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2017-08-20 Bam Summer Retreat 2017 Session 3


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00:00:00.000 | Ephesians chapter 5 verse 15 to 21.
00:00:08.480 | Let me read that again for you all and follow along with me.
00:00:15.080 | Start from verse 15, chapter 5 of Ephesians.
00:00:18.160 | Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time
00:00:24.120 | because the days are evil.
00:00:25.120 | Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the word of the Lord is.
00:00:29.760 | And so remember if you were here from the first session, taking those two verses, I
00:00:35.000 | talked about walking by the word, which is the wisdom of the mind.
00:00:39.200 | And again, we talk about wisdom.
00:00:41.200 | It's not just knowing or having information, but the purpose of that wisdom, the purpose
00:00:46.800 | of the word is for your transformation.
00:00:50.720 | And then verse 18 says this, do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be
00:00:56.480 | what filled with the spirit and in our second session together, I talked about walking with
00:01:02.280 | the spirit, which is the wisdom of life, the wisdom of life, that the spirit of God empowers
00:01:08.400 | us.
00:01:09.400 | The spirit of God is the presence of God in our lives as he dwells in us.
00:01:14.360 | That's that empowers us to live out the Christian life through what the word has implanted in
00:01:21.760 | you and I.
00:01:23.000 | And then this morning looking at verse 19 to 21 addressing one another in Psalms and
00:01:29.600 | hands and spiritual songs, singing and making memory to the Lord with your heart, giving
00:01:35.280 | thanks always for everything to God, the father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
00:01:40.520 | And in verse 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ, out of reverence
00:01:47.040 | for Christ.
00:01:48.040 | So this morning, take it from revision chapter five versus specifically verse 20 to 21.
00:01:54.760 | What I want to share with you is this walking love, walking love, which is the wisdom of
00:01:59.800 | the heart or the wisdom of the soul, right?
00:02:03.560 | Walking love and giving thanks as Paul mentions here, it says, always give thanks, give me
00:02:10.280 | thanks always.
00:02:11.280 | And it's not always easy to give thanks.
00:02:15.600 | It really isn't.
00:02:17.760 | By giving thanks to God for everything is evidence of faith in trusting God.
00:02:24.440 | There's a little too much echo.
00:02:25.440 | If you lower the volume a little bit down, so we don't want that echo cracking.
00:02:29.240 | Great, thank you.
00:02:30.240 | And so giving thanks to God for everything is the evidence of faith in trusting God and
00:02:36.560 | trusting in not in circumstances or your situation, but trusting in his goodness, in his character,
00:02:51.160 | in his wisdom, trusting in God who does not change by the shadow of day, right?
00:03:00.560 | Let's be honest here.
00:03:01.840 | You and I are pretty flaky.
00:03:05.760 | We are, you know, Peter and I were talking about this and coming up and we're just, you
00:03:11.200 | know, there's things that ministers and pastors talk and share.
00:03:16.920 | We have what we call common suffering.
00:03:20.200 | Okay.
00:03:21.200 | There's common things we go through and suffer.
00:03:25.520 | And it is absolutely true that one of the biggest disappointment for a pastor to have
00:03:34.280 | is to trust people because people are flaky.
00:03:40.640 | People are not always faithful.
00:03:43.440 | Some people are backstabbers, right?
00:03:46.240 | Some people are gossipers.
00:03:48.360 | Some people are just plain, simply dumb.
00:03:53.880 | Dumb, dumb.
00:03:55.880 | You know, one of my favorite movie characters is John Wayne, right?
00:04:03.080 | And he has the most, the best quote, the best quote that I love.
00:04:08.040 | And he says, "Life is hard, but it's harder if you're stupid."
00:04:12.080 | Okay.
00:04:13.080 | Amen.
00:04:14.080 | It's true.
00:04:15.080 | Life is hard.
00:04:16.080 | And you know what I'm talking about, right?
00:04:17.080 | I've been stupid many times.
00:04:18.080 | I'm sure you've been stupid many times.
00:04:21.080 | Right?
00:04:22.080 | That's why the Bible doesn't call us, you know, lions, horses, or eagles, go eagles,
00:04:31.980 | right?
00:04:32.980 | But the Bible calls us sheep.
00:04:35.720 | Sheep.
00:04:36.720 | Because sheep are dumb.
00:04:38.800 | Sheep are stupid.
00:04:39.800 | They're so weak.
00:04:41.440 | They're so finicky.
00:04:43.300 | They're so cowardly.
00:04:44.920 | They're, they're, they're, they're so pitiful animals.
00:04:47.960 | Pitiful.
00:04:48.960 | I mean, that's how God looks at us, right?
00:04:54.240 | Like we like to look at ourselves like, you know, like the eagle or the tiger, okay?
00:04:59.280 | Or the bear.
00:05:00.280 | Or the anteater.
00:05:01.280 | I'm just kidding.
00:05:02.280 | But God looks at us as man.
00:05:09.280 | Sheep.
00:05:10.280 | Sheep.
00:05:11.280 | And I've learned in my life too, and the thing about it, it's, it's, it's for me,
00:05:18.320 | I personally, I have this, it's a, it's a blessing and it's a shortcoming, right?
00:05:23.720 | Is this, I'm super loyal.
00:05:26.000 | Like I am loyal.
00:05:27.800 | Like, like if you're my friend, I am your friend to the end.
00:05:32.760 | I am like really loyal.
00:05:35.160 | And when, when, when I come across people and I put trust in people and I did that,
00:05:40.120 | and that loyal to me, I get devastated, devastated.
00:05:43.120 | Some of you are like that, right?
00:05:46.120 | No, no.
00:05:47.120 | I've never hurt people.
00:05:48.120 | That's how people, you know, you know, I'm not a killer.
00:05:52.120 | I'm a lover, right?
00:05:53.120 | Okay.
00:05:54.120 | But you know, you, when you, when you trust your circumstances, when you trust in people
00:05:59.680 | who are so flaky and finicky, right?
00:06:03.360 | You can get disappointed.
00:06:04.360 | That's why, you know, we can be faithful no matter what circumstances, situation we're
00:06:08.800 | in, because you ought to be, we trust in God.
00:06:12.640 | We need to trust in God and trust in him and him alone.
00:06:15.920 | And so giving thanks to God for everything, right?
00:06:19.760 | It's ultimately is trusting in his goodness and his character and his wisdom.
00:06:25.360 | And so Paul goes out to say here, right?
00:06:27.720 | That giving thanks always for everything to God, the father, God, the father in the name
00:06:34.040 | of our Lord Jesus Christ.
00:06:35.920 | He says in verse 21, submitting to one another out of reverence or out of what?
00:06:45.880 | Love for God.
00:06:46.880 | Now, hold on.
00:06:47.880 | I said, this sounds like contradictory.
00:06:48.880 | Okay.
00:06:49.880 | Why would you want to submit to other people when you can't trust people?
00:06:55.880 | Right?
00:06:56.880 | I just share with you how flaky you are, right?
00:07:02.880 | How unfaithful we, we are all in many ways in our lives.
00:07:08.880 | And so why would Paul then here tell us to submit to one another when you can't trust
00:07:14.600 | one another?
00:07:15.600 | Because what Paul is trying to say is this, that ultimately our trust is not in people,
00:07:21.880 | but our trust is in who?
00:07:24.520 | In Christ.
00:07:26.720 | And that God is sovereign.
00:07:29.520 | God has control in every person in this world.
00:07:33.920 | And think about it.
00:07:34.920 | How many billions of people we have in the world now?
00:07:37.600 | I think last time I counted, it was like almost over 7 billion, right?
00:07:40.880 | Close to 7 billion.
00:07:43.200 | That's so crazy thinking because 20 years ago, it was about 5 or 6 billion.
00:07:47.280 | Too many people in the world, right?
00:07:48.280 | But the point is that just think about all the intricacies and individuals from, you
00:07:54.960 | know, whether they're in China or they're from Korea or they live in the US or, you
00:08:00.000 | know, they live in Seattle or LA, whatever.
00:08:03.000 | That God is in absolute control of every individual.
00:08:07.200 | That's mind-blogging to me.
00:08:08.200 | It's like, wow.
00:08:09.200 | Wow.
00:08:10.200 | Wow.
00:08:11.200 | Remember, I don't know if anybody is an X-Men fan.
00:08:13.200 | X-Men?
00:08:14.200 | There was a doctor, no, no, was it a professor?
00:08:15.200 | Xavier.
00:08:16.200 | Xavier, right?
00:08:17.200 | And he has this little chamber.
00:08:18.200 | He goes in, he puts this little thing on, and he's able to see all the what?
00:08:19.200 | Mutants.
00:08:20.200 | Okay?
00:08:21.200 | All right?
00:08:22.200 | That's a sad example to give actually.
00:08:23.200 | God doesn't just see the mutants.
00:08:24.200 | He sees the people.
00:08:25.200 | He sees the people.
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00:16:31.200 | And he's able to see all the people.
00:16:33.200 | And he's able to see all the people.
00:16:35.200 | And sometimes we have people in the church
00:16:37.200 | And sometimes we have people in the church
00:16:39.200 | like, "Feed me! Love me!"
00:16:41.200 | It's all about me, me, me, me, me.
00:16:43.200 | It's all about me, me, me, me, me.
00:16:45.200 | But if you would just stop and take the time
00:16:47.200 | to see that there are people who are hurting
00:16:49.200 | not only in the church, but in your community
00:16:51.200 | and in this world that doesn't know Jesus Christ.
00:16:53.200 | and in this world that doesn't know Jesus Christ.
00:16:55.200 | There's little room for you and I to be what?
00:16:57.200 | Self-conserving.
00:16:59.200 | Self-focus.
00:17:01.200 | Self-loving.
00:17:03.200 | Self-loving.
00:17:05.200 | I mean, the gospel displays that to us, doesn't it?
00:17:07.200 | I mean, the gospel displays that to us, doesn't it?
00:17:09.200 | That's why it says here, "Have this mind among you
00:17:11.200 | which is yours in Christ Jesus
00:17:13.200 | which is yours in Christ Jesus
00:17:15.200 | who, though he was in the form of God
00:17:17.200 | who, though he was in the form of God
00:17:19.200 | did not count equality with God."
00:17:21.200 | did not count equality with God."
00:17:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he lost his deity.
00:17:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he lost his deity.
00:17:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:17:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
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00:18:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:18:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:19:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:20:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:21:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:22:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:23:59.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:01.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:03.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:05.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:07.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:09.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:11.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:13.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:15.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:17.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:19.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:21.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:23.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:25.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:27.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:29.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:31.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:33.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:35.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:37.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:39.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:41.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:43.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:45.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:47.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:49.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:51.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:53.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:55.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:57.200 | It doesn't mean that he never ever stopped being God.
00:24:59.200 | So, when we look at Ephesians chapter 5,
00:25:01.200 | So, when we look at Ephesians chapter 5,
00:25:03.200 | it is very interesting where Paul makes a connection
00:25:05.200 | it is very interesting where Paul makes a connection
00:25:07.200 | for sexual immorality, impurity, or covetousness
00:25:09.200 | that is what idolatry.
00:25:11.200 | This is so interesting how he makes that connection.
00:25:13.200 | You can see, any sexual sin
00:25:15.200 | You can see, any sexual sin
00:25:17.200 | ultimately is the worship of self.
00:25:19.200 | ultimately is the worship of self.
00:25:21.200 | Which is what?
00:25:23.200 | Root of all idolatry.
00:25:25.200 | Root of all idolatry.
00:25:27.200 | Now, obviously, we don't
00:25:29.200 | Now, obviously, we don't
00:25:31.200 | text savvy,
00:25:33.200 | text savvy,
00:25:35.200 | sophisticated,
00:25:37.200 | enlightened culture,
00:25:39.200 | enlightened culture,
00:25:41.200 | we don't have images of Gods made from stone
00:25:43.200 | we don't have images of Gods made from stone
00:25:45.200 | or wood
00:25:47.200 | If you go to third world countries
00:25:49.200 | If you go to third world countries
00:25:51.200 | or India, or even many parts of China
00:25:53.200 | or India, or even many parts of China
00:25:55.200 | even today, when you walk into a Chinese restaurant
00:25:57.200 | even today, when you walk into a Chinese restaurant
00:25:59.200 | you have a little image of
00:26:01.200 | you have a little image of Chubby Buddha
00:26:03.200 | you have a little image of Chubby Buddha
00:26:05.200 | which is a form of idolatry
00:26:07.200 | which is a form of idolatry
00:26:09.200 | but see, idolatry is basically, what is this?
00:26:11.200 | is making God
00:26:13.200 | is making God into your image
00:26:15.200 | that's what it is
00:26:17.200 | and it's actually worship of self
00:26:19.200 | and it's actually worship of self
00:26:21.200 | and all sexual sin
00:26:23.200 | and all sexual sin
00:26:25.200 | it's a desire to fulfill
00:26:27.200 | it's a desire to fulfill your pleasure
00:26:29.200 | your pleasure, thus it is a worship
00:26:31.200 | of self, which is idolatry
00:26:33.200 | this is what Paul is saying here
00:26:35.200 | and he pauses
00:26:37.200 | don't let no one deceive you
00:26:39.200 | with empty words
00:26:41.200 | empty words
00:26:43.200 | it says in verse 11, take no part in unfairful
00:26:45.200 | works of darkness, but instead expose them
00:26:47.200 | for it is shameful
00:26:49.200 | even to speak of the things
00:26:51.200 | that they do in secret
00:26:53.200 | I tell you, today's culture
00:26:57.200 | is very interesting times we live in
00:26:59.200 | there was a time in America
00:27:01.200 | that the greatest virtue
00:27:03.200 | everybody know what it was?
00:27:05.200 | the greatest virtue
00:27:07.200 | in America used to be truth
00:27:09.200 | truth
00:27:11.200 | look at all the universities
00:27:13.200 | even Berkeley
00:27:15.200 | considered one of the most liberal
00:27:17.200 | universities, Berkeley
00:27:19.200 | if you see there
00:27:21.200 | anybody graduate from
00:27:23.200 | Berkeley?
00:27:25.200 | no? nobody?
00:27:27.200 | what is your motto at Berkeley?
00:27:29.200 | no?
00:27:31.200 | really? even at Berkeley you don't know?
00:27:33.200 | look at the picture
00:27:35.200 | if you look at
00:27:37.200 | the Berkeley
00:27:39.200 | their logo, there's a book
00:27:41.200 | that's open, which is
00:27:43.200 | the Bible
00:27:45.200 | and there's a torch
00:27:47.200 | and
00:27:49.200 | Berkeley's motto is
00:27:51.200 | "let there be light"
00:27:53.200 | you look at all the universities
00:27:55.200 | that started
00:27:57.200 | but many of them
00:27:59.200 | are Christians, whether it's
00:28:01.200 | Yale
00:28:03.200 | or Harvard
00:28:05.200 | the virtue, the purpose of the universities
00:28:07.200 | was to pursue what?
00:28:09.200 | truth
00:28:11.200 | to pursue truth
00:28:13.200 | in the light of
00:28:15.200 | the gospel
00:28:17.200 | you know what the greatest virtue in America today is?
00:28:19.200 | it's not truth
00:28:21.200 | it's tolerance
00:28:23.200 | it's tolerance
00:28:25.200 | no longer is truth
00:28:27.200 | it's tolerance, right?
00:28:29.200 | ok? now do you know how
00:28:31.200 | stupid that is?
00:28:33.200 | that is so stupid
00:28:37.200 | that's why today
00:28:39.200 | because our greatest virtue no longer is truth
00:28:41.200 | it's tolerance, why?
00:28:43.200 | all these
00:28:45.200 | sexual deviations
00:28:47.200 | like the Bible talks about, has become
00:28:49.200 | mainstream, not only mainstream
00:28:51.200 | it has become what? celebrated
00:28:53.200 | whether it's
00:28:55.200 | transsexual, whether it's
00:28:57.200 | homosexual, bisexual
00:28:59.200 | whether it's polygamy
00:29:01.200 | whether it's
00:29:03.200 | any sexual activity
00:29:05.200 | outside of the context of marriage
00:29:07.200 | today, because in the name of tolerance
00:29:09.200 | it's not only accepted
00:29:11.200 | but it's celebrated
00:29:13.200 | think about how stupid that is, right?
00:29:15.200 | like, what would you think
00:29:17.200 | if I said to my wife
00:29:19.200 | "honey, I tolerate you"
00:29:21.200 | you think about that
00:29:23.200 | tolerance
00:29:25.200 | is a cowardly way
00:29:27.200 | of accepting people, right?
00:29:29.200 | ok? without
00:29:31.200 | loving them
00:29:33.200 | and so
00:29:35.200 | we live in a culture today
00:29:37.200 | of political correctness, right?
00:29:39.200 | in the name of tolerance
00:29:41.200 | to accept all
00:29:43.200 | forms of
00:29:45.200 | deviation that is contrary to
00:29:47.200 | scripture, which is not love at all
00:29:49.200 | because in society today
00:29:51.200 | tolerance is considered love, it's not love
00:29:53.200 | it's cowardice
00:29:55.200 | and by the way
00:29:57.200 | the most
00:29:59.200 | proponents, the group of people
00:30:01.200 | who are the most proponents of tolerance
00:30:03.200 | are the most intolerant
00:30:05.200 | think about that
00:30:07.200 | think about that
00:30:09.200 | they are
00:30:11.200 | I don't know if you guys follow what's happening to our universities
00:30:13.200 | ok? today in our
00:30:15.200 | schools, right? we have
00:30:17.200 | safe zones
00:30:19.200 | safe zones?
00:30:21.200 | what the heck is that?
00:30:23.200 | people are in our
00:30:25.200 | universities now, and some of you just
00:30:27.200 | finished college, right? you know what I'm talking about
00:30:29.200 | they're afraid to dialogue
00:30:31.200 | ok?
00:30:33.200 | clashes of ideals
00:30:35.200 | oh because I'm a snowflake
00:30:37.200 | don't tell me something that I disagree
00:30:39.200 | with you. Your language
00:30:41.200 | is offensive
00:30:43.200 | oh, that's hate speech
00:30:45.200 | you guys all smile and laugh
00:30:47.200 | you know exactly what I'm talking about, right?
00:30:49.200 | Berkeley, the University of
00:30:51.200 | Berkeley, that's known for truth
00:30:53.200 | forsaken for truth
00:30:55.200 | now proponents of tolerance
00:30:57.200 | who have become the most intolerant
00:30:59.200 | if they bring a speaker that is contrary
00:31:01.200 | to some of the beliefs, that is politically
00:31:03.200 | incorrect, what do they do?
00:31:05.200 | they burn down the campus
00:31:07.200 | now you look at me and say
00:31:11.200 | "Pastor Aaron, what are you talking about? How does that relate to the
00:31:13.200 | gospel?"
00:31:15.200 | it has everything to do with the gospel
00:31:17.200 | because I'm telling you, we are living in
00:31:19.200 | times, and it is not going to get
00:31:21.200 | any easier, right? where
00:31:23.200 | the gospel will be hate
00:31:25.200 | speech
00:31:27.200 | you look at me and say "Pastor, you're
00:31:29.200 | crazy, right? Look at Canada today
00:31:31.200 | Peter and I were talking about this
00:31:33.200 | you can't say that
00:31:35.200 | homosexuality is a sin anymore
00:31:37.200 | churches that
00:31:39.200 | preach the gospel
00:31:41.200 | preach repentance, point people
00:31:43.200 | to their sin and point them to
00:31:45.200 | Jesus Christ, right?
00:31:47.200 | are being shut down
00:31:49.200 | by the government
00:31:51.200 | this is not China
00:31:53.200 | we're talking about Canada
00:31:55.200 | you don't think that's going to happen to
00:31:57.200 | America? It's happening now
00:31:59.200 | that you can't even dialogue
00:32:01.200 | truth
00:32:03.200 | think about it, think about it in culture
00:32:05.200 | or a university, how in the world are you
00:32:07.200 | going to evangelize a dying world
00:32:09.200 | without the gospel?
00:32:11.200 | when the gospel becomes
00:32:13.200 | offensive language
00:32:15.200 | it becomes hate speech
00:32:17.200 | these are the times
00:32:19.200 | we're living in
00:32:21.200 | so I want to encourage you
00:32:23.200 | I want to challenge you, right? as Paul
00:32:25.200 | says, right? we're not to tolerate
00:32:27.200 | sin, because tolerance of sin
00:32:29.200 | is not love
00:32:31.200 | we are called to
00:32:33.200 | expose the works of darkness
00:32:35.200 | speaking the truth
00:32:37.200 | in love
00:32:39.200 | and always, as Peter says
00:32:41.200 | in 1 Peter chapter 3
00:32:43.200 | always being prepared
00:32:45.200 | to make a defense to anyone
00:32:47.200 | who asks you for a reason
00:32:49.200 | for the hope that is in you
00:32:51.200 | yet do it with gentleness
00:32:53.200 | and respect
00:32:55.200 | see, love
00:32:57.200 | pleases God
00:32:59.200 | right? love pleases God
00:33:01.200 | that's the wisdom of the heart
00:33:03.200 | that's the wisdom of the soul
00:33:05.200 | second, love
00:33:09.200 | bears one another's burdens
00:33:11.200 | turn with me to Galatians chapter 6
00:33:13.200 | Galatians 6
00:33:15.200 | brothers, if anyone is caught
00:33:21.200 | in any transgression
00:33:23.200 | you
00:33:25.200 | who are spiritual
00:33:27.200 | should restore him
00:33:29.200 | or her
00:33:31.200 | in the spirit of gentleness
00:33:33.200 | keep watch
00:33:35.200 | on yourselves
00:33:37.200 | lest you too be tempted
00:33:39.200 | Galatians 6
00:33:41.200 | says here, but what?
00:33:43.200 | bear one another's
00:33:45.200 | burdens, so
00:33:47.200 | fulfill the love of Christ
00:33:49.200 | right? so what? love
00:33:51.200 | bears one another's
00:33:53.200 | burdens, there's just two things
00:33:55.200 | when I talk about burdens, right? there is the
00:33:57.200 | general idea of
00:33:59.200 | people's struggles in life
00:34:01.200 | it could be financial struggle
00:34:03.200 | it could be marital struggle
00:34:05.200 | it could be relational struggles, it could be
00:34:07.200 | you know, maybe
00:34:09.200 | once business is not doing so well
00:34:11.200 | okay, just burden
00:34:13.200 | it could be because their
00:34:15.200 | health is not good
00:34:17.200 | it's very generally speaking
00:34:19.200 | your brothers and
00:34:21.200 | sisters' burdens
00:34:23.200 | it's the idea of coming alongside
00:34:25.200 | right?
00:34:27.200 | to bear, to help
00:34:29.200 | carry, okay?
00:34:31.200 | their burdens, specifically
00:34:33.200 | here, what Paul is talking about
00:34:35.200 | is that if someone is caught
00:34:37.200 | in what? transgression
00:34:39.200 | caught or fell
00:34:41.200 | into sin
00:34:43.200 | okay?
00:34:45.200 | our job of those
00:34:47.200 | who are spiritual is not just
00:34:49.200 | pastors, but it's the idea of one
00:34:51.200 | who is mature, not perfect
00:34:53.200 | but mature
00:34:55.200 | should restore that individual
00:34:57.200 | in the spirit of gentleness
00:34:59.200 | so what is the
00:35:01.200 | the calling
00:35:03.200 | of love? love
00:35:05.200 | bears one another's burdens
00:35:07.200 | we are
00:35:09.200 | called to what? come alongside
00:35:11.200 | if you have a brother and sister
00:35:13.200 | who's in sin, and to confront them
00:35:15.200 | in a loving manner, with what?
00:35:17.200 | it says with all gentleness
00:35:19.200 | right? and keep
00:35:21.200 | yourself, at least you too
00:35:23.200 | why? because we are all
00:35:25.200 | we could all fall into
00:35:27.200 | temptation
00:35:29.200 | we are all prone, in one way or another
00:35:31.200 | to fall into transgression
00:35:33.200 | but see, bearing one another's burden
00:35:37.200 | what does it do? it fulfills the law of
00:35:39.200 | Christ
00:35:41.200 | and Paul says, for if anyone thinks he is
00:35:43.200 | something, when he's nothing
00:35:45.200 | he deceives himself
00:35:47.200 | what is he saying? be humble
00:35:49.200 | when someone falls into sin
00:35:51.200 | you don't rejoice over that
00:35:53.200 | because it greased the Holy Spirit
00:35:55.200 | and it hurts the testimony of the gospel
00:35:57.200 | but we are called to what?
00:35:59.200 | love and care, and pursue
00:36:01.200 | those who might fall into sin
00:36:03.200 | because why?
00:36:05.200 | because we are all weak in many
00:36:07.200 | ways, but let each one
00:36:09.200 | test his own worth
00:36:11.200 | and then his reason to boast will be himself alone
00:36:13.200 | and not in his neighbor
00:36:15.200 | for each will have to bear, what?
00:36:17.200 | his own load, right?
00:36:19.200 | we all fight our own individual
00:36:21.200 | temptation, but we are also called
00:36:23.200 | to what? love and bear one another's
00:36:25.200 | temptations, and sin
00:36:27.200 | that's why being
00:36:29.200 | in community is so important
00:36:31.200 | that's why having brothers and sisters close to your life
00:36:33.200 | where you are able to openly
00:36:35.200 | confess your sins
00:36:37.200 | and share about your struggles
00:36:39.200 | and your temptations
00:36:41.200 | and let one who is taught
00:36:43.200 | the worst
00:36:45.200 | share all good things
00:36:47.200 | with one who teaches
00:36:49.200 | I'm going to show a picture
00:36:51.200 | this is one of my favorite pictures
00:36:53.200 | of
00:36:55.200 | alright
00:36:57.200 | I love this picture
00:36:59.200 | okay
00:37:01.200 | not because I served in the military
00:37:03.200 | right?
00:37:05.200 | it just shows
00:37:07.200 | it just
00:37:09.200 | it speaks volumes to me
00:37:11.200 | it speaks so much volumes
00:37:13.200 | to me
00:37:15.200 | you can look it up for a while
00:37:17.200 | but see in the military we have a
00:37:19.200 | motto, you know what that is?
00:37:21.200 | never leave a fallen comrade behind
00:37:23.200 | never leave a fallen comrade
00:37:25.200 | behind
00:37:27.200 | in the military we have this
00:37:29.200 | motto, right? we believe that if someone is
00:37:31.200 | wounded or someone is captured
00:37:33.200 | we will make every effort
00:37:35.200 | to go rescue that POW
00:37:37.200 | the prisoner of war
00:37:39.200 | or one who is missing
00:37:41.200 | in action, called MIA
00:37:43.200 | that we carry
00:37:45.200 | each other's burdens
00:37:47.200 | the effort, the extent
00:37:49.200 | the degree, right?
00:37:51.200 | it's that motto of
00:37:53.200 | caring for our brother
00:37:55.200 | caring for our fellow
00:37:57.200 | comrade who probably been wounded
00:37:59.200 | or captured
00:38:01.200 | this motto is what makes the military
00:38:03.200 | so unique compared
00:38:05.200 | to any other organization
00:38:07.200 | any other organization
00:38:09.200 | and so my question to you is this
00:38:11.200 | how much more should the church
00:38:13.200 | that is redeemed by the love
00:38:15.200 | of God through the sacrifice of Christ
00:38:17.200 | care for one another
00:38:19.200 | and why? carry each other's
00:38:21.200 | burdens, because love
00:38:23.200 | carries what? each other's burden
00:38:25.200 | amen church?
00:38:27.200 | let me give you
00:38:29.200 | a
00:38:31.200 | let me give you an example
00:38:33.200 | John Troika
00:38:35.200 | come up here for a minute
00:38:37.200 | he's my brother from another mother
00:38:39.200 | two things in common
00:38:41.200 | we both love Dodger baseball
00:38:43.200 | go Dodgers, woo! yeah!
00:38:45.200 | and number two
00:38:47.200 | we have the same last name
00:38:49.200 | another common thing
00:38:51.200 | we're both good looking, alright?
00:38:53.200 | (laughter)
00:38:55.200 | let me just give you an example, right?
00:38:57.200 | you know
00:38:59.200 | sometimes in life
00:39:01.200 | life happens
00:39:03.200 | it does happen
00:39:05.200 | and you know what?
00:39:07.200 | because of life, because of tradition
00:39:09.200 | I'm going to stumble and fall
00:39:11.200 | and if I stumble and fall
00:39:13.200 | the last thing I need you to do is
00:39:15.200 | kick me in the butt
00:39:17.200 | I need you to carry me sometimes
00:39:19.200 | pick me up brother
00:39:21.200 | can you pick me up?
00:39:23.200 | (laughter)
00:39:25.200 | and sometimes you're going to stumble and fall
00:39:27.200 | and I'm going to kick you brother
00:39:29.200 | but other than I kick you
00:39:31.200 | but I'm going to carry you too man
00:39:33.200 | come on man, let's get up here
00:39:35.200 | see, God calls us to carry each other
00:39:37.200 | sometimes, right?
00:39:39.200 | to help each other
00:39:41.200 | to encourage each other
00:39:43.200 | to pray for each other
00:39:45.200 | to love each other
00:39:47.200 | that's what the burden of the Bible is talking about here
00:39:49.200 | amen, let's give John a beautiful applause
00:39:51.200 | (applause)
00:39:53.200 | (applause)
00:39:55.200 | can we shut this down?
00:39:57.200 | thank you, thanks brother
00:39:59.200 | from another mother, amen
00:40:01.200 | (laughter)
00:40:03.200 | love carries
00:40:05.200 | one another's burdens
00:40:07.200 | church
00:40:09.200 | it does
00:40:11.200 | and then verse 9 actually goes to say
00:40:13.200 | and let us not grow weary of doing good
00:40:15.200 | for in due season
00:40:17.200 | we will weep if we do not give up
00:40:19.200 | verse 10
00:40:21.200 | so then as we have opportunity
00:40:23.200 | let us do good to everyone
00:40:25.200 | and especially for those
00:40:27.200 | who are in what?
00:40:29.200 | the household of what?
00:40:31.200 | faith, church
00:40:33.200 | the church
00:40:35.200 | love bears one another's burden
00:40:37.200 | Paul keeps saying
00:40:39.200 | don't grow weary
00:40:41.200 | of doing good
00:40:43.200 | and I'm telling you, it's not easy
00:40:45.200 | carrying people's burdens
00:40:47.200 | because like I tell you, right?
00:40:49.200 | life is messy, people's issues
00:40:51.200 | are messy, but we don't abandon
00:40:53.200 | people's issues, we don't abandon
00:40:55.200 | them, okay?
00:40:57.200 | so don't give up, don't give up in doing
00:40:59.200 | good, keep loving
00:41:01.200 | keep serving, keep praying
00:41:03.200 | keep striving, because why?
00:41:05.200 | the greatest philosopher said what?
00:41:07.200 | we are too legit to quit
00:41:09.200 | (laughter)
00:41:11.200 | (laughter)
00:41:13.200 | Peter Pompano
00:41:15.200 | is the only one who knows what I'm talking about
00:41:17.200 | the hammer said that, the hammer, MC Hammer
00:41:19.200 | alright?
00:41:21.200 | I think he had a whole essay, what was it?
00:41:23.200 | Too
00:41:25.200 | Legit to quit, right? Okay
00:41:27.200 | we are!
00:41:29.200 | we are the children of God, we are redeemed
00:41:31.200 | by God, we are called to be the
00:41:33.200 | light of the world, we are called to be
00:41:35.200 | the salt of the world, we are the body
00:41:37.200 | of Christ
00:41:39.200 | we are called to love one another
00:41:41.200 | care for the
00:41:43.200 | brother and the sister
00:41:45.200 | finally, love never fails
00:41:47.200 | love never fails
00:41:49.200 | we love others because
00:41:51.200 | why? the love of
00:41:53.200 | Christ compels us
00:41:55.200 | Romans chapter 8, throw it to me
00:41:57.200 | Romans chapter 8
00:41:59.200 | like I share with you
00:42:13.200 | you know, if you study and read through the book of
00:42:15.200 | Romans, Romans chapter 8 is the
00:42:17.200 | epics, the highlight
00:42:19.200 | the climax of this book
00:42:21.200 | in Romans chapter 8
00:42:23.200 | it's such
00:42:25.200 | an awesome chapter
00:42:27.200 | and you know, we don't have time to
00:42:29.200 | go through everything that
00:42:31.200 | Paul speaks about here in Romans
00:42:33.200 | chapter 8
00:42:35.200 | let's start with verse 26
00:42:37.200 | it says, likewise the spirit
00:42:39.200 | helps us in our weaknesses
00:42:41.200 | but we do not
00:42:43.200 | know what to pray for
00:42:45.200 | as we ought to, but the spirit
00:42:47.200 | himself intercedes for us with
00:42:49.200 | all means to do for us
00:42:51.200 | I love that verse, you know why? because you know, I don't know
00:42:53.200 | about you, there are times that I don't know what to pray
00:42:55.200 | I don't
00:42:59.200 | alright, maybe you're spiritual
00:43:01.200 | I'm not that spiritual
00:43:03.200 | there are times where I go to my devotions and I don't
00:43:05.200 | have words to pray, there are times
00:43:07.200 | where I've been
00:43:09.200 | in seasons of my life
00:43:11.200 | I've been in situations of my life
00:43:13.200 | where I'm so overwhelmed
00:43:15.200 | by the circumstances, I just
00:43:17.200 | I don't know what to say, but you know
00:43:19.200 | what the Holy Spirit does for us
00:43:21.200 | you know what this is saying here, in this verse
00:43:23.200 | that the spirit of God
00:43:25.200 | prays for us
00:43:27.200 | intercedes
00:43:29.200 | the spirit
00:43:31.200 | himself intercedes for us
00:43:33.200 | with growing to do
00:43:35.200 | for words
00:43:37.200 | in verse 27, and he
00:43:39.200 | who searches hearts knows
00:43:41.200 | what is the mind of the spirit
00:43:43.200 | because the spirit intercedes for the saints
00:43:45.200 | again, reminding us that
00:43:47.200 | we are weak
00:43:49.200 | and our prayer life are not
00:43:51.200 | as it ought to be, but you know what
00:43:53.200 | the prayer life of the spirit is always
00:43:55.200 | on point
00:43:57.200 | on target
00:43:59.200 | according to the will of God
00:44:01.200 | verse 28, many of you know this verse right?
00:44:03.200 | and we know that all
00:44:05.200 | we know that for all, for those
00:44:07.200 | who love God, all things work together
00:44:09.200 | for good for those who are called
00:44:11.200 | according to his purpose
00:44:13.200 | verse 29, for those who he foreknew
00:44:15.200 | he also predestined
00:44:17.200 | to be conformed to the image of his son
00:44:19.200 | in order that he might be the firstborn
00:44:21.200 | among many brothers
00:44:23.200 | and those who he predestined, he also called
00:44:25.200 | and those who he called, he also justified
00:44:27.200 | and those who he justified, he also glorified
00:44:29.200 | you know what that is? this is the unbreakable
00:44:31.200 | chain of the gospel, I love it
00:44:33.200 | alright, what chain?
00:44:35.200 | the chain, the fact that we are
00:44:37.200 | predestined, the chain
00:44:39.200 | that we are called
00:44:41.200 | the chain that says that we are justified
00:44:43.200 | and that eventually we will be glorified
00:44:45.200 | remember I shared with you yesterday
00:44:47.200 | that you know God will begin a good work
00:44:49.200 | in you, will complete to the end
00:44:51.200 | and that you are not that powerful
00:44:53.200 | to even
00:44:55.200 | to stop God's
00:44:57.200 | plan and purpose in our lives
00:44:59.200 | well Paul is reminding us here
00:45:01.200 | it's the gospel chain
00:45:03.200 | that is unbreakable chain
00:45:05.200 | yes
00:45:07.200 | and then he goes
00:45:09.200 | on to say here verse 31
00:45:11.200 | right, why? why is the
00:45:13.200 | gospel unbreakable?
00:45:15.200 | why is this gospel chain
00:45:17.200 | unbreakable? it says what then
00:45:19.200 | should we say to these things? these things
00:45:21.200 | that God
00:45:23.200 | loves us, his spirit dwells
00:45:25.200 | with us, that God
00:45:27.200 | has called us, God has justified us
00:45:29.200 | and God will glorify us
00:45:31.200 | why?
00:45:33.200 | so if God is for us, who can
00:45:35.200 | be against us?
00:45:37.200 | verse 23, 32 I'm sorry
00:45:39.200 | he who did not spare
00:45:41.200 | his own son but gave him up
00:45:43.200 | for us, how would he not also
00:45:45.200 | with him graciously
00:45:47.200 | give us all things? so think about it
00:45:49.200 | right church, whatever you go into today
00:45:51.200 | whether it's the individual or as
00:45:53.200 | a church culprit, if you're going
00:45:55.200 | through difficult times, right
00:45:57.200 | you can always fall back to the
00:45:59.200 | truth and the glory of the
00:46:01.200 | gospel
00:46:03.200 | this is what Paul is saying, because if
00:46:05.200 | God who did not spare
00:46:07.200 | his own son
00:46:09.200 | his own son
00:46:11.200 | for your salvation
00:46:13.200 | what it says here
00:46:15.200 | the promise is that how
00:46:17.200 | would he not also
00:46:19.200 | give him or give us
00:46:21.200 | graciously all
00:46:23.200 | things so we can live this
00:46:25.200 | life through the
00:46:27.200 | spirit of God and through the word
00:46:29.200 | of God and by the grace of God
00:46:31.200 | and then he
00:46:33.200 | says who shall bear any charge
00:46:35.200 | against God's elect, right, there's no
00:46:37.200 | condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
00:46:39.200 | it is what God who justifies
00:46:41.200 | who is it to condemn
00:46:43.200 | Christ Jesus is the one who died
00:46:45.200 | more than that, who was raised
00:46:47.200 | who is at the right hand of God, who indeed
00:46:49.200 | is interceding for us
00:46:51.200 | man, not only do we have the spirit of God
00:46:53.200 | who dwells in us, that intercedes for us
00:46:55.200 | we have the son of God
00:46:57.200 | who sits on the right hand of God
00:46:59.200 | interceding on our behalf
00:47:01.200 | church, what am I saying
00:47:03.200 | we cannot lose
00:47:05.200 | winner winner, chicken dinner, amen
00:47:07.200 | do you see this?
00:47:09.200 | that's what he's saying here
00:47:11.200 | right, we have more than
00:47:13.200 | more than that
00:47:15.200 | who has raised us
00:47:17.200 | who is at the right hand of God
00:47:19.200 | who indeed is interceding for us, who shall
00:47:21.200 | separate us for the love of Christ
00:47:23.200 | he's saying we are what now
00:47:25.200 | right
00:47:27.200 | all these things
00:47:29.200 | who shall separate us for the love of Christ
00:47:31.200 | shall tribulation or distress
00:47:33.200 | or persecution or famine
00:47:35.200 | or nakedness or danger
00:47:37.200 | or sword
00:47:39.200 | it is a rhetorical question
00:47:43.200 | and yes
00:47:45.200 | in this earth, in this life
00:47:47.200 | we are like sheep like I told you, right
00:47:49.200 | and for your sake
00:47:51.200 | he says here we are being killed
00:47:53.200 | all day long
00:47:55.200 | we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered
00:47:57.200 | but as Paul says, goes on to say here
00:47:59.200 | in verse 37
00:48:01.200 | knowing all these things, we are what?
00:48:03.200 | more than what? Conquerors
00:48:05.200 | and I told what time of
00:48:09.200 | when my son was
00:48:13.200 | young enough to play sports
00:48:15.200 | he's old enough to play sports now
00:48:17.200 | but I mean, when he was young
00:48:19.200 | I used to love coaching
00:48:21.200 | I love coaching
00:48:23.200 | besides passion, coaching is one of the ways
00:48:27.200 | where you can
00:48:29.200 | influence young people's lives
00:48:31.200 | right
00:48:33.200 | and because I like sports too
00:48:35.200 | but when he was about
00:48:37.200 | I think 10 years old
00:48:39.200 | I was coaching 10, 11 year old
00:48:41.200 | flag football
00:48:43.200 | and we had an awesome team
00:48:47.200 | I mean we would like
00:48:49.200 | destroy other
00:48:51.200 | teams
00:48:53.200 | okay, we would be on like
00:48:55.200 | three touchdowns and I
00:48:57.200 | would tell my kids, don't
00:48:59.200 | let off the pedal
00:49:01.200 | let's put the pedal to the metal
00:49:03.200 | and crush the other team
00:49:05.200 | okay, I would have
00:49:07.200 | players come up to me
00:49:09.200 | my mic, just like coach
00:49:11.200 | come up to me and said
00:49:13.200 | coach A, could you like maybe give
00:49:15.200 | other team an opportunity to score
00:49:17.200 | uh, no
00:49:19.200 | okay
00:49:23.200 | I didn't believe in
00:49:29.200 | everybody getting a trophy philosophy
00:49:31.200 | okay, I didn't believe in
00:49:33.200 | let's don't keep score because it's gonna
00:49:35.200 | hurt little kids, no no no
00:49:37.200 | right, trust me, when I was coaching
00:49:39.200 | like basketball, when he was
00:49:41.200 | my son was 7 or 8, okay
00:49:43.200 | it was a little league where you can't keep score
00:49:45.200 | but you know who kept score? The kids did
00:49:47.200 | the kids
00:49:49.200 | I mean it's so sad when you live in a society
00:49:51.200 | where parents have become children
00:49:53.200 | and children have become kids, I mean
00:49:55.200 | children have become adults
00:49:57.200 | what kind of society we live in, right
00:49:59.200 | you could come in last place and still
00:50:01.200 | get a trophy, what?
00:50:03.200 | maybe you grew up that way, but that's not how
00:50:07.200 | we grow up, right
00:50:09.200 | it doesn't do any good for the kids, right
00:50:11.200 | when they're losers, but you give a trophy
00:50:13.200 | okay, some of you
00:50:21.200 | might not offend them right now, but get over it
00:50:23.200 | because why, sometimes losing
00:50:29.200 | builds character
00:50:31.200 | if you don't teach kids how to lose, right
00:50:33.200 | how do you build character, how do they face life?
00:50:35.200 | think about that, right
00:50:39.200 | you know what I'm saying is true
00:50:41.200 | so one time
00:50:43.200 | we were gathering, we were playing
00:50:45.200 | playoffs now, okay, and you know how
00:50:47.200 | I got on my knees and I gathered all the kids
00:50:49.200 | and you know, you listen to the coach, right
00:50:51.200 | and I look to the kids, okay, listen, remember
00:50:53.200 | remember kids, right, God loves winners
00:50:55.200 | and some of you are offended by that too right now
00:51:05.200 | well get over it
00:51:07.200 | but it's true
00:51:09.200 | okay, we are
00:51:11.200 | mortal conquerors
00:51:13.200 | and we're not winners because
00:51:15.200 | we're any better, because Christ
00:51:17.200 | is the winner, and Christ is victorious
00:51:19.200 | Christ conquered death
00:51:21.200 | Christ conquered Satan
00:51:23.200 | thus, through the power
00:51:25.200 | of Christ, and by the grace of God
00:51:27.200 | and the spirit of God, we are mortal conquerors
00:51:29.200 | somebody say amen
00:51:31.200 | I know you ain't black, but you can say amen
00:51:33.200 | amen
00:51:35.200 | come on church
00:51:39.200 | this is great preaching, amen
00:51:41.200 | that's not a good preaching
00:51:45.200 | I'm just saying the truth of God
00:51:47.200 | the gospel of God
00:51:49.200 | that's something to get excited about
00:51:51.200 | we are mortal conquerors in Christ Jesus
00:51:53.200 | see, nothing is separated from the love of God
00:51:57.200 | right, he says, for I am sure
00:51:59.200 | I am confident that neither death
00:52:01.200 | nor life, nor angels, nor rulers
00:52:03.200 | nor anything present
00:52:05.200 | nor things to come, nor powers
00:52:07.200 | nor height, nor death, nor anything else
00:52:09.200 | and all creation will be able to
00:52:11.200 | separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus
00:52:13.200 | our Lord, nothing will be able to
00:52:15.200 | separate us from the love of God
00:52:17.200 | this is what Paul is saying, not just dying
00:52:19.200 | and rotting flesh, nor sickness
00:52:21.200 | or cancer, not all the troubles
00:52:23.200 | and suffering in this life
00:52:25.200 | can separate us from the love of God
00:52:27.200 | no angels, no archangels, no demons
00:52:29.200 | Satan can't separate us from the love of God
00:52:31.200 | no kings, rulers, dictators
00:52:33.200 | or even Trump can separate us
00:52:35.200 | from the love of God
00:52:37.200 | not all these things, today, tomorrow
00:52:39.200 | or for eternity, can't separate us
00:52:41.200 | from the love of God, there's no power on earth
00:52:43.200 | in heaven or in hell
00:52:45.200 | that can separate us from the love of God
00:52:47.200 | there's no place high enough
00:52:49.200 | low enough, wide enough
00:52:51.200 | that separates us from the love of God
00:52:53.200 | there's nothing in all creation
00:52:55.200 | even to the ends of the universe
00:52:57.200 | or in the darkest black hole
00:52:59.200 | can separate us from the love of God
00:53:01.200 | absolutely nothing, anyone
00:53:03.200 | can separate us
00:53:05.200 | nothing can separate us
00:53:07.200 | from the love of God in Christ Jesus
00:53:09.200 | our Lord
00:53:11.200 | I'm tired
00:53:13.200 | I'm tired
00:53:15.200 | let me wrap this up
00:53:17.200 | there's a great hymn
00:53:19.200 | you know, one thing
00:53:21.200 | growing up in
00:53:23.200 | a reformed church as a kid
00:53:25.200 | we used to sing a lot of hymns
00:53:27.200 | and there's a hymn that I want to
00:53:29.200 | I'm not going to sing it to you
00:53:31.200 | because I don't want to be a stumbling block
00:53:33.200 | to y'all
00:53:35.200 | let me read this
00:53:37.200 | the lyrics of this hymn
00:53:39.200 | the hymn is called
00:53:41.200 | "Oh what wondrous love is this"
00:53:43.200 | it says "what wondrous love
00:53:45.200 | is this, oh my soul, what
00:53:47.200 | wondrous love is this that caused the
00:53:49.200 | Lord of bliss to bear
00:53:51.200 | the dreadful curse for my soul
00:53:53.200 | for my soul
00:53:55.200 | to bear the dreadful
00:53:57.200 | curse for my soul
00:53:59.200 | when I was sinking down, sinking down
00:54:01.200 | when I was sinking down beneath
00:54:03.200 | God's righteous crown, Christ
00:54:05.200 | laid aside his crown
00:54:07.200 | for my soul, for my soul
00:54:09.200 | Christ laid down
00:54:11.200 | his crown for my soul
00:54:13.200 | what wondrous love is this, oh
00:54:15.200 | what wondrous love is this
00:54:17.200 | oh my soul
00:54:19.200 | to lay aside his crown for my soul
00:54:21.200 | to lay down
00:54:23.200 | lay aside his crown for my soul
00:54:25.200 | in the last chorus
00:54:27.200 | to God and to the
00:54:29.200 | Lamb I will sing
00:54:31.200 | to God and to the Lamb
00:54:33.200 | who is the great I am
00:54:35.200 | while millions join the theme
00:54:37.200 | I will sing, I will sing
00:54:39.200 | while millions join
00:54:41.200 | the theme I will sing
00:54:43.200 | and all God's people said
00:54:45.200 | Amen