29:30,000 And my definition, the way I've come to understand it, 576 00:29:30,319 --> 00:29:33,400 is throughout my day I want to live aware of him 577 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,940 and dependent on him. 578 00:29:35,539 --> 00:29:37,539 Throughout every day, am I aware of Jesus 579 00:29:37,539 --> 00:29:39,440 and am I depending on him? 580 00:29:39,980 --> 00:29:42,619 To me that is abiding and I think that's what is laid out here. 581 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,319 That is our goal as the Christian, just abide. 582 00:29:45,559 --> 00:29:45,859 That's it. 583 00:29:46,319 --> 00:29:48,019 Abide in him and he'll do the rest. 584 00:29:48,140 --> 00:29:48,839 He'll bear the fruit. 585 00:29:49,599 --> 00:29:50,440 And what is the fruit? 586 00:29:50,759 --> 00:29:53,500 Galatians 5 says, the fruit of the spirit is, 587 00:29:53,579 --> 00:29:54,839 say it with me if you know it, come on. 588 00:29:54,940 --> 00:29:58,759 The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, 589 00:29:59,119 --> 00:30:03,039 kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. 590 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:05,759 All of that comes that we abide. 591 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,819 And every church that has failed 592 00:30:08,819 --> 00:30:11,119 didn't fail because they weren't doing enough. 593 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:12,759 They failed because they stopped abiding. 594 00:30:14,259 --> 00:30:17,160 Anytime I have fallen into sin or gotten off 595 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:18,839 or fleshly or anything, 596 00:30:19,019 --> 00:30:22,380 wasn't because I wasn't like doing enough good works. 597 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:23,619 It's because I stopped abiding. 598 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,059 But the moment I started abiding, 599 00:30:26,259 --> 00:30:28,900 God is so kind that he removes those things 600 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:32,160 and he lets his life flow through me again. 601 00:30:32,339 --> 00:30:34,759 And anything that was withering in me 602 00:30:35,340 --> 00:30:38,019 was made whole again and I come back to life. 603 00:30:40,819 --> 00:30:43,859 Psalm 42 says, as the deer pants for the water, 604 00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:46,819 so pants my soul for you, O God. 605 00:30:47,420 --> 00:30:49,720 My soul thirsts for God, the living God. 606 00:30:50,259 --> 00:30:52,799 When shall I come and appear before him? 607 00:30:54,299 --> 00:30:56,500 That is desperate and that is holy 608 00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,740 and that is what the Christian should look like. 609 00:30:59,299 --> 00:31:02,380 Man, my soul longs to just come into his presence. 610 00:31:03,819 --> 00:31:06,740 And I just want to say, if anyone today, this morning, 611 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:09,359 is feeling withered, are you feeling depressed? 612 00:31:09,819 --> 00:31:12,799 Are you feeling anxious, stressed, worried? 613 00:31:13,079 --> 00:31:17,119 Are you just feeling like dead inside, cold? 614 00:31:18,140 --> 00:31:19,460 The answer is Jesus. 615 00:31:20,839 --> 00:31:23,380 It's a simple answer and it's a life-changing answer. 616 00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:23,799 It's him. 617 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,859 It is just simply abide and the invitation is always open. 618 00:31:30,019 --> 00:31:32,960 The invitation to receive Jesus into your heart 619 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:38,160 and a fresh feeling of his Spirit is always, always, always extended. 620 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,720 The Bible says he's at the door knocking on your heart. 621 00:31:42,079 --> 00:31:45,220 If you open the door, he'll come and sit with you and dine with you. 622 00:31:46,220 --> 00:31:48,819 The door is, that invitation is always open. 623 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,059 Could we pull up John 7? 624 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,900 On the last day, the climax of the festival, 625 00:31:56,160 --> 00:31:58,059 Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, 626 00:31:58,779 --> 00:32:01,519 anyone who thirsts may come to me, 627 00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:04,980 anyone who believes in me may come and drink. 628 00:32:05,299 --> 00:32:09,779 For the Scriptures declare rivers of living water will flow from his heart. 629 00:32:10,500 --> 00:32:13,660 And when he said living water, he was speaking of the Spirit 630 00:32:13,660 --> 00:32:18,380 who would be given to everyone, everybody believing in him. 631 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,380 But the Spirit had not yet been given 632 00:32:20,380 --> 00:32:22,940 because Jesus had not yet entered his glory. 633 00:32:24,279 --> 00:32:26,660 Jesus is saying, this morning, come to him. 634 00:32:27,420 --> 00:32:28,519 Come to him. 635 00:32:28,519 --> 00:32:31,200 The invitation and all you have to do is respond. 636 00:32:33,599 --> 00:32:35,039 We need to be with him. 637 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:36,700 We get to be with him. 638 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,039 And honestly, the world needs us to be with him. 639 00:32:41,119 --> 00:32:42,440 I love that worship song. 640 00:32:42,779 --> 00:32:43,539 We haven't done it in years. 641 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,619 It says, for the sake of the world, light a fire in me. 642 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:48,779 Right? 643 00:32:49,859 --> 00:32:51,299 There's people around you, man. 644 00:32:51,779 --> 00:32:54,400 Like, everybody around you needs to know. 645 00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:56,980 Peter and John, what did they say? 646 00:32:56,980 --> 00:32:59,680 It says, nor is there salvation in any other, 647 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:03,259 for there is no other name under heaven given among men 648 00:33:03,259 --> 00:33:05,339 by which we must be saved. 649 00:33:05,740 --> 00:33:07,599 Everybody needs to know this, guys. 650 00:33:08,019 --> 00:33:10,859 And not just know it and hear it, but see it. 651 00:33:11,299 --> 00:33:12,619 Is he living in your life? 652 00:33:12,900 --> 00:33:14,359 Is he saved you? 653 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:17,839 Is the gospel working and refining you? 654 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:19,259 Are you being sanctified? 655 00:33:19,859 --> 00:33:22,480 They need to see it and they need to hear it. 656 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:26,200 Your kids, your spouse, your parents, your siblings, your friends, 657 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:29,720 your coworkers, everybody, man, they are better off. 658 00:33:30,099 --> 00:33:31,839 That's the first place to start. 659 00:33:32,180 --> 00:33:35,980 They saw the guy who was lame from birth for 40 years 660 00:33:35,980 --> 00:33:38,240 and everyone would, like, throw him a couple of coins 661 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:39,240 and walk past him. 662 00:33:40,059 --> 00:33:41,059 They did what Jesus did. 663 00:33:41,180 --> 00:33:44,019 They saw him and they gave him something he truly wanted. 664 00:33:44,740 --> 00:33:46,339 They said, silver and gold, I do not have, 665 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:47,720 but what I do have, I give you. 666 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,519 Stand up and walk in the name of Jesus. 667 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:51,099 They grabbed his hand. 668 00:33:51,220 --> 00:33:51,859 They lifted him. 669 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:53,099 They saw him. 670 00:33:53,420 --> 00:33:55,059 Are you seeing the people around you 671 00:33:55,059 --> 00:33:56,980 or are you only seeing yourself? 672 00:33:57,740 --> 00:33:59,680 If you're not abiding, you're only seeing yourself. 673 00:33:59,980 --> 00:34:01,099 You become selfish. 674 00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:03,680 But when you abide, when we abide, 675 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,400 we see the people around us. 676 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:08,900 They were aware of what God wanted to do. 677 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,139 Have you ever, like, landed in a situation 678 00:34:11,139 --> 00:34:12,400 and you weren't prayed up? 679 00:34:12,900 --> 00:34:15,139 You weren't, like, abiding in God? 680 00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:16,699 You just weren't aware of him 681 00:34:16,699 --> 00:34:18,659 and then suddenly someone says something like, 682 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:20,039 yeah, can you pray with me? 683 00:34:20,099 --> 00:34:21,139 How do I get saved? 684 00:34:21,260 --> 00:34:23,519 And you're like, whoa, let me think through. 685 00:34:23,519 --> 00:34:25,119 I'm not in the zone right now. 686 00:34:25,179 --> 00:34:25,739 I'm not in the spirit. 687 00:34:25,940 --> 00:34:27,619 Like, we need to be ready. 688 00:34:28,139 --> 00:34:29,940 We need to be aware of what he wants to do. 689 00:34:30,219 --> 00:34:32,739 When you go into a situation, whatever it is, 690 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:33,340 you're going through life. 691 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:33,960 You're going to work. 692 00:34:34,500 --> 00:34:36,800 Like, if you're abiding in him, 693 00:34:36,820 --> 00:34:38,519 you're aware of what he wants to do 694 00:34:38,519 --> 00:34:40,900 and you can have confidence to say, get up and walk. 695 00:34:41,380 --> 00:34:42,679 You can have faith and confidence 696 00:34:42,679 --> 00:34:45,599 because he is living in you and he's telling you, like, 697 00:34:45,659 --> 00:34:47,780 hey, that person I want you to pray for, 698 00:34:48,119 --> 00:34:49,699 that person I want you to buy their meal, 699 00:34:49,699 --> 00:34:54,119 that person I want you to give this word of encouragement, 700 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:54,960 whatever it is. 701 00:34:55,079 --> 00:34:58,579 They saw the person in need and they knew what God wanted to do. 702 00:34:59,559 --> 00:35:00,780 They were filled with the spirit. 703 00:35:02,219 --> 00:35:05,380 They were given the wisdom and the words to testify of Jesus. 704 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:08,199 When we abide in him, he gives us the words. 705 00:35:08,380 --> 00:35:09,760 He says we don't have to worry about it. 706 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:10,719 Just trust him. 707 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:13,500 When someone asks a question, you're ready 708 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,460 because you're abiding in him. 709 00:35:16,659 --> 00:35:18,699 And they were bold against opposition. 710 00:35:18,699 --> 00:35:21,619 We have a lot of opposition in this world right now, right? 711 00:35:22,619 --> 00:35:23,639 We got to be bold. 712 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:25,480 We got to be bold and we got to be loving. 713 00:35:26,980 --> 00:35:28,460 And they were unafraid of the men, 714 00:35:29,579 --> 00:35:32,000 the rulers who said stop saying Jesus, 715 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:33,380 stop talking about him. 716 00:35:34,039 --> 00:35:34,900 They were unafraid. 717 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:36,539 And, you know, the fear of God 718 00:35:37,019 --> 00:35:38,440 frees you from the fear of man. 719 00:35:39,940 --> 00:35:42,840 If you are having a lot of fear of man, 720 00:35:43,940 --> 00:35:46,260 chances are you're caring more about what man thinks 721 00:35:46,260 --> 00:35:47,079 than what God thinks. 722 00:35:47,079 --> 00:35:48,099 I've been there. 723 00:35:48,380 --> 00:35:49,500 That was my problem. 724 00:35:51,059 --> 00:35:53,880 The fear of God freed me from the fear of man. 725 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,159 And they returned to prayer and worship 726 00:35:58,159 --> 00:35:59,820 and were filled again with the spirit. 727 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,320 The world needs people like that right there. 728 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,900 The world needs people like that. 729 00:36:06,059 --> 00:36:06,619 And guess what? 730 00:36:07,179 --> 00:36:08,039 It has them. 731 00:36:08,780 --> 00:36:10,380 The world has the people like that. 732 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:11,340 It's you and it's me. 733 00:36:12,179 --> 00:36:15,559 And the simplicity of the gospel for us now that we're saved 734 00:36:15,559 --> 00:36:16,099 is abide. 735 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:18,320 Abide in him and he'll do the rest. 736 00:36:18,519 --> 00:36:19,079 Abide in him. 737 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:20,539 Be filled with his spirit. 738 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:22,000 Be filled with his life. 739 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:23,099 Be surrendered. 740 00:36:23,579 --> 00:36:26,019 Just get everything out of the way and make him first. 741 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:27,699 Have your priorities straight. 742 00:36:27,860 --> 00:36:29,059 Is Jesus Lord of your life? 743 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:30,119 Is he king? 744 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:33,320 Is he seated at the center of your heart? 745 00:36:33,599 --> 00:36:36,659 And all other things just fail in comparison to him. 746 00:36:36,739 --> 00:36:38,360 Is he what you're searching after? 747 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:41,079 If you're abiding in him, 748 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,639 the world has exactly what it needs. 749 00:36:44,519 --> 00:36:46,960 It has someone pointing them to him. 750 00:36:50,139 --> 00:36:51,340 Jesus has called you. 751 00:36:52,679 --> 00:36:55,420 If you're in this place, Jesus has called you. 752 00:36:57,679 --> 00:36:59,019 1 Peter 2.9. 753 00:36:59,559 --> 00:37:00,599 Can we pull that verse up? 754 00:37:02,820 --> 00:37:05,239 You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, 755 00:37:05,519 --> 00:37:08,340 a holy nation, his own special people, 756 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:12,380 that you may proclaim the praises of him 757 00:37:12,380 --> 00:37:16,219 who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 758 00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:18,320 He's called you out. 759 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:19,860 It's the truth. 760 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,079 He's called you out of darkness. 761 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:23,519 He's called you into his light. 762 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,280 You are in the light of God when you know Jesus. 763 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:32,559 All darkness, all demonic influence, all evil things, flee. 764 00:37:33,139 --> 00:37:35,860 And maybe at first it's going to feel kind of like 765 00:37:36,380 --> 00:37:37,880 you don't know what's going on. 766 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,119 Maybe at first you're responding in anger. 767 00:37:40,119 --> 00:37:42,760 Maybe you're responding in anxiousness or fear 768 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,199 when God highlights something in your life. 769 00:37:46,159 --> 00:37:50,539 But God only highlights darkness in your life to free you. 770 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,559 God only highlights sin to set you free. 771 00:37:53,940 --> 00:37:57,280 He doesn't want to make you feel guilty and condemn you. 772 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:58,239 That's what the devil does. 773 00:37:58,440 --> 00:37:59,659 He highlights it and says, 774 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,960 Son and daughter, man, you are made for more. 775 00:38:02,539 --> 00:38:03,559 You need to be freed. 776 00:38:03,739 --> 00:38:06,639 And he lifts you up out of the darkness into his light. 777 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:07,320 That's what he does. 778 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:07,900 He's loving. 779 00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:08,619 He's kind. 780 00:38:09,299 --> 00:38:09,960 He's gentle. 781 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:10,980 He's compassionate. 782 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:13,559 That is the Jesus that we serve. 783 00:38:15,980 --> 00:38:18,059 So he's called us into his marvelous light. 784 00:38:18,420 --> 00:38:21,960 It says that in 2 Corinthians, I don't have this, 785 00:38:22,139 --> 00:38:23,639 but he says we're ambassadors of Christ. 786 00:38:23,780 --> 00:38:24,840 You're going through your day. 787 00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:27,760 You're not representing yourself in the work space. 788 00:38:28,579 --> 00:38:30,860 You're not representing like what you're good at. 789 00:38:31,139 --> 00:38:32,019 You're representing him. 790 00:38:32,179 --> 00:38:32,840 You're an ambassador. 791 00:38:33,380 --> 00:38:35,159 You're a representative of Jesus. 792 00:38:35,159 --> 00:38:41,699 It says that God is reconciling, reconciling the world to himself in Christ, 793 00:38:42,219 --> 00:38:44,340 not counting men's sins against them. 794 00:38:44,639 --> 00:38:47,460 And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 795 00:38:48,380 --> 00:38:49,440 You've been called, guys. 796 00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:50,840 He's coming back soon. 797 00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:53,619 You've been called and equipped with the message. 798 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,260 The message is the power. 799 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:56,699 You're not the power. 800 00:38:57,659 --> 00:38:59,840 Your own skills are not the power. 801 00:39:00,119 --> 00:39:02,400 The power is the message of reconciliation. 802 00:39:03,559 --> 00:39:06,579 All you're called to do is just be an ambassador, 803 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:11,360 abide and represent, reflect him, reflect his light. 804 00:39:13,659 --> 00:39:17,559 He says we're his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works 805 00:39:17,559 --> 00:39:21,059 that he prepared beforehand that you should walk into. 806 00:39:22,179 --> 00:39:22,980 Think about that. 807 00:39:23,139 --> 00:39:27,159 Before you were born, he had amazing things that he wanted you to do. 808 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:29,619 Without him, you can't do them. 809 00:39:29,619 --> 00:39:32,599 With him abiding, you know what they are. 810 00:39:33,059 --> 00:39:35,659 You're equipped to do them, and you walk in them. 811 00:39:36,480 --> 00:39:39,119 Every single day, we need him. 812 00:39:39,539 --> 00:39:40,280 We have him. 813 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:41,179 Amen. 814 00:39:42,679 --> 00:39:44,059 Can we read verse 29? 815 00:39:46,119 --> 00:39:47,900 And the worship band can come up. 816 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:54,019 Chapter 4, verse 29. 817 00:39:54,019 --> 00:40:00,460 Now, Lord, look on their threats and grant to your servants 818 00:40:00,460 --> 00:40:04,400 that with all boldness they may speak your word 819 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,800 by stretching out your hand to heal 820 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,659 and that signs and wonders may be done through your name, 821 00:40:10,099 --> 00:40:11,880 your holy name of your servant Jesus. 822 00:40:13,420 --> 00:40:14,300 And when they had prayed, 823 00:40:15,039 --> 00:40:18,639 the place where they were assembled together was shaken, 824 00:40:19,119 --> 00:40:21,860 and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, 825 00:40:21,860 --> 00:40:25,079 and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 826 00:40:26,539 --> 00:40:28,900 We need to be shaken by the Holy Spirit. 827 00:40:30,019 --> 00:40:31,760 We need to be shaken... 828 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:32,280 Thank you. 829 00:40:33,860 --> 00:40:36,699 I want to talk to a few people, not specifically, 830 00:40:37,699 --> 00:40:39,320 but I feel like there's some people in here 831 00:40:39,860 --> 00:40:41,460 that the Lord has been speaking to. 832 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,320 He's speaking to your heart, 833 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:49,039 and you just feel that you need to respond. 834 00:40:53,099 --> 00:40:55,440 Maybe there's someone in here that has realized 835 00:40:57,239 --> 00:40:59,500 I've never actually given my life to Jesus. 836 00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:02,300 Like hearing the gospel, 837 00:41:03,699 --> 00:41:05,260 that He's the answer to everything, 838 00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:09,159 that He's freed me from my sin, from the darkness. 839 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:14,099 He set me free so I can live eternity with Him, 840 00:41:14,139 --> 00:41:16,019 and He's what I've actually been searching for. 841 00:41:16,099 --> 00:41:18,500 Maybe you heard that today, and it all made sense, 842 00:41:18,539 --> 00:41:21,539 and you actually want to give your life to Jesus 843 00:41:21,539 --> 00:41:22,119 this morning. 844 00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:27,059 And with every eye closed, every head bowed, 845 00:41:27,179 --> 00:41:29,280 I just want to extend the invitation. 846 00:41:29,780 --> 00:41:31,659 If Jesus is knocking on your heart, 847 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:36,559 and you feel His Holy Spirit drawing you into this moment 848 00:41:36,559 --> 00:41:38,019 to just respond, yes. 849 00:41:39,659 --> 00:41:42,099 Open the door to your heart and let Him in. 850 00:41:43,119 --> 00:41:44,900 Let Him heal you, let Him free you. 851 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:48,139 If that is you, would you just raise your hand right now? 852 00:41:49,699 --> 00:41:51,099 Just Lord, just Lord. 853 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:53,360 Yes, God. 854 00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:56,159 Thank you, Lord. 855 00:42:02,179 --> 00:42:05,260 Lord, thank you, God, that you still heal, 856 00:42:05,460 --> 00:42:07,579 and you still forgive, and you still free, Lord. 857 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:09,480 Thank you that the gospel has power. 858 00:42:10,179 --> 00:42:11,219 Thank you for the cross. 859 00:42:11,619 --> 00:42:12,519 And I just want to pray. 860 00:42:13,539 --> 00:42:15,099 You can pray with me under your breath. 861 00:42:15,099 --> 00:42:19,900 Dear God, I know I'm a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. 862 00:42:21,739 --> 00:42:23,960 I believe Jesus Christ is your Son. 863 00:42:25,159 --> 00:42:28,400 I believe He died for my sin that you raised Him to life. 864 00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:31,940 I want to trust Him as my Savior and my Lord 865 00:42:32,740 --> 00:42:34,179 from this day forward. 866 00:42:35,159 --> 00:42:36,019 Guide me. 867 00:42:37,320 --> 00:42:39,480 Guide my life and help me do your will. 868 00:42:40,300 --> 00:42:43,079 I pray this in your holy name, Jesus. 869 00:42:44,079 --> 00:42:44,239 Amen. 870 00:42:47,059 --> 00:42:50,440 And now begins for you the adventure. 871 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:53,900 The adventure of abiding and walking 872 00:42:53,900 --> 00:42:59,579 as you look hopefully towards Heaven, eternity with Him. 873 00:43:02,900 --> 00:43:06,280 And maybe there's some other people that just realize, 874 00:43:06,719 --> 00:43:09,059 man, like, and there's no condemnation, 875 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:12,320 and this is me, too, throughout my life, 876 00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:14,940 many, many times, you may feel like, 877 00:43:15,059 --> 00:43:18,039 hey, I haven't actually been abiding in Him lately. 878 00:43:18,519 --> 00:43:19,460 I've been distracted. 879 00:43:20,219 --> 00:43:21,860 I've been tolerating some sin. 880 00:43:21,980 --> 00:43:24,639 I've been okay with some stuff in my life 881 00:43:24,639 --> 00:43:25,599 that shouldn't be there. 882 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,860 And you don't have to raise your hand unless you want to, 883 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:32,400 but if that's you, if you just want to abide again, 884 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:35,039 if you want His life to flow through you, 885 00:43:35,039 --> 00:43:38,920 if you want Him to prune the stuff out of your life 886 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:40,000 that's not meant to be there. 887 00:43:42,420 --> 00:43:43,780 Just pray to Him right now. 888 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:44,760 Can we just pray to Him? 889 00:43:47,460 --> 00:43:49,139 Jesus, we thank You, God. 890 00:43:49,480 --> 00:43:51,159 We set our attention on You, Lord. 891 00:43:53,519 --> 00:43:55,239 We focus on You, God. 892 00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:56,260 You're worth it. 893 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:57,739 You're worthy of it all, Lord. 894 00:43:57,920 --> 00:43:58,500 You're holy. 895 00:44:01,039 --> 00:44:02,320 Lord, You're so holy. 896 00:44:06,619 --> 00:44:08,519 We lift You up on our hearts, God, 897 00:44:08,619 --> 00:44:11,480 and put You in the place where You should be on the throne. 898 00:44:13,300 --> 00:44:15,440 Lord, may You fill us afresh, God, 899 00:44:15,559 --> 00:44:17,059 this morning with Your Holy Spirit. 900 00:44:18,220 --> 00:44:22,619 Fill us afresh this morning, God, with Your Holy Spirit, Lord. 901 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:26,820 Would our lives be shaken like in the days of Acts, God? 902 00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:30,340 Would our hearts be moved by Your voice again? 903 00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:34,780 Would Your church, Lord, reflect the light of Your glory 904 00:44:34,780 --> 00:44:36,980 to a dark world that needs You, God? 905 00:44:37,599 --> 00:44:40,679 Would I, in my mornings and my evenings 906 00:44:40,679 --> 00:44:43,480 and all throughout my day, would I abide in You, God? 907 00:44:44,679 --> 00:44:46,300 I'm not settling for less. 908 00:44:46,519 --> 00:44:46,920 I'm done. 909 00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:49,920 I'm done chasing after things that don't matter, 910 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:52,099 and I chase after the one thing that does? 911 00:44:52,679 --> 00:44:53,099 You. 912 00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:56,539 You're worthy of it all, Lord. 913 00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:00,539 Fill me again. 914 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:08,219 Thanks for joining us at Lansdale Life Church 915 00:45:08,219 --> 00:45:10,760 as we praise God and discuss His Word. 916 00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:14,500 Don't forget to join us for Worship Lives Sunday mornings 917 00:45:14,500 --> 00:45:16,900 at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube. 918 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:19,980 Be blessed and have a great day!