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 00:00:24,659 --> 00:00:27,019 Thank you for joining us today. 4 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,560 Today, we're going to talk about communication. 5 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,280 It's kind of a practical message, but it's so relevant to all of our lives. 6 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,560 You're going to connect on so many things in this because we all experience it constantly. 7 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,799 But the title, communication is key in God's kingdom. 8 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,939 You know, we as believers are filled with the Holy Spirit. When we receive Jesus Christ, 9 00:00:59,119 --> 00:01:04,280 He comes and dwells in us, right? So we have the same Holy Spirit. 10 00:01:05,180 --> 00:01:11,959 So the Holy Spirit has a character that is predictable. He is good because He is God, 11 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:19,680 right? He represents God in us and to the world. And so we have that same Holy Spirit. 12 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:29,739 And yet there are diversities of gifts, of ministries, activities, but all work through God 13 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:37,540 throughout all in all. He works through all of it. All the different manifold mysteries of the 14 00:01:37,540 --> 00:01:44,239 Holy Spirit may look different, but it's the same person, the Holy Spirit. And He's the same 15 00:01:44,239 --> 00:01:49,260 in all of us. And yet it looks very different, doesn't it? Because in many ways, we have 16 00:01:49,260 --> 00:01:54,719 different callings, different giftings. He has us in different spheres of influence. 17 00:01:55,379 --> 00:02:02,280 And so it looks different as the Holy Spirit is guiding us, but it's still the same character 18 00:02:03,020 --> 00:02:11,879 and quality of the Holy Spirit. And so even though each of us kind of have this unique ministry, 19 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:19,780 in a sense, we all work together, don't we? Because the Lord doesn't call one person to do 20 00:02:19,780 --> 00:02:28,400 everything, does He? Most of the time He calls a couple, several, or a lot of people to do 21 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:34,080 one thing together. So He's working together through us. And that's why we're compared to 22 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:40,240 being a body of Christ and different members of that body, but He is the head of the body. 23 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:47,259 And so as members of one body, we have to communicate well together, don't we? We have 24 00:02:47,259 --> 00:02:56,060 to communicate so that we can not trip over one another, not offend one another if at all possible, 25 00:02:56,240 --> 00:03:04,240 and to work together. So we need to communicate. Communication is so essential, isn't it? 26 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:10,480 Because if there is no communication, what happens? Chaos kicks in, you know? 27 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:19,639 Misunderstandings, disappointments, and wherever there is a vacuum of communication, who gets in 28 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:29,900 there? Satan gets in, he loves, he loves vacuums. He fills vacuums. Wherever there's a misunderstanding 29 00:03:29,900 --> 00:03:37,520 or things not spoken, he gets right in there and starts creating division or even starts creating 30 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:43,599 false narratives. That's just what he does. He loves it. So we need to communicate. The more we 31 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:49,379 communicate with each other, the more we understand and the more we realize, oh, I get it now. You 32 00:03:49,379 --> 00:03:54,800 call it this, I call it that. It's the same thing, right? Terminology. How many times has 33 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,039 terminology gotten people in trouble, thinking that we totally disagree, only to realize, actually, 34 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:07,500 we completely agree, you know? And so communication is so important. And throughout the ages, 35 00:04:07,759 --> 00:04:13,960 a lot of times when there's been a move of the Holy Spirit, it goes for a certain distance, 36 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:22,079 and then what happens? Miscommunication or lack of communication starts to manifest, 37 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:28,759 and the enemy gets in there and starts to cause disruption, right? And that's happened many times. 38 00:04:29,220 --> 00:04:33,920 And when you go back throughout history, we see that the Holy Spirit moves in powerful ways. 39 00:04:34,019 --> 00:04:40,819 You're like, if it would only just continue. Remember, in 1906, the Azusa revival, right? 40 00:04:40,860 --> 00:04:48,839 The Holy Spirit was moving powerfully. And it was this black pastor, Seymour, 41 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:56,220 William Seymour, William J. Seymour, right? And he had gone to Los Angeles, California, 42 00:04:56,779 --> 00:05:03,600 and he had been ministering, being moved by the Holy Spirit. And people of all different races were 43 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:10,120 coming to this church, and the Holy Spirit was moving in powerful ways. People were speaking in 44 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:15,540 tongues. There were miracles. It was amazing. And it was the Holy Spirit because something new 45 00:05:15,540 --> 00:05:22,620 was happening. You know, in 1906, I mean, people weren't interracial gathering together. It just 46 00:05:22,620 --> 00:05:29,680 wasn't a thing, right? And here, the Holy Spirit was unifying people. Disregard of any race or 47 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:34,920 background, nationality, anything, he was unifying them. And it was such a powerful time, 48 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:42,199 and it really moved. But what happened is miscommunication and disagreements and confusion, 49 00:05:42,639 --> 00:05:46,800 because all of a sudden, like, oh, I don't think we're supposed to be doing that. The Holy Spirit 50 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:53,079 doesn't look like that. Yes, it did. And it still does, right? And then in the Jesus movement, 51 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:59,860 when suddenly, you know, church was a place where people, you know, got dressed up. They wore 52 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:03,360 their best. They went into the house of the Lord. And I think that's awesome. You know, 53 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,420 I mean, I would do it. If you want to wear, start wearing suits, I'll wear a suit. 54 00:06:06,819 --> 00:06:09,600 It's up to you guys. All right. I'll do whatever you want to do. See, some of you are 55 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:13,500 in your hands. Some of you are wearing them. Praise the Lord. You know, I think it's great, 56 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,920 right? But I kind of just want to fit in with everybody else, right? And so, 57 00:06:18,319 --> 00:06:26,379 but at the same time, during this move of the Holy Spirit in this Jesus revolution, in a sense, 58 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:32,199 in the late sixties, early seventies, you know, these people were coming into church. 59 00:06:32,540 --> 00:06:37,560 They did the same thing every day. And all of a sudden, these hippies were coming in the door. 60 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,220 And they're half dressed. They're wearing bare feet. You know, 61 00:06:41,300 --> 00:06:44,180 you don't wear bare feet. They have bare feet and they're dirty, right? 62 00:06:45,139 --> 00:06:50,779 Dirty bare feet. And they're walking in. And well, you know, the old fuddy duddies are like, 63 00:06:51,459 --> 00:06:57,740 like, look at this. Like, how can we let people walk in like that? It's disgusting. 64 00:06:58,540 --> 00:07:04,199 And look at their feet. And we just installed new rugs. This is a real story, right? We just 65 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:10,300 installed new carpets and they're coming with filthy, dirty, bare feet, destroying the carpet. 66 00:07:11,100 --> 00:07:17,980 We can't let this happen. They need to really better represent Jesus Christ by wearing nice 67 00:07:17,980 --> 00:07:22,920 clothes when they come into the house of God. That's not what God was doing. 68 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:30,839 He was calling people in just the way they were, meeting them just the way they are and say, 69 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:37,220 no, I want your soul. People were realizing it's not really about the outside. Yeah, 70 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:43,120 we can dress up and look good, but it's about the inside, right? He wanted to redress our souls, 71 00:07:43,319 --> 00:07:48,439 right? And it didn't matter about what we wore. And that's suddenly they realized, wow, 72 00:07:48,879 --> 00:07:54,180 we don't have to get beautiful to come into the house of God. We come just the way we are. 73 00:07:54,180 --> 00:08:00,579 In fact, the most filthy of sinners can wear beautiful clothes, right? 74 00:08:02,959 --> 00:08:08,560 So suddenly the Lord was doing something new, but it caused chaos because it was a lack of 75 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:14,060 communication. In fact, there's a story of Chuck Smith's, I think Calvary Distinctors are one of 76 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:18,980 them. He's the founder of, he's not the founder, but he was the first pastor of a Calvary Chapel, 77 00:08:18,980 --> 00:08:23,399 really. And he told this story of how when these hippies came in and everyone was 78 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:29,019 complaining to them, you know, the people that had been there in the church for a long time, 79 00:08:29,379 --> 00:08:34,840 and they said, how can you let this, this is like a disgrace. And look, the ruining our new carpet. 80 00:08:35,580 --> 00:08:42,700 And he said, well, then tear up the carpet. And then I love the, I love the quote. He says, 81 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:49,659 you see that, see that front door? If you don't like what's happening, it swings both ways. 82 00:08:50,579 --> 00:08:56,519 Wow. You know, because you know, it's all about people getting saved, 83 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:03,279 discipled and following Jesus. Sometimes people just can't hang with it and they have to leave. Okay. 84 00:09:04,379 --> 00:09:10,740 But communication, it's so important. And then just recently, the Asbury revival, you know, 85 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:14,679 that was in Kentucky, that little town, and I don't know a ton about it, you know, 86 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:18,139 but it seemed like the Holy Spirit to me. I mean, people were repenting and, 87 00:09:18,139 --> 00:09:21,019 but a lot of people started saying, wait a minute, there's, there's not much 88 00:09:21,019 --> 00:09:26,080 doctrine being preached there. Okay. How do we know this is the Holy Spirit? Well, 89 00:09:26,179 --> 00:09:31,580 people are bawling their eyes at rededicating their lives. That might be a hint, right? But like 90 00:09:31,580 --> 00:09:36,620 they're saying, and there's no like mentors there. These are all students just going up 91 00:09:36,620 --> 00:09:40,840 and just bawling their eyes out and repenting and, you know, how can this be the Holy Spirit? 92 00:09:40,940 --> 00:09:47,120 Like that looks like a Holy Spirit to me, right? I mean, you know, so it was all real. And yet 93 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:53,799 there can be miscommunication. So we do our best to bring clarity to every situation, don't we? 94 00:09:54,480 --> 00:10:00,120 It's so important. I mean, there will always be fall off or fall out or whatever. People always 95 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:04,919 say, no, I can't hang with this. I want to stick to what I'm used to. Okay. We love you. 96 00:10:05,379 --> 00:10:11,980 And you have to serve God the way you want to serve Him. Okay. But we just have to communicate 97 00:10:11,980 --> 00:10:18,019 so we can part in love and in peace. In fact, I'll never forget when I came from a Baptist 98 00:10:18,019 --> 00:10:23,240 church and we wore nice clothes when we went to church, right? And you dressed up and, you know, 99 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:28,159 and then the first Calvary Chapel, I went to the worship leader. Okay. I'll never forget 100 00:10:28,159 --> 00:10:36,620 John Amick. Okay. And, and he's leading worship in shorts and sandals. And I'm looking at him and 101 00:10:36,620 --> 00:10:42,379 judgment all over me, baby. I'm like, are you kidding me? Your feet probably stink if I was 102 00:10:42,379 --> 00:10:48,519 close enough. And you have sandals on and, and shorts. Like that was to me a disgrace. Okay. 103 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:56,960 And, and I missed something. Wait a minute. Jesus wore sandals. Okay. I mean, so we could really 104 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:04,320 just be off track based on our presuppositions and what we're used to. Okay. But communication and 105 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,299 actually the Lord communicated directly to me. I didn't even need to say so, but somebody come 106 00:11:08,299 --> 00:11:12,440 up to me and say, what do you think Jesus wore? So the Holy Spirit said, what do you think Jesus 107 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:18,559 wore? Like, Oh, I'm starting to get it now. You know? And so I say all this because we're going 108 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:25,620 to read about an encounter with Peter and it was all about communication and it was the Holy 109 00:11:25,620 --> 00:11:32,019 Spirit moving, but people didn't understand what just happened. And so they were upset 110 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:40,759 and they were questioning, even criticizing Peter, of all people criticizing Peter. And yet the way 111 00:11:40,759 --> 00:11:46,840 Peter responded to me tells me so many things, because I need to learn from this message. 112 00:11:47,519 --> 00:11:53,220 If nobody else learns anything, I know I did and still will. Okay. Because I need to learn 113 00:11:53,220 --> 00:11:59,919 because Peter responded in such a brilliant way and the Holy Spirit just continued to grow in, 114 00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:08,600 in believers. Right. And so just a little recap. Last week, last couple of weeks where we shifted 115 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:14,100 from Paul to Peter and he went down. In fact, we have a map, if you can put it up there. 116 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:22,100 And he went from Jerusalem down to Lidda. Okay. And this is kind of also modern Israel here. 117 00:12:22,179 --> 00:12:27,080 You'll see these, you know, these different areas, but he went from Jerusalem down to Lidda where he, 118 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:33,460 he raised up that paralyzed guy that was paralyzed for eight years. Actually it wasn't him, of course, 119 00:12:33,539 --> 00:12:39,840 it was the Holy Spirit in him. And then he'd went down to Joppa and raised Tabitha from the dead. 120 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:46,779 Remember that? And he stayed there for a little while with Simon the Tanner. And then suddenly 121 00:12:46,779 --> 00:12:54,580 Cornelius had this vision from God and he was told, you go and get this guy named Simon Peter, 122 00:12:54,580 --> 00:13:00,940 who is staying at Simon the Tanner's house. Cause he has a message for you. And so last week we 123 00:13:00,940 --> 00:13:08,139 heard about how, how Peter left with six other guys arrived there and he went in and he's like, 124 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:12,220 you know, it's not even lawful for me to be here. And, you know, but the Lord has shown me that, 125 00:13:12,220 --> 00:13:17,340 you know, don't call anything unclean that I have made clean. And as he started preaching 126 00:13:17,340 --> 00:13:22,440 and as he's preaching, the Holy Spirit fell upon them. They're shouting out in tongues. 127 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:28,820 And he said, the Holy Spirit has been given to the Gentiles and they were baptized. And Peter 128 00:13:28,820 --> 00:13:35,460 stayed several days with them in their house. So an amazing thing just happened. Okay. It's not 129 00:13:35,460 --> 00:13:42,279 just like a non Jew. It was, it was a Roman, a Roman soldier. I mean, the very enemy, right? To, 130 00:13:42,419 --> 00:13:47,100 to a Jew, because they're being oppressed by the Romans. And so that's what just happened. 131 00:13:47,100 --> 00:13:53,740 So now Peter, where we pick it up is he leaves there and he starts coming back to Jerusalem. 132 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:58,779 We don't know the route or he probably stopped back at Joppa got a stuff, whatever, but he's 133 00:13:58,779 --> 00:14:03,159 on his way back. And now he's arriving in Jerusalem and we're going to hear about the 134 00:14:03,159 --> 00:14:10,860 backlash of just what happened. And I've lived through backlash. Okay. And, and I've seen it. 135 00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:16,639 And it's, well, we'll go back to that, but it's well, anyway, let's start reading. Ready? 136 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:23,799 So we're looking at only 18 verses in Acts chapter 11. Sorry, I should have told you 137 00:14:23,799 --> 00:14:30,820 in the beginning, but anyway. So verse one, we're only stopping once in this. So, 138 00:14:31,279 --> 00:14:39,840 okay. Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also 139 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:45,840 received the word of God. And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision, 140 00:14:46,019 --> 00:14:52,940 in other words, his fellow Jews, contended with him, saying, you went in to an uncircumcised 141 00:14:52,940 --> 00:14:59,659 men and ate with them. So let's just stop there is the only stop we're going to make right here. 142 00:15:00,220 --> 00:15:07,840 But so they contended with him. So the word contended, if we have that word, 143 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:14,340 if you could put that up there, diachrono. Okay. Yours might say criticized, you know, 144 00:15:14,340 --> 00:15:21,320 if you have an ESV or if you have an IV or some others, but they criticized them. And that word 145 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:28,059 really means just what you would think it means. But like, it's to discern, separate, judge. Okay. 146 00:15:29,259 --> 00:15:34,480 In a sense, kind of ostracized, like, what did you just do? Let's, you know, let's, 147 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:40,379 let's not let him in. We got to like, kind of distance ourselves from him after criticized. So 148 00:15:40,379 --> 00:15:48,179 in other words, he was like, repulsive to them because he had gone in and shared with the 149 00:15:48,179 --> 00:15:53,159 Gentiles. And it shows how many times they're used to your doubting, judging, you know, 150 00:15:53,179 --> 00:15:58,440 so they were really hostile towards him in a sense. Okay. When they heard what he had done. 151 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:06,059 Now, what was so bad about what he did? Like, what was wrong? Well, even Peter, when he went 152 00:16:06,059 --> 00:16:12,720 into Cornelius's house, we read in Acts chapter 10, verse 28. And he said, if you could put that 153 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:17,940 verse up, he, when he went in, he says, you know, it is unlawful for me to be in this house right 154 00:16:17,940 --> 00:16:25,159 now. Okay. To keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I 155 00:16:25,159 --> 00:16:32,399 should not call any man common or unclean. So Peter thought he was doing something naughty too. 156 00:16:33,299 --> 00:16:38,320 When he went into the house, I shouldn't be here. But why was it ever God's law 157 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:47,580 that said you can't eat with Gentiles? It wasn't. It was a man's law. It was something that 158 00:16:47,580 --> 00:16:53,059 developed over years. In fact, it was the opposite. I found some verses to prove this 159 00:16:53,059 --> 00:17:03,139 in Leviticus, 1933 to 34. He says, if you could put, there you go. And he said, you shall treat 160 00:17:03,139 --> 00:17:10,700 the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, 161 00:17:11,319 --> 00:17:19,500 for you are strangers in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. So treat them like one of your 162 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:26,500 own. And not only that, but Deuteronomy 1429 says, and the Levite mean, and that was a priestly 163 00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:32,740 tribe, right? The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you. And the sojourner, 164 00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:39,180 that's a foreigner, that's a non Jew, right? The fatherless and the widow who are within your 165 00:17:39,180 --> 00:17:46,339 towns shall come and eat and be filled that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of 166 00:17:46,339 --> 00:17:52,460 your hands that you do. In fact, they say when they came out of Egypt, they even had sojourners, 167 00:17:52,559 --> 00:17:57,000 foreigners with them that said, you know what? I want that God. I don't know about you. I don't 168 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:02,539 care what nationality I came from. When I saw that pillar of fire, I'd be like, I'm going with 169 00:18:02,539 --> 00:18:07,960 them. I don't want to be anywhere else. I want to be on that side of the fire. Okay. Not this 170 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:13,339 side of the fire. I'm going with them, right? You know, it's actually what God had always 171 00:18:13,339 --> 00:18:19,220 planned is to use Israel as like his evangelist. Did you know that? Like it was always his will. 172 00:18:19,319 --> 00:18:24,279 He told Abraham, look, all nations will be blessed because of you. He wanted Israel to be 173 00:18:24,279 --> 00:18:31,839 the compass to God. Like, oh, we got to follow the Israelites God and make him our God. And 174 00:18:31,839 --> 00:18:38,079 some people did that, right? But he was, he was, so they were supposed to be the evangelist for 175 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:42,680 God, but it didn't work out that way. Because every time they got close with other people, 176 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:50,019 what did they do? They adopted their Gods. They started eating what they ate. They started 177 00:18:50,019 --> 00:18:57,799 intermarrying with them and their whole, their whole sanctification was lost. And so that's why, 178 00:18:57,799 --> 00:19:03,299 you know, the Messiah came. It was always planned for, but so anyway, so my, the bottom line, 179 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:09,140 it was not unlawful for Peter to go there and yet they had judged him in such a harsh way 180 00:19:09,140 --> 00:19:14,880 as if it were, right? And so now there were reasons because remember there were customs 181 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:19,920 that the Israelites had to be careful of. Like they weren't supposed to eat certain foods, right? 182 00:19:20,579 --> 00:19:27,059 That was considered unclean for, we don't have time to get into why, right? But, and also they 183 00:19:27,059 --> 00:19:34,099 didn't sometimes wash their hands and the Lord had given them instructions on how to stay healthy 184 00:19:34,099 --> 00:19:38,960 through the wilderness and beyond. I mean, perhaps, you know, the Lord gave the first, 185 00:19:39,620 --> 00:19:45,980 the first instructions on how to properly prepare for a meal. Make sure you wash your hands, 186 00:19:46,099 --> 00:19:51,839 right? Because it was cleansing. But back in that day, they didn't do that, you know? So, 187 00:19:51,839 --> 00:19:58,700 so the Lord was preparing them and telling them to be safe around these Gentiles. But as long 188 00:19:58,700 --> 00:20:04,480 as they're in charge of the meal, anybody can meet with them, right? So anyway, so let's read on. 189 00:20:05,220 --> 00:20:12,480 Verse four, but Peter explained it to them in order from the beginning. That's important. But 190 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:19,279 Peter explained it to them from the beginning saying, I was in the city of Joppa praying, 191 00:20:19,799 --> 00:20:27,019 and in a trance I saw a vision, an object descending like a great sheet, let down from 192 00:20:27,099 --> 00:20:34,400 heaven from all four corners, and it came to me. And when I observed it intently and considered, 193 00:20:34,579 --> 00:20:40,819 I saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts creeping things and birds of the air. 194 00:20:41,140 --> 00:20:47,220 And I heard a voice saying to me, rise Peter, kill and eat. But I said, not so, Lord, for 195 00:20:47,220 --> 00:20:55,539 nothing common or unclean has at any time entered my mouth. But the voice answered me again 196 00:20:56,099 --> 00:21:03,599 from heaven, what God has cleansed you must not call common. Now this was done three times, 197 00:21:04,140 --> 00:21:10,460 and all three, and I'm sorry, and all were drawn up again into heaven. At that very moment, three 198 00:21:10,460 --> 00:21:19,599 men stood before the house where I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. And then the 199 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:28,819 Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover, these six brethren accompanied me, 200 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:36,480 and we entered the man's house, and he told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, 201 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:42,000 who said to him, send men to Joppa and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter, 202 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:49,579 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved. And as I began to 203 00:21:49,579 --> 00:21:57,299 speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us at the beginning. And then I remembered the 204 00:21:57,299 --> 00:22:05,279 word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with wooder, but you shall be baptized with the 205 00:22:05,279 --> 00:22:14,160 Holy Spirit. If therefore God gave them the same gift as he gave us when we believed on the Lord 206 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:22,940 Jesus Christ, who was I that I could withstand God? Verse 18, when they heard these things, 207 00:22:22,940 --> 00:22:32,559 they became silent, and they glorified God saying, then God has also granted to the Gentiles 208 00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:42,319 repentance to life. So you look at that whole, that whole flow. And as I'm reading that, 209 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:51,039 I'm realizing that there's a lot of things we can apply to our own lives on how to interact, 210 00:22:51,380 --> 00:22:59,440 especially with other believers, when there's confusion. Because really, there doesn't need 211 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:05,920 to be confusion. If we're willing to discuss things and work through things, 212 00:23:06,759 --> 00:23:13,000 more clarity is better, right? And so I figured I'd just run through some applications. I'm going 213 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:17,819 to skip over some stuff I had because I want to make sure we get to the applications and also 214 00:23:17,819 --> 00:23:23,599 we get to the food sooner. No, I'm kidding. I'm not even hungry, but I think we want to get out 215 00:23:23,599 --> 00:23:30,000 to that celebration. So I don't want to go late or anything. So, but let's jump in right to the 216 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:37,319 application because I think this is so, so important. So the first application is don't 217 00:23:37,319 --> 00:23:43,740 assume you know the whole story, right? Because Peter showed up and they're like, you did what? 218 00:23:44,220 --> 00:23:51,000 We heard about this before you got here. You went into not only a Gentile, but a Roman soldier's 219 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:56,339 household. We talked a lot last week about how this was like absurd. Like, you know, 220 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:02,000 they were the enemy. You're, you're like, you're dealing with the enemy. How could you do this? 221 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:09,059 Right. And so instead, what did they do then? But they asked questions, you know, instead of 222 00:24:09,059 --> 00:24:14,779 rushing to conclusions, wouldn't it be better to just ask questions? Yeah. I'm learning that 223 00:24:14,779 --> 00:24:19,299 more and more. I learned the hard way through life. I don't know why I never learned the easy 224 00:24:19,299 --> 00:24:24,319 way or through someone else's mistakes. I always have to make my own. Okay. And then I learn, 225 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:30,900 right? But really asking questions is the best way to get to the core of things. Isn't it? 226 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:39,440 Just asking questions. And so they asked, you know, what is this all about? And Peter responded. As I 227 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:45,920 was thinking about this, I thought how easy it is for us to rush to conclusions and prejudge 228 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:52,079 situations. Remember when David, King David, who was not a king, he was a boy at the time, 229 00:24:52,819 --> 00:24:58,420 and his dad said, Jesse sent David to the battlefield and to see how it's going with 230 00:24:58,420 --> 00:25:05,940 his brothers, and he gave him some supplies. He shows up, and he hears this Goliath, 9'9", 231 00:25:07,039 --> 00:25:16,019 Goliath in this battlefield, blaspheming God and the armies of the living God. And David's watching 232 00:25:16,019 --> 00:25:23,559 this, and he's like, like, are you guys hearing this? You know? And as he's like walking around, 233 00:25:25,079 --> 00:25:29,660 someone says, you know what's going to be done for the person who slays this Goliath? 234 00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:36,680 The king will make him rich. He's going to give him his daughter as a wife, and his father's 235 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:42,599 household will be tax-free forever. I mean, that's, you know, wow, that's some bling, right? Okay. 236 00:25:43,859 --> 00:25:50,200 But was that calling him into the battle? No. What called him into the battle was hearing this 237 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:58,319 guy defy the armies of the living God, right? So, as he's walking around, his older brother, 238 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:04,619 Eliab, sees him, talking to these people, and he's like, what are you doing here? 239 00:26:06,180 --> 00:26:10,599 Why did you come here? And where are those few sheep that you take care of? 240 00:26:11,140 --> 00:26:14,579 Okay, where are they at? You know, who's taking care of them right now, right? 241 00:26:15,139 --> 00:26:20,420 I know why you're here because you're prideful, and you have an insolent heart. You're just, 242 00:26:21,099 --> 00:26:25,740 it's all about you, isn't it? Like, they're prejudging David. Why? I mean, there's probably 243 00:26:25,740 --> 00:26:31,259 a little jelly there, a little jealous probably, right? Because they know about the bear and the 244 00:26:31,259 --> 00:26:36,940 lion, and he's the young, you know, he's the young brother, you know, and yet something's 245 00:26:36,940 --> 00:26:43,599 different about him they could see, right? But he's prejudging David as to why he's there. 246 00:26:43,599 --> 00:26:49,160 He's judging his motives, right? You just came down here to watch the battle. 247 00:26:49,940 --> 00:26:55,980 I don't think so. He didn't watch anything, right? He fought the battle, right? I mean, 248 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:01,680 we can rush into judgment and prejudge people without really knowing, you know? 249 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:09,460 Eliab didn't ask any questions. He prejudged them. But another scenario pops into my mind, 250 00:27:09,460 --> 00:27:18,819 and we went through it. We went through the book of Judges in Joshua 22 is when Israel was crossing 251 00:27:18,819 --> 00:27:25,779 over. They all came as they were crossing over the Jordan River into the Promised Land, into Canaan. 252 00:27:26,779 --> 00:27:33,180 Two and a half tribes said, we're going to stay over here. Now, a lot of commentaries agree that 253 00:27:33,180 --> 00:27:37,279 that wasn't a good idea for a lot of reasons. We're not going to talk about that. But they 254 00:27:37,279 --> 00:27:43,619 wanted to live on the east side of the Jordan River while everyone else lived on the west side 255 00:27:43,619 --> 00:27:50,420 of the Jordan River, the true Promised Land, okay? And so because they wanted that, God just 256 00:27:50,420 --> 00:27:57,920 defaulted, okay, they can do that. They can stay over there. And so we have a map there of the 257 00:27:58,130 --> 00:28:06,410 divider line of the tribes. And I'm going somewhere with this, so hang in there. So 258 00:28:07,009 --> 00:28:13,029 two and a half stayed there. And so they all fought together. All 12 tribes fought and took over much 259 00:28:13,029 --> 00:28:18,029 of the land, right? And then towards the end of Joshua, these two and a half tribes say, 260 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:22,329 all right, we're going back home now with our families, okay? Because we left them over there. 261 00:28:22,329 --> 00:28:28,809 So they go back, okay? But then they built an altar, okay? Probably right around here, 262 00:28:28,809 --> 00:28:33,410 we're Shiloh, right? Somewhere around here. But anyway, probably right around here, there's Shiloh. 263 00:28:33,549 --> 00:28:41,650 So they built an altar, probably somewhere around here on Canaan's side, and a big altar, okay? 264 00:28:42,470 --> 00:28:49,269 And so you think, well, so what? Well, God said, when you worship me and you offer up sacrifices, 265 00:28:49,269 --> 00:28:57,769 you have to go to the holy place. Everyone should be together. You don't offer up sacrifices 266 00:28:57,769 --> 00:29:02,849 wherever you want to. You have to worship me the way I tell you to worship me. 267 00:29:03,190 --> 00:29:08,529 So all of a sudden, Phineas and other important people of the other nine and a half tribes here, 268 00:29:08,890 --> 00:29:12,369 wait a minute, the two and a half tribes, they're building an altar and they're going 269 00:29:12,369 --> 00:29:20,549 to worship there instead. Like, what? Get your swords on. They're ready to have a civil war, 270 00:29:21,150 --> 00:29:28,369 all because they were fearful how God will react to this, and a curse will be on all of them. 271 00:29:28,690 --> 00:29:32,809 You know, a lot of times, we have to work together, right? We realize if one person 272 00:29:33,410 --> 00:29:39,410 is falling away, it's going to impact all of us, right? So they said, we can't let this happen. 273 00:29:39,410 --> 00:29:45,230 If they won't do what God wants them to do and all of us to do, we need to deal with it now. 274 00:29:45,470 --> 00:29:49,829 So they're all heading for battle, ready to, like, give them a whooping, right? 275 00:29:50,390 --> 00:29:54,250 And so they get there and there's this huge altar. What are you doing? 276 00:29:54,769 --> 00:29:58,970 And you're going to offer your own sacrifices where you want to. And they're like, well, 277 00:29:58,990 --> 00:30:03,950 whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait, no. It's not what it looks like. 278 00:30:04,590 --> 00:30:11,170 This altar is really just we're calling it witness to just be like almost like a simulator 279 00:30:11,870 --> 00:30:18,410 or like a replica of the real thing in Jerusalem. That's what this is supposed to be. 280 00:30:18,470 --> 00:30:24,769 It's not supposed to be a place where we actually offer sacrifices and worship to God. 281 00:30:24,930 --> 00:30:30,109 We're not doing it. That's not what this is. It's really as a testimony. 282 00:30:30,109 --> 00:30:35,970 That's why we're calling it witness that whenever you guys happen to come over here, 283 00:30:36,349 --> 00:30:42,289 you're going to see the altar and say, they're part of us. We belong together. 284 00:30:42,930 --> 00:30:47,009 And whenever they go back over to the Holy Land to worship where they're supposed to, 285 00:30:47,410 --> 00:30:51,089 they're going to see that altar and say, we belong to them. 286 00:30:51,730 --> 00:30:56,190 Okay. So that's not what this is. I know it looks like that, but it's not what this is. 287 00:30:56,329 --> 00:31:02,170 All of a sudden they said, oh, all right, put away your swords. Sorry. 288 00:31:03,190 --> 00:31:10,049 I'm paraphrasing, but suddenly because of communication, clarity happened. 289 00:31:10,569 --> 00:31:13,210 You know, all of a sudden they realize we are unified. 290 00:31:13,549 --> 00:31:15,349 You know, there doesn't have to be a separation. 291 00:31:16,130 --> 00:31:19,130 Again, was it the best idea they stayed over there? 292 00:31:19,589 --> 00:31:23,250 Probably not, but, you know, people are going to do what they do, right? 293 00:31:23,250 --> 00:31:26,849 But at least this was not a divisive thing. 294 00:31:27,450 --> 00:31:33,990 You know, it's interesting. I have a little quick story, a personal story that I can relate to this 295 00:31:33,990 --> 00:31:38,650 because it's never, I love when God gives you this, this event and you say, all right, 296 00:31:38,650 --> 00:31:40,789 that goes on that in that file. Okay. 297 00:31:41,430 --> 00:31:47,529 But so way back many years ago, Jill and I just knew the Lord's leading us to something. 298 00:31:47,690 --> 00:31:50,470 It's probably like 15, about 16 years ago, whatever. 299 00:31:50,850 --> 00:31:55,130 And so I was talking to Pastor John and I said, you know, I know the Lord, he's, 300 00:31:55,470 --> 00:31:58,410 well, just start something, start a Bible study. 301 00:31:58,829 --> 00:32:00,190 And I'm like, yeah, but like, where? 302 00:32:00,450 --> 00:32:03,309 He says, here, you got to go where the fish are. 303 00:32:03,430 --> 00:32:04,589 That's exactly what he said. 304 00:32:04,809 --> 00:32:06,329 And we were in Doyle's town at the time. 305 00:32:06,730 --> 00:32:06,750 Okay. 306 00:32:07,269 --> 00:32:08,210 So he like, oh, okay. 307 00:32:08,390 --> 00:32:09,950 All right. So I'll start a Bible study here. 308 00:32:10,170 --> 00:32:14,509 So it quickly became an outreach and it was awesome. 309 00:32:14,690 --> 00:32:15,970 People got saved. It was great. 310 00:32:16,349 --> 00:32:20,450 And we went out on the streets on Saturday nights and just shared the gospel and so forth. 311 00:32:20,450 --> 00:32:23,170 And then we brought them down to this building and then we 312 00:32:23,669 --> 00:32:27,950 had a little worship time and a Bible study and a lot of great things happened. 313 00:32:28,589 --> 00:32:31,509 So in the meantime, we named ourselves The Journey, right? 314 00:32:32,709 --> 00:32:36,390 And so when we would go down to Florida, okay, 315 00:32:37,129 --> 00:32:41,930 a couple of times we visited this church and it just so happened to be called The Journey. 316 00:32:42,710 --> 00:32:43,009 Okay. 317 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:44,049 Now, I don't know. 318 00:32:44,269 --> 00:32:48,170 I really, this is on, I don't remember whether we first named it The Journey 319 00:32:48,170 --> 00:32:50,569 and then sold the church and we're attracted to church. 320 00:32:50,849 --> 00:32:54,450 Or we went to the church, liked it, and then named our thing The Journey. 321 00:32:54,549 --> 00:32:55,849 I can't remember, right? 322 00:32:56,089 --> 00:32:58,309 But in other words, we went to this church. 323 00:32:58,470 --> 00:32:59,349 It was pretty cool. 324 00:32:59,650 --> 00:33:03,309 And as we're there, you know, they're giving out visitor packets, right? 325 00:33:03,490 --> 00:33:05,069 And along with it, they gave a t-shirt. 326 00:33:05,549 --> 00:33:05,730 Okay. 327 00:33:05,869 --> 00:33:06,769 All free t-shirt. 328 00:33:07,490 --> 00:33:09,150 The Journey church, right? 329 00:33:10,029 --> 00:33:10,990 So I'm like, cool. 330 00:33:12,250 --> 00:33:15,990 So the next Sunday when we went home, I go to church. 331 00:33:16,190 --> 00:33:16,630 Okay. 332 00:33:16,630 --> 00:33:20,549 And I say, you know, I'm going to wear that The Journey church, right? 333 00:33:21,910 --> 00:33:22,130 T-shirt. 334 00:33:22,430 --> 00:33:24,809 So I put The Journey church t-shirt on. 335 00:33:25,410 --> 00:33:30,130 And meanwhile, Jill and I were very plugged in to ministry there. 336 00:33:30,410 --> 00:33:31,829 Like we led youth. 337 00:33:32,630 --> 00:33:33,369 We were very involved. 338 00:33:33,609 --> 00:33:35,490 Sundays, we stayed all three services. 339 00:33:35,730 --> 00:33:37,289 We were like there for five hours, right? 340 00:33:37,509 --> 00:33:40,710 Just like, and we just knew, it was so much fun, right? 341 00:33:41,230 --> 00:33:43,349 But so I'm wearing this The Journey church. 342 00:33:43,349 --> 00:33:50,569 And meanwhile, the pastors knew that we were starting this new ministry called The Journey. 343 00:33:51,910 --> 00:33:55,210 And we're at the church wearing The Journey church. 344 00:33:57,430 --> 00:33:59,009 Are you catching my drift? 345 00:34:01,890 --> 00:34:02,829 I mean, just let that sit. 346 00:34:02,990 --> 00:34:04,190 You think a lot of you are saying so. 347 00:34:04,470 --> 00:34:06,769 So what's the chuckle about? 348 00:34:07,549 --> 00:34:11,190 You have to be around a little while to realize some things, right? 349 00:34:11,190 --> 00:34:14,289 When you're around a little while, you realize that ain't cool. 350 00:34:15,070 --> 00:34:16,010 But I wasn't thinking. 351 00:34:16,610 --> 00:34:20,750 I was like, well, we went to visit a church in Florida called The Journey church. 352 00:34:20,909 --> 00:34:21,650 It's a cool shirt. 353 00:34:22,289 --> 00:34:23,130 I'll just wear it, you know. 354 00:34:23,570 --> 00:34:27,389 I wasn't thinking, yeah, but you got the Saturday night thing there. 355 00:34:27,409 --> 00:34:29,949 And it's not a church, but what are you doing? 356 00:34:30,329 --> 00:34:30,510 Right? 357 00:34:31,949 --> 00:34:33,789 So I'm totally oblivious. 358 00:34:34,429 --> 00:34:37,429 Pastor came to me later, you know, and he was very cool. 359 00:34:37,550 --> 00:34:39,389 He's like, so what's up? 360 00:34:40,110 --> 00:34:42,250 Like, are you now at church already? 361 00:34:42,670 --> 00:34:44,230 And you're eight minutes away. 362 00:34:45,630 --> 00:34:46,590 It's even worse. 363 00:34:47,070 --> 00:34:47,929 We're eight minutes away. 364 00:34:48,050 --> 00:34:50,329 We're going in, what, soliciting people for our new church? 365 00:34:50,769 --> 00:34:51,550 Eight minutes away? 366 00:34:52,150 --> 00:34:56,170 I mean, you know, yeah, you want God to spread out and use it, 367 00:34:56,230 --> 00:35:00,789 but it's like, that's just not smart on my part, right? 368 00:35:01,170 --> 00:35:07,909 But he asked, and I'm like, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. 369 00:35:07,909 --> 00:35:09,409 This isn't us. 370 00:35:10,050 --> 00:35:12,909 That's down in Florida, Amelia Island, Florida. 371 00:35:13,130 --> 00:35:14,409 That's where that church is. 372 00:35:14,570 --> 00:35:16,250 We're just, yeah, that was pretty dumb. 373 00:35:16,710 --> 00:35:16,849 Sorry. 374 00:35:17,949 --> 00:35:20,469 But you understand, but communication. 375 00:35:21,409 --> 00:35:25,429 A lot of times, my whole paradigm was not, 376 00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:27,670 I'm wearing a church to get people in it. 377 00:35:27,989 --> 00:35:29,010 That wasn't it at all. 378 00:35:29,170 --> 00:35:30,889 In fact, soon after that, we realized, no, 379 00:35:30,949 --> 00:35:31,769 this is just an outreach. 380 00:35:32,110 --> 00:35:34,590 We serve here at this church in Chalfont. 381 00:35:34,590 --> 00:35:39,170 So God really then clarified things to me, 382 00:35:39,530 --> 00:35:41,429 and I realized that was just not wise. 383 00:35:41,769 --> 00:35:44,230 You know, a lot of things we could do innocently, right? 384 00:35:44,409 --> 00:35:46,090 Just like the altar, right? 385 00:35:46,750 --> 00:35:49,349 That's not what that is, but clarity. 386 00:35:50,050 --> 00:35:51,769 Communication is so important. 387 00:35:52,050 --> 00:35:54,510 Otherwise, if we just assume we know the whole story, 388 00:35:54,929 --> 00:35:58,670 okay, well, I won't go into what the Three Stooges say about assuming. 389 00:36:01,150 --> 00:36:04,050 Only a couple of you ever watched the Three Stooges? 390 00:36:05,309 --> 00:36:07,670 But we're in church, and we can't say that. 391 00:36:07,929 --> 00:36:10,989 So anyway, and I shouldn't have put it there either. 392 00:36:11,730 --> 00:36:11,909 Sorry. 393 00:36:12,449 --> 00:36:12,989 Forgive me, Lord. 394 00:36:13,610 --> 00:36:16,190 But so anyway, so that's the first application. 395 00:36:16,449 --> 00:36:17,610 Don't assume we know everything. 396 00:36:17,710 --> 00:36:19,309 Just ask questions, you know? 397 00:36:19,750 --> 00:36:21,469 And what's the next application? 398 00:36:21,630 --> 00:36:23,050 It's going to speed up after this, 399 00:36:23,110 --> 00:36:26,610 but what's the next application we can learn, really, 400 00:36:28,529 --> 00:36:31,550 is explain before you defend. 401 00:36:32,430 --> 00:36:34,610 Like, here's Peter, okay? 402 00:36:35,289 --> 00:36:36,570 The man, okay? 403 00:36:36,769 --> 00:36:40,849 I mean, he's, you know, I mean, he gave the first, 404 00:36:40,949 --> 00:36:45,369 very first Pentecostal sermon that 3,000 people got saved. 405 00:36:46,190 --> 00:36:50,670 I mean, Peter was well mature. 406 00:36:50,969 --> 00:36:53,789 He knew, he knew the Lord. 407 00:36:54,730 --> 00:36:58,289 He had been with him from the beginning of his earthly ministry. 408 00:36:58,550 --> 00:37:00,530 He just, he knew so much, right? 409 00:37:00,530 --> 00:37:04,130 I mean, and they're criticizing him. 410 00:37:04,429 --> 00:37:06,949 Could you imagine me and Peter like, like, you're what? 411 00:37:07,369 --> 00:37:09,409 Like, you don't know anything. 412 00:37:09,530 --> 00:37:12,210 This is me right now, you don't know anything. 413 00:37:12,550 --> 00:37:15,130 You know, you're talking to me this way? 414 00:37:15,909 --> 00:37:17,469 You think you know more than me? 415 00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:19,670 No, no, Peter said, wait a minute, guys. 416 00:37:19,829 --> 00:37:21,389 Let me just start from the beginning. 417 00:37:21,530 --> 00:37:22,809 Let me explain everything. 418 00:37:23,190 --> 00:37:24,010 That's humility. 419 00:37:24,750 --> 00:37:27,670 You know, that's what I want to be like 420 00:37:28,210 --> 00:37:30,789 is not being defensive. 421 00:37:31,510 --> 00:37:33,909 Instead, oh, obviously there's more clarity. 422 00:37:34,170 --> 00:37:38,510 Like, I really, yeah, I mean, you just need to be filled in. 423 00:37:38,829 --> 00:37:41,250 Like, let me tell you why this is going on. 424 00:37:41,550 --> 00:37:43,269 And again, I can relate to this 425 00:37:43,269 --> 00:37:46,309 because one time when we were back at Christopher Dock 426 00:37:46,309 --> 00:37:48,469 at this church, we had a couple of people 427 00:37:48,469 --> 00:37:49,550 who wanted to be baptized. 428 00:37:49,849 --> 00:37:51,110 By the way, if you want to be baptized, 429 00:37:51,309 --> 00:37:53,329 come and see me, we'll get something going, right? 430 00:37:53,329 --> 00:37:58,090 So we had about like two or three people 431 00:37:58,090 --> 00:37:59,090 going to get baptized. 432 00:37:59,750 --> 00:38:00,610 And I'll never forget because I said, 433 00:38:00,730 --> 00:38:02,070 I think there's going to be a few more. 434 00:38:02,170 --> 00:38:03,889 And sometimes I just say something 435 00:38:03,889 --> 00:38:05,590 thinking if it happens, it's prophetic. 436 00:38:05,889 --> 00:38:06,110 But no. 437 00:38:06,630 --> 00:38:08,670 So I said, I think there's going to be 12 people 438 00:38:08,670 --> 00:38:09,969 baptized here today, right? 439 00:38:10,609 --> 00:38:11,750 I said it. 440 00:38:12,769 --> 00:38:15,710 And so as those two or three people came up, 441 00:38:15,750 --> 00:38:16,650 I don't remember how many. 442 00:38:17,090 --> 00:38:18,210 They were getting baptized, 443 00:38:18,650 --> 00:38:20,989 but the Holy Spirit just went boom. 444 00:38:21,989 --> 00:38:23,809 Suddenly one person after another, 445 00:38:23,989 --> 00:38:25,469 I want to get back, I want to get back, I want to. 446 00:38:25,809 --> 00:38:28,670 And 12 people ended up getting baptized. 447 00:38:28,969 --> 00:38:29,530 Is that cool? 448 00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:32,090 I mean, like, just people came up in their genes 449 00:38:32,090 --> 00:38:34,190 just the way they were and saying, 450 00:38:34,210 --> 00:38:35,110 I don't know what I'm going to do 451 00:38:35,110 --> 00:38:36,570 after I come out of that wooder, 452 00:38:36,590 --> 00:38:38,329 but God will figure it out, you know? 453 00:38:38,829 --> 00:38:41,670 And so 12 people, and I'm thinking, 454 00:38:41,869 --> 00:38:44,429 this is, wow, this is Pentecost. 455 00:38:44,690 --> 00:38:45,909 This is the book of Acts. 456 00:38:46,269 --> 00:38:49,210 This is just live, you know, and raw. 457 00:38:52,090 --> 00:38:54,570 Until someone came up afterwards, like, 458 00:38:55,210 --> 00:38:56,969 like, don't you guys have, like, 459 00:38:57,170 --> 00:38:58,449 candidate school or something? 460 00:38:58,949 --> 00:39:01,789 Like, where's the baptism candidate school? 461 00:39:02,050 --> 00:39:03,769 So people, and I explained it, by the way, 462 00:39:04,230 --> 00:39:05,289 three weeks leading up to it, 463 00:39:05,730 --> 00:39:06,210 explain baptism. 464 00:39:06,730 --> 00:39:08,769 Two weeks leading up to it, explain baptism. 465 00:39:09,269 --> 00:39:11,550 The day of re-explain baptism. 466 00:39:11,969 --> 00:39:13,210 Come up if you are saved, 467 00:39:14,110 --> 00:39:15,730 and either you've never been baptized 468 00:39:15,730 --> 00:39:18,630 or when you did, you didn't fully understand it, 469 00:39:18,630 --> 00:39:21,289 but, you know, fully explaining it. 470 00:39:22,010 --> 00:39:24,190 Where's the baptism candidate school? 471 00:39:24,329 --> 00:39:25,530 I'm like, what? 472 00:39:26,869 --> 00:39:30,710 And I'll admit, I was getting a little defensive. 473 00:39:32,210 --> 00:39:33,809 I'm like, are you kidding me? 474 00:39:34,050 --> 00:39:34,510 Like, wait a minute. 475 00:39:34,630 --> 00:39:35,050 Wait, wait, wait. 476 00:39:35,750 --> 00:39:39,309 This just happened, and you're doing this? 477 00:39:40,210 --> 00:39:41,690 Like, talk about, like, just, you know, 478 00:39:41,750 --> 00:39:43,730 a nice flame going and you're coming up 479 00:39:43,730 --> 00:39:45,530 with a nice bucket of water and just, 480 00:39:46,429 --> 00:39:47,489 like, that was like, 481 00:39:47,489 --> 00:39:48,730 I couldn't believe it. 482 00:39:48,829 --> 00:39:50,809 I'm like, but I've learned. 483 00:39:51,210 --> 00:39:53,349 I've learned that these are all teaching moments 484 00:39:53,349 --> 00:39:55,030 for all of us, right? 485 00:39:55,570 --> 00:39:56,309 Because you know what? 486 00:39:56,389 --> 00:39:58,789 I got saved in a Baptist church. 487 00:39:58,969 --> 00:40:00,469 I think we did have something like that. 488 00:40:00,510 --> 00:40:01,289 I don't even remember. 489 00:40:02,030 --> 00:40:04,030 But I think there was something like that, right? 490 00:40:04,570 --> 00:40:06,030 And not only that, you know, but yeah, 491 00:40:06,190 --> 00:40:06,809 but then I see it. 492 00:40:06,849 --> 00:40:07,489 But the book of Acts, 493 00:40:07,610 --> 00:40:09,869 did the Ethiopian eunuch have time to go to school? 494 00:40:10,250 --> 00:40:11,710 All right, now, where do I go to this school? 495 00:40:12,250 --> 00:40:14,090 Do I go back to Jerusalem for this school? 496 00:40:14,190 --> 00:40:14,769 Where do I go? 497 00:40:15,750 --> 00:40:16,670 You know, there was no time. 498 00:40:16,670 --> 00:40:18,070 We're in Cornelius's house. 499 00:40:18,289 --> 00:40:19,050 All right, hold on. 500 00:40:19,130 --> 00:40:19,690 Wait a minute. 501 00:40:19,849 --> 00:40:21,989 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 502 00:40:21,989 --> 00:40:24,369 All right, dim down the tongues. 503 00:40:24,829 --> 00:40:26,570 Okay, wait till we get some water 504 00:40:26,570 --> 00:40:28,070 and some schooling. 505 00:40:28,610 --> 00:40:30,909 Okay, I'll be back this time next month. 506 00:40:31,489 --> 00:40:34,809 No, I'll come back with some video series 507 00:40:34,809 --> 00:40:36,110 about getting baptized. 508 00:40:36,389 --> 00:40:38,489 And then once you fully get it, no, 509 00:40:38,710 --> 00:40:39,630 there's none of that, right? 510 00:40:40,190 --> 00:40:42,190 They got baptized right away, right? 511 00:40:42,750 --> 00:40:44,750 So, but I was, you know, 512 00:40:44,750 --> 00:40:48,570 but now I realize, well, that was his perception. 513 00:40:49,050 --> 00:40:49,929 And I get it. 514 00:40:50,030 --> 00:40:52,429 Like, we all come from a different background 515 00:40:52,429 --> 00:40:54,489 and people we learn from 516 00:40:54,489 --> 00:40:58,289 that are awesome believers and saints. 517 00:40:58,469 --> 00:40:59,530 Who am I to like, 518 00:41:01,090 --> 00:41:04,449 like, minimalize his perception of what just happened? 519 00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:05,769 And he did understand. 520 00:41:05,869 --> 00:41:07,909 We talked to him and worked through it 521 00:41:07,909 --> 00:41:08,730 and he did get it. 522 00:41:08,829 --> 00:41:10,090 You know, he probably didn't fully agree, 523 00:41:10,090 --> 00:41:11,750 but he stuck with it. 524 00:41:11,849 --> 00:41:14,010 And, you know, he was okay, you know? 525 00:41:14,010 --> 00:41:15,789 And then he further learned. 526 00:41:15,929 --> 00:41:17,730 I said, you know, read calorie distinctives 527 00:41:17,730 --> 00:41:19,550 and this is how, you know, we just, 528 00:41:19,809 --> 00:41:20,730 I was just used to it. 529 00:41:20,829 --> 00:41:21,789 Like, this is what you do. 530 00:41:22,210 --> 00:41:24,070 You know, people want to surrender their lives 531 00:41:24,070 --> 00:41:26,630 and make a public proclamation of it. 532 00:41:26,989 --> 00:41:28,530 Why would we get in the way of that? 533 00:41:28,809 --> 00:41:28,829 Right? 534 00:41:29,489 --> 00:41:32,130 You know, so, but don't get defensive. 535 00:41:32,530 --> 00:41:34,070 And this is, number two, 536 00:41:34,170 --> 00:41:35,909 is the biggest thing that I've learned. 537 00:41:36,150 --> 00:41:37,389 And I'm still learning 538 00:41:37,889 --> 00:41:39,690 because you just got to humble yourself 539 00:41:39,690 --> 00:41:40,929 and say, who are you 540 00:41:41,649 --> 00:41:43,849 to think that you don't, 541 00:41:43,969 --> 00:41:45,550 they don't deserve an explanation 542 00:41:46,730 --> 00:41:47,769 or clarity? 543 00:41:48,210 --> 00:41:49,210 Like, who do I think I am? 544 00:41:49,369 --> 00:41:50,369 Like, of course they do. 545 00:41:50,650 --> 00:41:52,550 Like, don't we all want to understand 546 00:41:52,550 --> 00:41:53,869 things the same way? 547 00:41:54,269 --> 00:41:55,909 And even if we disagree in the end, 548 00:41:56,170 --> 00:41:58,309 at least we gave proper explanation 549 00:41:58,309 --> 00:41:59,650 and clarity, right? 550 00:42:00,190 --> 00:42:01,969 And so, the next one, 551 00:42:02,789 --> 00:42:04,630 I promise we're speeding up here, 552 00:42:04,969 --> 00:42:06,309 but the next one is, 553 00:42:06,670 --> 00:42:08,409 listen long enough to discern. 554 00:42:09,129 --> 00:42:10,949 And notice one thing is first, 555 00:42:11,590 --> 00:42:12,929 the disciples, okay, 556 00:42:14,269 --> 00:42:16,190 shouldn't assume, right? 557 00:42:16,650 --> 00:42:17,510 That's their part. 558 00:42:17,670 --> 00:42:18,730 Don't assume, ask questions. 559 00:42:19,170 --> 00:42:20,130 Peter's over here. 560 00:42:20,969 --> 00:42:22,190 Don't get defensive, 561 00:42:22,369 --> 00:42:23,690 but fully explain. 562 00:42:24,170 --> 00:42:25,789 Now we're back over to the disciples. 563 00:42:26,190 --> 00:42:26,869 The next thing is, 564 00:42:27,130 --> 00:42:28,170 listen long enough. 565 00:42:28,309 --> 00:42:29,570 You know how it's both ways? 566 00:42:30,690 --> 00:42:32,429 Like, the Holy Spirit's in the middle 567 00:42:32,429 --> 00:42:33,829 trying to bring us all together 568 00:42:33,829 --> 00:42:35,369 and say, come on, let's bring clarity. 569 00:42:35,809 --> 00:42:36,789 Let's bring peace, 570 00:42:37,369 --> 00:42:40,349 unity, fully understanding one another. 571 00:42:40,690 --> 00:42:41,570 Like, that's what he wants. 572 00:42:41,710 --> 00:42:43,429 He wants us to fully grasp 573 00:42:43,429 --> 00:42:44,730 what he's doing, right? 574 00:42:45,110 --> 00:42:46,809 But we're choosing sides sometimes 575 00:42:46,809 --> 00:42:47,929 to say, no, I'm right 576 00:42:47,929 --> 00:42:48,989 and you're wrong. 577 00:42:49,170 --> 00:42:49,730 When really he's like, 578 00:42:49,750 --> 00:42:50,369 just listen. 579 00:42:50,849 --> 00:42:51,809 You know, listen, right? 580 00:42:52,250 --> 00:42:54,909 And so, listen long enough to discern. 581 00:42:55,349 --> 00:42:58,110 You know, I love James 1, 19 to 20. 582 00:42:58,530 --> 00:43:00,590 You know, everyone should be quick to listen, 583 00:43:01,150 --> 00:43:01,809 slow to speak, 584 00:43:01,869 --> 00:43:03,369 and slow to become angry. 585 00:43:03,889 --> 00:43:04,489 For why? 586 00:43:05,069 --> 00:43:07,050 Human anger does not accomplish 587 00:43:07,050 --> 00:43:09,130 God's righteousness, you know? 588 00:43:09,530 --> 00:43:10,510 If we're not listening, 589 00:43:10,610 --> 00:43:11,989 we have two ears and one mouth. 590 00:43:12,210 --> 00:43:13,070 I know you heard that before. 591 00:43:13,449 --> 00:43:15,909 But really, we should be listening more 592 00:43:16,429 --> 00:43:18,530 and then understanding 593 00:43:18,530 --> 00:43:20,909 where they're coming from, you know? 594 00:43:21,469 --> 00:43:22,650 And, you know, there's been people 595 00:43:22,650 --> 00:43:23,710 that have come and they just 596 00:43:23,710 --> 00:43:25,650 couldn't get past the Calvinistic, 597 00:43:25,650 --> 00:43:27,530 you know, we're predestined. 598 00:43:27,690 --> 00:43:28,570 Well, we kind of are, 599 00:43:28,690 --> 00:43:29,869 but we're also, you know, 600 00:43:29,909 --> 00:43:31,510 we also choose to receive 601 00:43:31,510 --> 00:43:32,909 that predestination. 602 00:43:33,210 --> 00:43:33,710 So we're not going to talk 603 00:43:33,710 --> 00:43:34,289 about that today. 604 00:43:34,289 --> 00:43:34,769 I just did. 605 00:43:34,809 --> 00:43:35,250 Why did I? 606 00:43:35,389 --> 00:43:35,829 I wish I didn't. 607 00:43:36,070 --> 00:43:38,949 But anyway, you know what I'm saying? 608 00:43:39,230 --> 00:43:41,190 Like, it's just like, you know, 609 00:43:41,670 --> 00:43:43,530 we can move forward, you know, 610 00:43:43,630 --> 00:43:44,550 and understand. 611 00:43:44,690 --> 00:43:46,769 I don't fully agree with that, 612 00:43:46,829 --> 00:43:48,369 but it's okay, you know, 613 00:43:48,389 --> 00:43:50,650 because we're serving the same Holy Spirit 614 00:43:50,650 --> 00:43:53,230 and the same Lord Jesus Christ, right? 615 00:43:54,190 --> 00:43:57,530 And if the worship team could come up now 616 00:43:58,849 --> 00:44:01,610 as we continue in these applications, 617 00:44:01,949 --> 00:44:04,070 but really, we just need to listen more. 618 00:44:04,070 --> 00:44:05,989 Ask questions, right? 619 00:44:06,670 --> 00:44:08,869 And listen, give someone the benefit 620 00:44:08,869 --> 00:44:10,349 of the doubt and say, 621 00:44:10,489 --> 00:44:11,690 all right, maybe you're a little more 622 00:44:11,690 --> 00:44:13,289 right than I am, okay? 623 00:44:13,630 --> 00:44:14,869 And now I get it. 624 00:44:15,010 --> 00:44:16,750 But the fourth thing is let 625 00:44:16,750 --> 00:44:19,949 truth change your mind, really. 626 00:44:20,550 --> 00:44:24,329 You know, it's, we have these biases, 627 00:44:25,050 --> 00:44:27,289 you know, these presuppositions, 628 00:44:27,469 --> 00:44:27,989 these things. 629 00:44:28,110 --> 00:44:30,070 Well, this is how I was always taught. 630 00:44:31,130 --> 00:44:33,289 And yet, when I hear you say it 631 00:44:33,289 --> 00:44:35,170 using different terminology, 632 00:44:35,670 --> 00:44:37,150 we're actually more aligned 633 00:44:37,150 --> 00:44:38,489 than I thought, you know? 634 00:44:38,869 --> 00:44:41,070 It's like, okay, I think we're coming 635 00:44:41,070 --> 00:44:43,409 together in a truth, and it's, 636 00:44:43,550 --> 00:44:44,610 and it's, and it's, 637 00:44:44,730 --> 00:44:46,349 and I understand it now. 638 00:44:46,530 --> 00:44:47,809 It's good, you know? 639 00:44:48,630 --> 00:44:49,949 Just like the sandals, 640 00:44:50,349 --> 00:44:51,869 the worship leader with the sandals, 641 00:44:52,030 --> 00:44:54,150 you know, it's like, 642 00:44:54,769 --> 00:44:57,070 why am I hung up on someone's garb, 643 00:44:57,230 --> 00:44:57,730 you know? 644 00:44:58,269 --> 00:44:59,510 And yet, I think it's wonderful, 645 00:44:59,730 --> 00:45:01,510 you know, if someone wants 646 00:45:01,510 --> 00:45:02,489 to wear a tuxedo, 647 00:45:02,489 --> 00:45:03,909 go for it, you know? 648 00:45:04,110 --> 00:45:04,989 It's like, whatever. 649 00:45:05,150 --> 00:45:06,329 Now, if someone's obviously 650 00:45:06,329 --> 00:45:09,210 dressed scantily, and we'd ask them 651 00:45:09,210 --> 00:45:10,670 after a couple times of getting to know, 652 00:45:10,869 --> 00:45:12,269 hey, you know, there's too many eyes 653 00:45:12,269 --> 00:45:14,210 look in the wrong place, all right? 654 00:45:14,329 --> 00:45:16,070 We need to be looking to the Lord, right? 655 00:45:16,530 --> 00:45:19,909 But anyway, so the last thing, 656 00:45:21,329 --> 00:45:23,269 rejoice when God is glorified. 657 00:45:23,449 --> 00:45:25,409 Like, what did we just read that last verse? 658 00:45:28,230 --> 00:45:30,449 Said, when they heard these things, 659 00:45:30,449 --> 00:45:33,869 they became silent, and they glorified God, 660 00:45:34,070 --> 00:45:36,949 saying, then God has also granted 661 00:45:36,949 --> 00:45:40,570 to the Gentiles repentance to life. 662 00:45:41,050 --> 00:45:43,010 I mean, isn't that what it's all about? 663 00:45:43,769 --> 00:45:44,690 Glorifying God. 664 00:45:44,750 --> 00:45:45,789 I don't want to be right. 665 00:45:46,489 --> 00:45:47,710 I want God to be right. 666 00:45:48,789 --> 00:45:51,010 In fact, so often, I find myself thinking, 667 00:45:51,010 --> 00:45:51,909 I hope I'm wrong. 668 00:45:52,190 --> 00:45:53,590 I hope I'm wrong about this. 669 00:45:53,690 --> 00:45:55,409 I hope they're not really doing this, 670 00:45:55,409 --> 00:45:57,570 or this isn't really happening right now. 671 00:45:57,809 --> 00:45:58,989 I just want to be wrong. 672 00:45:59,230 --> 00:46:00,250 Lord, help me be wrong. 673 00:46:00,449 --> 00:46:02,010 Well, help it be right. 674 00:46:02,849 --> 00:46:04,389 And if I'm wrong, that's great, 675 00:46:04,750 --> 00:46:07,349 because we want to glorify God. 676 00:46:07,769 --> 00:46:08,969 I love these few verses. 677 00:46:09,190 --> 00:46:11,409 I chose two from Paul and one from Peter. 678 00:46:12,449 --> 00:46:14,130 But in Colossians, I love the book. 679 00:46:14,269 --> 00:46:14,929 I love it all. 680 00:46:15,389 --> 00:46:18,610 But Colossians, God granted to make known 681 00:46:18,610 --> 00:46:22,369 among the Gentiles the glorious wealth 682 00:46:22,369 --> 00:46:24,650 of his mystery, of this mystery, 683 00:46:25,010 --> 00:46:29,789 which is Christ in you the hope of glory. 684 00:46:29,789 --> 00:46:32,469 That's what's so glorious about God, 685 00:46:32,949 --> 00:46:34,610 is he is magnificent, 686 00:46:35,570 --> 00:46:38,130 and he chooses to live in me. 687 00:46:38,909 --> 00:46:40,409 Like, are you kidding me? 688 00:46:40,769 --> 00:46:43,329 Like, why would you choose a shack like this? 689 00:46:44,510 --> 00:46:45,849 Because he's magnificent. 690 00:46:45,989 --> 00:46:47,369 We're jars of clay. 691 00:46:48,329 --> 00:46:50,869 We're just holding him in clay, 692 00:46:50,929 --> 00:46:51,929 and he's magnificent. 693 00:46:52,130 --> 00:46:53,809 That's what makes him so amazing. 694 00:46:54,409 --> 00:46:56,409 That's what's so glorious about him 695 00:46:56,409 --> 00:46:58,769 is that he can wear you 696 00:46:58,769 --> 00:47:00,289 anywhere he wants to go. 697 00:47:00,949 --> 00:47:02,849 That's what the glory of God is. 698 00:47:03,230 --> 00:47:05,889 The next, Colossians 3, 4, 699 00:47:08,390 --> 00:47:11,650 which the verse right before that says, 700 00:47:12,130 --> 00:47:15,710 for you died, past tense, you died, 701 00:47:16,530 --> 00:47:20,829 and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 702 00:47:21,230 --> 00:47:21,829 So get it? 703 00:47:22,010 --> 00:47:23,630 You already died, right? 704 00:47:24,269 --> 00:47:24,889 And then he says, 705 00:47:24,889 --> 00:47:29,130 and when Christ, who is your life, appears, 706 00:47:30,050 --> 00:47:35,030 then you shall also will appear with him in glory. 707 00:47:35,489 --> 00:47:37,030 You know, you can think of that 708 00:47:37,030 --> 00:47:38,429 as some day in the future. 709 00:47:38,590 --> 00:47:39,869 I think of it now, 710 00:47:40,309 --> 00:47:41,969 because I'm already dead. 711 00:47:42,809 --> 00:47:43,309 And guess what? 712 00:47:43,409 --> 00:47:43,909 He's not. 713 00:47:44,750 --> 00:47:45,650 And guess where he lives? 714 00:47:46,030 --> 00:47:46,610 In me. 715 00:47:47,190 --> 00:47:48,349 And guess what he wants to do? 716 00:47:48,710 --> 00:47:49,190 Show up. 717 00:47:50,170 --> 00:47:51,769 He wants to show up in you, 718 00:47:51,789 --> 00:47:54,150 and that's the glory that happens. 719 00:47:54,150 --> 00:47:57,309 When he shows up in a dead corpse on earth, 720 00:47:57,690 --> 00:47:58,789 like you or I, 721 00:47:59,369 --> 00:48:01,409 and he comes to life. 722 00:48:01,789 --> 00:48:03,329 He is alive in you. 723 00:48:03,690 --> 00:48:05,070 That is the glory 724 00:48:05,590 --> 00:48:07,190 that Paul is writing about. 725 00:48:07,510 --> 00:48:09,909 You know, because we already died, 726 00:48:10,690 --> 00:48:12,849 and now we're alive in him. 727 00:48:13,250 --> 00:48:14,570 For I've been crucified with Christ. 728 00:48:14,710 --> 00:48:15,610 I no longer live, 729 00:48:15,789 --> 00:48:18,230 but Christ lives in me. 730 00:48:18,590 --> 00:48:20,190 And then finally, Peter himself, 731 00:48:20,710 --> 00:48:23,250 what this has all been about, 732 00:48:23,250 --> 00:48:24,710 Peter and these disciples, 733 00:48:24,929 --> 00:48:26,409 this interaction, he said, 734 00:48:27,449 --> 00:48:29,090 instead, rejoice as you share 735 00:48:29,090 --> 00:48:30,750 in the sufferings of Christ 736 00:48:32,230 --> 00:48:35,090 so that you may also rejoice 737 00:48:35,650 --> 00:48:38,909 with the great joy of his glory, 738 00:48:39,090 --> 00:48:41,369 when his glory is revealed. 739 00:48:41,869 --> 00:48:43,510 You know, we rejoice 740 00:48:44,369 --> 00:48:46,369 whenever he is glorified. 741 00:48:46,530 --> 00:48:48,210 It's all about him. 742 00:48:49,289 --> 00:48:50,429 It's all about him. 743 00:48:50,550 --> 00:48:51,969 Everything is about him. 744 00:48:52,110 --> 00:48:52,730 Isn't that awesome? 745 00:48:53,369 --> 00:48:54,849 It's like, if I don't matter, 746 00:48:54,969 --> 00:48:55,889 and he matters, 747 00:48:56,429 --> 00:48:57,809 then I don't hold offenses. 748 00:48:58,010 --> 00:48:58,690 I don't have to. 749 00:48:59,090 --> 00:49:00,329 I don't have to be right. 750 00:49:00,730 --> 00:49:01,130 He does. 751 00:49:01,949 --> 00:49:04,170 I don't have to win arguments. 752 00:49:04,329 --> 00:49:05,329 I don't have to prove 753 00:49:05,909 --> 00:49:06,949 why they're wrong. 754 00:49:07,030 --> 00:49:07,889 It doesn't matter. 755 00:49:08,530 --> 00:49:10,230 It's Christ glorified. 756 00:49:10,369 --> 00:49:11,949 That's all that matters. 757 00:49:12,030 --> 00:49:13,590 That's why we're still here on earth 758 00:49:13,590 --> 00:49:16,409 to glorify Jesus Christ. 759 00:49:17,170 --> 00:49:19,570 We get to be the temples 760 00:49:20,170 --> 00:49:21,449 of the Holy Spirit. 761 00:49:21,449 --> 00:49:23,449 That's what's so glorious about him. 762 00:49:23,929 --> 00:49:25,070 And the more we communicate 763 00:49:25,070 --> 00:49:26,630 with each other and say, 764 00:49:26,710 --> 00:49:28,610 oh, okay, I could work with that. 765 00:49:28,710 --> 00:49:29,849 Let me help you do this. 766 00:49:30,130 --> 00:49:31,130 Let me help you do that. 767 00:49:31,210 --> 00:49:33,489 Now I understand what's happening 768 00:49:33,489 --> 00:49:34,369 the better. 769 00:49:34,489 --> 00:49:34,610 Amen. 770 00:49:35,630 --> 00:49:36,810 So let's all stand up. 771 00:49:44,329 --> 00:49:46,550 You know, that suffering of Peter, 772 00:49:48,769 --> 00:49:50,030 some of that suffering 773 00:49:50,030 --> 00:49:51,310 is even just like kind of 774 00:49:54,530 --> 00:49:56,250 interacting with one another 775 00:49:56,250 --> 00:49:57,650 sometimes when we disagree 776 00:49:57,650 --> 00:49:58,789 and we realize, you know, 777 00:50:00,530 --> 00:50:01,989 I need to work this out. 778 00:50:03,269 --> 00:50:04,789 You know, I really don't like, 779 00:50:05,409 --> 00:50:07,909 you know, people that I've had 780 00:50:07,909 --> 00:50:08,750 in my past. 781 00:50:09,309 --> 00:50:10,269 If there's a disagreement, 782 00:50:10,530 --> 00:50:11,849 I make every effort 783 00:50:11,849 --> 00:50:13,789 to resolve the disagreement, 784 00:50:13,949 --> 00:50:15,469 even if we disagree in the end. 785 00:50:16,610 --> 00:50:18,710 It's to love each other. 786 00:50:18,869 --> 00:50:19,349 You know what I mean? 787 00:50:19,349 --> 00:50:20,949 Like not burning bridges, 788 00:50:21,530 --> 00:50:22,710 you know, because, you know, 789 00:50:22,829 --> 00:50:23,610 you burn bridges. 790 00:50:23,869 --> 00:50:25,849 It's like, it's so hard 791 00:50:25,849 --> 00:50:27,429 to ever go back and say, 792 00:50:27,449 --> 00:50:28,389 you were right. 793 00:50:28,510 --> 00:50:29,309 And I've done it. 794 00:50:29,590 --> 00:50:30,190 I've done it. 795 00:50:30,309 --> 00:50:32,250 I've gone to people said, 796 00:50:32,269 --> 00:50:33,510 you were absolutely right. 797 00:50:33,710 --> 00:50:34,449 And I was wrong. 798 00:50:34,590 --> 00:50:36,150 It's so freeing when you can. 799 00:50:36,670 --> 00:50:38,349 But it takes a lot of humility 800 00:50:38,869 --> 00:50:42,150 to just say, okay, I get it. 801 00:50:42,309 --> 00:50:43,570 You know, it's like, 802 00:50:43,590 --> 00:50:45,190 we just need to humble ourselves 803 00:50:45,190 --> 00:50:46,630 and be willing to, 804 00:50:47,530 --> 00:50:48,750 do you hear people out 805 00:50:48,750 --> 00:50:50,110 and just communicate 806 00:50:50,110 --> 00:50:50,849 with each other? 807 00:50:50,969 --> 00:50:51,570 So Father God, 808 00:50:51,670 --> 00:50:52,469 we thank you, Lord, 809 00:50:53,650 --> 00:50:55,889 that we want to represent you 810 00:50:55,889 --> 00:50:56,849 and we want to love 811 00:50:56,849 --> 00:50:58,170 each other better, Lord. 812 00:50:58,750 --> 00:50:59,789 And even if we disagree 813 00:50:59,789 --> 00:51:00,590 with each other 814 00:51:00,590 --> 00:51:01,809 about some things, Lord, 815 00:51:02,989 --> 00:51:04,530 help us be humble 816 00:51:05,429 --> 00:51:07,269 and willing to vocalize, 817 00:51:07,309 --> 00:51:10,429 verbalize our misunderstanding 818 00:51:10,429 --> 00:51:11,630 or confusion. 819 00:51:12,510 --> 00:51:13,710 And Lord, and when someone 820 00:51:14,449 --> 00:51:15,590 comes to us 821 00:51:15,590 --> 00:51:17,550 and has questions, 822 00:51:17,550 --> 00:51:20,489 Lord, may we not be defensive 823 00:51:22,250 --> 00:51:23,130 and irritated. 824 00:51:23,469 --> 00:51:24,389 Instead, Lord God, 825 00:51:24,510 --> 00:51:25,130 may we realize, 826 00:51:25,329 --> 00:51:26,750 maybe all of us 827 00:51:26,750 --> 00:51:28,269 are a little wrong at times 828 00:51:28,269 --> 00:51:30,110 and we need clarity. 829 00:51:30,369 --> 00:51:31,969 We need you to be right. 830 00:51:33,110 --> 00:51:33,889 So Father God, 831 00:51:33,969 --> 00:51:35,630 as we worship you 832 00:51:35,630 --> 00:51:37,250 and finish up, Lord, 833 00:51:37,309 --> 00:51:38,590 we look forward to a great, 834 00:51:39,150 --> 00:51:40,789 a great potluck. 835 00:51:41,110 --> 00:51:42,429 And Lord, we ask it in a head 836 00:51:42,429 --> 00:51:43,250 that you would bless 837 00:51:43,250 --> 00:51:44,489 the meal to our bodies. 838 00:51:45,630 --> 00:51:46,449 Bless this food, 839 00:51:46,550 --> 00:51:46,949 Lord God, 840 00:51:46,949 --> 00:51:48,150 may we serve you better 841 00:51:48,710 --> 00:51:49,869 and bless our fellowship 842 00:51:49,869 --> 00:51:51,070 in Jesus' name. 843 00:51:51,510 --> 00:51:51,730 Amen. 844 00:51:52,070 --> 00:51:52,650 Let's give the Lord 845 00:51:52,650 --> 00:51:53,550 a round of applause. 846 00:52:01,050 --> 00:52:02,869 Thanks for joining us 847 00:52:02,869 --> 00:52:04,230 at Lansdale Life Church 848 00:52:04,230 --> 00:52:05,409 as we praise God 849 00:52:05,409 --> 00:52:06,750 and discuss His word. 850 00:52:07,469 --> 00:52:08,690 Don't forget to join us 851 00:52:08,690 --> 00:52:10,489 for Worship Live Sunday mornings 852 00:52:10,489 --> 00:52:12,909 at 10 a.m. Eastern on YouTube. 853 00:52:13,889 --> 00:52:14,369 Be blessed 854 00:52:14,369 --> 00:52:15,989 and have a great day.