back to indexBerean Community Church Sunday Service 3/9/25
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Oh my son, and all that's within me praises, the stone of my soul, and forget not who he is. 00:06:19.220 |
As a father shows compassion to his beloved children, so the Lord shows compassion to us, to those who fear. 00:06:43.400 |
As far as the east is from the west, so far have you taken your buses from us. 00:07:02.400 |
And it's high as the heavens are over the earth, so great is your step of God. 00:07:14.400 |
As far as the east is from the west, so far have you taken your buses from us. 00:07:30.400 |
As far as the east is from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west. 00:07:46.400 |
As far as the east is from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west, so far have you taken your buses from the west. 00:08:02.400 |
Let me get a few announcements before we get started. 00:08:05.400 |
First of all, our FAM245, if you are a husband who's been married for three years or less, this ministry event is for you. 00:08:15.400 |
There's going to be a light hike, I'm told, from 7:30 to 7:30, and then afterwards there's going to be a teaching on biblical manhood by Pastor Sung. 00:08:27.400 |
And so, please come and join that, and it's happening this Saturday, and the sign up today, this is the last call to sign up, so please sign up. 00:08:36.400 |
As you're going outside, you'll see a sign up table outside, or you could do it online, but please do it as soon as possible if you are planning to come to that. 00:08:43.400 |
Also, the dating seminar is happening that same Saturday at 2:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m. in the main sanctuary. 00:08:49.400 |
So, again, this is the last call to sign up, so if you're planning to come, please sign up for that. 00:08:54.400 |
As you exit, there will be a sign up table outside, and there's going to be three sessions. 00:09:00.400 |
One is on the biblical view of dating, and then second is how to choose. 00:09:05.400 |
What are some things that you should be looking for in your husband or wife or a possible partner? 00:09:10.400 |
And then there's an open Q&A that we will have on the third session. 00:09:14.400 |
So please sign up for that if you are planning to come. Today is the last call, so if you're planning to come, please sign up. 00:09:20.400 |
Outreach Volleyball Park Day. Our outreach team is hosting an outreach park day. 00:09:26.400 |
So if you have family, friends, co-workers that you want to bring in the context of sharing the gospel, our team and others will be there to be able to play volleyball in a casual setting to have conversations about who Christ is. 00:09:39.400 |
And so it's been very fruitful in the past. So our outreach team members and Pastor Mark has been doing a great job leading this team. 00:09:47.400 |
So if you're able to come and bring somebody to participate in that, please sign up for that. And that's happening on March 22nd. 00:09:55.400 |
And finally, there's a band park day. If you're part of this ministry on March 29th at 2 p.m. at Tustin Sports Park. 00:10:02.400 |
There's going to be some group games to help with. Again, there's a growing ministry here with a lot of singles who are coming to church. 00:10:09.400 |
And it's an opportunity to get to know other people to find a community here. And Pastor Nate will be giving a word of encouragement. 00:10:17.400 |
The cost of this event with all the all the things that are going on with with activities is going to be five dollars. 00:10:24.400 |
So please sign up for that as well. OK. All right. Let me pray for our offering time. 00:10:29.400 |
And then if you are visiting us and you have a physical check or physical offering, we do have an offering box in the back. 00:10:35.400 |
Then after our main pray set, our sister Irene Kim is going to come and give our testimony and be baptized this morning. 00:10:49.400 |
Heavenly Father, we thank you so much for your mercies and your perseverance with us, knowing how easily we get distracted, how we easily covet the things of this world. 00:11:01.400 |
Help us to see a greater and greater vision of your glory, Father God, in our lives, that all that we do would be a simple reflection of the mighty work in us. 00:11:11.400 |
Thank you for the privilege to be able to gather together with our community, to be able to worship you, to honor you, to sing praises to you. 00:11:20.400 |
And I pray that it would be more than just giving of our time, but our very hearts to you. 00:11:25.400 |
I pray that even in this offering that you would help us to give intentionally as an act of worship. 00:11:32.400 |
May your name be glorified and honor in our midst. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. 00:12:09.380 |
Let us all rise and spend a few moments to greet the neighbors around us. 00:14:09.440 |
of crucifixion, fountains open deep and wide. Through the floodgates of God's mercy, 00:14:21.040 |
flood of lights and gracious time. Grace and love like mighty rivers, poured in sassum 00:14:34.040 |
from above. Heaven's peace and perfect justice. Kiss the guilty world in love. 00:14:50.260 |
Here is love. Here is love, the conquered evil. Christ the first born from the grave. 00:15:02.640 |
Death has failed to be found equal to the light of Him who sings. In the valley of darkness, 00:15:17.420 |
dawn is everlasting love. Perfect love and glorious brilliance has repelt as selfish love. 00:15:31.240 |
No love is higher. No love is higher. No love is wider. No love is deeper. No love is truer. 00:15:59.860 |
No love is higher. No love is wider. No love is higher. No love is wider. No love is deeper. 00:16:16.760 |
No love is higher, no love is wider, no love is like your love alone. 00:16:27.700 |
No love is higher, no love is wider, no love is deeper, no love is truer. 00:16:38.960 |
No love is higher, no love is wider, no love is like your love alone. 00:16:50.460 |
Here is love, blessed as the heavens, countless as the stars above. 00:16:59.400 |
All the souls that He has ransomed, precious are the treasured souls. 00:17:10.960 |
We are called to feast forever, on our love beyond our tongue. 00:17:20.720 |
Glorious Father, Son, and Spirit, now with man are entered's mind. 00:17:32.000 |
Christ our wisdom, we are humbled, when you hide your ways from us. 00:17:51.660 |
You have purposes unnumbered, each one good and glorious. 00:18:48.600 |
Help us know you rule with power over every raging flood. 00:18:57.500 |
In our most uncertain hour, you are God, and we are loved. 00:19:07.560 |
You are God, and we are God, and we are God, and we are love, and we are God, and we are God. 00:19:15.900 |
God, and we are God, and we are God, and we are God, and we are God, and we are God, and we are God. 00:19:24.800 |
As we journey through the shadows, grant us faith where science stands. 00:21:05.320 |
Hello everyone my name is Irene and this is my testimony 00:21:17.320 |
I grew up in a Christian family precisely as both a pastor's kid PK and missionary's kid MK 00:21:24.320 |
Although I officially accepted Christ at a young age 00:21:27.320 |
At the time I did not truly understand how much of a sinner I was 00:21:30.320 |
Growing up I had anger and resentment towards church and God 00:21:33.320 |
Going through some life circumstances there were many times where I felt helpless and not in control of my life 00:21:38.320 |
I decided to build out what I believed was my own identity or my own strength 00:21:42.320 |
I also decided that I would not only stop relying or trusting the people around me but also God 00:21:47.320 |
I was determined to always do things on my own without God or anybody around me 00:21:52.320 |
Whenever I was struggling or going through some difficult periods 00:21:54.320 |
Rather than going to God I would always tell myself to just take it get over it and get through it on my own 00:21:59.320 |
I made myself believe that if I was unable to handle things with my own strength and intelligence 00:22:08.320 |
The combination of having the survival mindset and emphasis on self-sufficiency made me a callous and cold person 00:22:14.320 |
It was very difficult for me to feel emotions 00:22:16.320 |
I was very apathetic and jaded towards others 00:22:18.320 |
Having no remorse for any hurtful things I said or did 00:22:23.320 |
As I carried this mentality and endured various life challenges 00:22:33.320 |
But I was stubborn and wanted to be my own person who could do things on her own 00:22:37.320 |
I grew further away from God and started to go down a very dark path 00:22:40.320 |
After I entered the military I continued to go through various life problems without turning to God 00:22:45.320 |
My sense of identity in a military career and personal ambitions made me ignorant and foolish as I continued to defy him 00:22:51.320 |
However, everything began to accumulate and affect my physical and mental health 00:22:55.320 |
Eventually, I reached a breaking point in my life where I realized I had to fully surrender to God 00:23:01.320 |
As you can tell I tend to learn lessons the hard way 00:23:07.320 |
All those moments in my life I thought I'm on my own so I'll do this on my own 00:23:15.320 |
But he said to me my grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness 00:23:21.320 |
Therefore, I'll boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me 00:23:29.320 |
It is only through his grace and mercy that he has provided strength and been there every step of the way 00:23:33.320 |
Second, my identity is that I am a daughter of God 00:23:37.320 |
I'm not defined by my failures, sins, or sufferings 00:23:40.320 |
Despite of my brokenness, God sent his only son to die for my sins 00:23:43.320 |
I'm unworthy and undeserving yet God chose me and brought me to him 00:23:48.320 |
While I'm still a work in progress and definitely still a sinner 00:23:56.320 |
Despite of my weakness and unworthiness and brokenness 00:23:59.320 |
I have confidence that during my short time in this world 00:24:02.320 |
God will continue to give me strength to live a life that is for him and his glory alone 00:24:07.320 |
I mean, do you understand when you're going into the water, you're being united to Christ's death 00:24:27.320 |
And when you're coming out, you're being united to Christ's death 00:24:30.320 |
And I baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit 00:24:36.320 |
All right, thank you Irene for that great testimony 00:24:54.320 |
And the Kim clan and the Chu clan to come and support her 00:24:58.320 |
If you can turn your Bibles with me to Luke chapter 10 00:25:13.320 |
Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers 00:25:21.320 |
And they stripped him and beat him and went away, leaving him half dead 00:25:25.320 |
And by chance a priest was going down on that road 00:25:28.320 |
And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side 00:25:31.320 |
Likewise the Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side 00:25:36.320 |
But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he felt compassion 00:25:41.320 |
And came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them 00:25:46.320 |
And he put him on his own beasts and brought him to an inn and took care of him 00:25:51.320 |
On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeepers and said, "Take care of him 00:25:56.320 |
And whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you 00:26:00.320 |
Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" 00:26:06.320 |
And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." 00:26:09.320 |
Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same." 00:26:12.320 |
Heavenly Father, we pray that your word would be anointed 00:26:21.320 |
And that what we hear is not man's word, but yours 00:26:25.320 |
That your sheep may recognize that it is your voice 00:26:35.320 |
As you guys know, our theme this year, if you look in the back 00:26:46.320 |
And that's a theme that we want to have and continue to push 00:26:49.320 |
And we were at a conference this week where the speakers 00:26:53.320 |
Like, heavily emphasized the necessity of prayer 00:26:56.320 |
So I was really encouraged and challenged by that 00:26:58.320 |
But part of the reason why prayer is so important 00:27:01.320 |
Is because sometimes even in the study of the Bible 00:27:08.320 |
Again, the years that I've been doing ministry 00:27:10.320 |
Where you can see where this particular characteristic is going to lead 00:27:18.320 |
And I would say probably on the top of that list is pride 00:27:22.320 |
If you recognize pride, whether you're young or middle age or older 00:27:27.320 |
You know that there is trials and difficulties that immediately surround them 00:27:32.320 |
I don't even have to talk to you, I can already tell 00:27:35.320 |
That there's probably all kinds of conflicts that you're dealing with 00:27:38.320 |
All kinds of interpersonal relationship with your children or with your wife 00:27:43.320 |
And so much is dedicated in the Bible about pride 00:27:48.320 |
In Proverbs 16:18 it says pride ultimately leads to destruction 00:27:53.320 |
In James 4:6 it says that God opposes the proud 00:28:11.320 |
And ultimately pride keeps us from our sanctification 00:28:34.320 |
You know, the destruction that's going to come upon your life 00:28:39.320 |
And you can understand when somebody gets older 00:28:53.320 |
Imagine what's going to happen if you are successful 00:29:03.320 |
Because that pride will get in the way of everything else that you're pursuing 00:29:07.320 |
The reason why I'm pounding on this this morning is because 00:29:29.320 |
He's the Messiah that they've been waiting for hundreds of years 00:29:42.320 |
And then at the end after he answers the question 00:29:46.320 |
He says he asked who's my neighbor to justify himself 00:29:54.320 |
They spent all their lives studying the Bible 00:30:02.320 |
And yet the Son of God is standing right before him 00:30:10.320 |
And everything that was prophesied about Jesus 00:31:22.320 |
His revelation of trying to reveal the blind spot 00:31:29.320 |
So there's three things that I want to show you 00:31:34.320 |
Sometimes our religious pursuit can blind us from the ministry 00:31:39.320 |
Sometimes we have a rubric of understanding of how I want to serve God 00:31:44.320 |
And that rubric, that vision or that thought, that heart, that passion that you have 00:31:50.320 |
Sometimes can blind us to the ministry that is right in front of us 00:32:15.320 |
Because he deliberately exaggerates certain things to make a point 00:32:18.320 |
He begins by saying that this man is coming back from his journey from Jerusalem to Jericho 00:32:24.320 |
Now this road is about 20 some miles from Jerusalem to Jericho 00:32:29.320 |
And it's known to be a very windy road through the desert to the wilderness 00:32:33.320 |
And there's parts of it where there's caves that are hidden inside 00:32:37.320 |
And typically a lot of business people would travel this road with a lot of money that they made when they were in the big city 00:32:45.320 |
And so it was a prime target of robbers to come and jump 00:32:48.320 |
And so Jesus is using what was already known at that time 00:32:54.320 |
And he doesn't tell us who he is or what he's done 00:32:57.320 |
But we're just assuming that he may have some wealth and these robbers jumped him 00:33:01.320 |
And Jesus describes the scene where he is jumped 00:33:07.320 |
He was robbed, stripped naked, beaten, and left for dead 00:33:14.320 |
So he's describing for us, not just somebody who was hungry or was in need 00:33:24.320 |
So he's picturing a person that if you don't help him, he may die 00:33:29.320 |
And Jesus deliberately describes him that way 00:33:32.320 |
In order to set up for what he's trying to convey 00:33:37.320 |
Now here's this man who was robbed, stripped naked, beaten, left for dead 00:33:41.320 |
And then there's two people that come on the scene that just ignores him 00:33:46.320 |
Now priests, as you guys know, are the people who are serving at the temple 00:33:52.320 |
Typically at that time, they were divided into groups, 24 groups 00:33:56.320 |
So every six months, no matter what group that you were a part of 00:34:02.320 |
And so you would serve, and then you would go back home for a period 00:34:07.320 |
Until there was a big festival, then all the priests were required 00:34:10.320 |
But typically throughout the Jewish calendar, you would be there every six months for one week 00:34:16.320 |
But again, this was common knowledge of all the Jews 00:34:18.320 |
So when Jesus says, here's a priest coming back from Jerusalem 00:34:21.320 |
We're already assuming that he spent the week serving at the temple 00:34:24.320 |
Which was the religious highlight for the priests 00:34:27.320 |
This is when he probably felt the most, you know, most holy 00:34:31.320 |
And typically with pastors, you know, you speak at a big conference, you come back, you did something great 00:34:37.320 |
And you know, you have things to tell your people when you come back 00:34:41.320 |
And that's probably, he's describing an individual who's coming back from a big event in his life 00:34:46.320 |
Coming back and people are probably asking him, what was it like at the temple? 00:34:50.320 |
How many people did you serve? What kind of sacrifices? 00:34:53.320 |
So Jesus deliberately chooses a man that people looked up 00:35:01.320 |
Because not anybody can be at the temple and serve 00:35:05.320 |
And then the second man, he describes a Levite 00:35:08.320 |
Levite didn't necessarily serve directly like the priest 00:35:26.320 |
But both groups are coming back from their religious activity 00:35:31.320 |
From Jerusalem, possibly back home to Jericho 00:35:36.320 |
He sees this man who's desperate, left for dead, naked 00:35:59.320 |
They were just walking by and they didn't stop 00:36:30.320 |
But in the context of their religious pursuit 00:37:02.320 |
When they say there's no opportunity to serve 00:37:06.320 |
I want to go to a church where they can preach 00:37:35.320 |
And in the context of wanting what they think is significant 00:37:39.320 |
They don't realize there's people sitting next to them 00:37:47.320 |
There's some people who've lost their loved ones 00:37:51.320 |
Some people who are having financial problems 00:37:57.320 |
But because we get so fixated on what we think ministry is 00:38:10.320 |
We're not engaged in the ministry that is right around us 00:38:14.320 |
Here's these guys who spent the whole week serving God 00:38:16.320 |
And then here's a real need that was sitting right in front of them 00:38:21.320 |
And they deliberately cross the street to avoid Him 00:38:29.320 |
And Jesus was constantly pointing this out to the Jews 00:38:49.320 |
We don't have enough money to take care of our mom and dad 00:39:05.320 |
My younger brother who's an elder at our church 00:39:51.320 |
Jesus was constantly rebuking the Jews for massaging the law 00:40:09.320 |
I'm not going to read the whole thing for the sake of time 00:40:11.320 |
He says you're so concerned about tithing mint and dill and cumin 00:40:16.320 |
But when it comes to weightier laws of justice, mercy and faithfulness 00:40:23.320 |
In other words, you hold on to, as a badge of honor 00:40:29.320 |
But things that are difficult, you completely ignore 00:40:33.320 |
You strain out the gnat and swallow the camel 00:40:39.320 |
You brothers or sisters without clothing and need of daily food 00:40:43.320 |
And one of you says to him, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled 00:40:47.320 |
And yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body 00:41:04.320 |
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything 00:41:17.320 |
After telling us that God has given us apostles 00:41:27.320 |
So that the church of God will not be tossed back and forth by every wind of doctrine 00:41:34.320 |
But make sure in that fighting that you fight for truth in love 00:41:46.320 |
Fight these men who are bringing false doctrine 00:41:53.320 |
Don't be like these men who are surrounding themselves to tickle their ears 00:41:59.320 |
But he reminds Timothy in the context of fighting for truth 00:42:04.320 |
And he says the goal of our instruction is love 00:42:07.320 |
Which comes from a pure heart good conscience and sincere faith 00:42:13.320 |
You know in the context of looking for opportunity to serve God 00:42:18.320 |
Sometimes we completely miss that you have ministry all around you all the time 00:42:32.320 |
You don't target and say you know what I have a heart for these people 00:42:35.320 |
When God calls us to serve him he doesn't say who do you have a heart for? 00:42:56.320 |
But our service to God can't be limited by our heart 00:42:59.320 |
Because God didn't call us to do what we feel like 00:43:04.320 |
You know one of the things that I was really encouraged by 00:43:06.320 |
In H.P. Charles he was given a message and he talked about how 00:43:13.320 |
He didn't say God didn't describe ministry for him and say hey 00:43:20.320 |
He didn't God didn't say who's going to go for me to talk to these Israelites 00:43:25.320 |
They're not going to listen and until judgment comes who will go? 00:43:30.320 |
He says no who's going to go and he said here am I send me Lord 00:43:33.320 |
And then after he surrenders he said now this is your task 00:43:44.320 |
Because his assignment was not based upon his heart 00:43:46.320 |
His assignment was not based upon his passion 00:43:58.320 |
But sometimes our religiousness sometimes are like this is what I desire this is how I want to serve God 00:44:07.320 |
Secondly our own pursuits and priorities can blind us to in how we see spiritual maturity 00:44:14.320 |
Part of the reason why they rejected Jesus is because he didn't fit their mold of what 00:44:25.320 |
Remember one of the first things that they said about Jesus? 00:44:34.320 |
The Messiah is going to come from a spectacular city 00:44:38.320 |
Not from a country town that nobody knows about 00:45:03.320 |
How can the leader of our nation come from Nazareth 00:45:13.320 |
In fact Isaiah tells us that even his appearance wasn't attractive 00:45:25.320 |
Just tall, good looking, you know, well built 00:45:29.320 |
Particulate and, you know what I mean, athletic 00:45:42.320 |
These religious priests that everybody thought 00:45:48.320 |
But those are the guys who are completely blind 00:45:52.320 |
He deliberately introduces to us to the Samaritan 00:45:58.320 |
Would have been the opposite of what they would have been looking for 00:46:15.320 |
Their animosity between the Jews and the Samaritans 00:46:33.320 |
Right now we have two groups that hate each other 00:47:09.320 |
To be seen the Assyrians come and they conquer the ten tribes of Israel 00:47:12.320 |
And they take a majority of the people into captivity 00:47:17.320 |
Ended up intermarrying with the Assyrians who came 00:47:22.320 |
So they compromised intermarrying, disobeying the law of God 00:47:45.320 |
They get taken into captivity by the Babylonians 00:47:47.320 |
The Babylonians are conquered by the Persians 00:47:58.320 |
The majority of them end up staying in Babylon 00:48:01.320 |
But about 43,000 of them end up packing their bag 00:48:04.320 |
A small remnant of them come back to rebuild the temple 00:48:25.320 |
That's how we got into trouble in the first place 00:48:55.320 |
Obviously they're not going to let the Samaritans 00:49:05.320 |
God doesn't really want us to have the temple here 00:50:06.320 |
Not only the temple but the Samaritan villages 00:50:32.320 |
And then Jesus and his disciples were coming through Jerusalem 00:50:37.320 |
And when they found out that they were going to Jerusalem 00:50:42.320 |
Okay, you know, God's going to bring judgment upon them anyway 00:50:47.320 |
You want me to bring thin thunder and destroy all these people? 00:50:51.320 |
I mean you're going to do it in the future anyway, right? 00:51:05.320 |
The animosity between the Jews and the Samaritans 00:51:09.320 |
Was not simply that they had different political views 00:51:22.320 |
And religiously they both saw themselves compromised 00:51:35.320 |
The first group of people that needed to be judged 00:51:43.320 |
Here's these priests, these religious leaders of Israel 00:51:48.320 |
And this is what he says in Luke chapter 10:33-36 00:51:52.320 |
You notice that when he describes the priests and the Levites 00:51:56.320 |
They came, they saw him, walked on the other side 00:52:00.320 |
Levite came, saw him, walked on the other side 00:53:27.320 |
He said he did it because he had compassion on them 00:53:47.320 |
To come alongside and suffer with the person who is suffering 00:53:56.320 |
So no, compassion simply means you come alongside 00:54:01.320 |
And he said that's exactly what the Samaritan did 00:54:03.320 |
When he saw this man who was desperately in need 00:54:19.320 |
Puts his limp body on the beast that he was on 00:55:43.320 |
Of course he's going to be the first one to be judged 00:55:52.320 |
You know whenever we look at the Old Testament 00:56:10.320 |
And so superficially we look at the Old Testament 00:56:18.320 |
But because we know the Old Testament by spectacular stories 00:56:46.320 |
Was every three years that they were to give a tithe 00:56:59.320 |
Just so that they can take care of orphans and widows 00:57:27.320 |
Make sure that you leave the corner of the harvest 00:59:31.320 |
If you have done it unto the least of my brethren 00:59:36.320 |
You saw the needs of people who are desperate 00:59:47.320 |
The least of the people are people who can't pay you back 00:59:51.320 |
These of the people are people who cannot respond 00:59:56.320 |
Oftentimes we give and we love people who are lovable 01:00:10.320 |
And they're going to become great evangelists 01:00:11.320 |
Or maybe they're going to become wealthy one day 01:00:15.320 |
One of the qualifications of an elder in the scripture is that 01:00:21.320 |
But hospitality literally means the love of strangers 01:00:29.320 |
You know, you just love to throw parties at your home 01:00:33.320 |
That's not what the Bible describes as hospitable 01:00:35.320 |
Hospitable is somebody that you love, care for, invite 01:01:00.320 |
Which of these do you think proved to be neighbor 01:01:12.320 |
Can you imagine how difficult it must have been for him to say this? 01:01:21.320 |
When God called Jonah to go and tell the Ninevites that 01:01:35.320 |
I imagine Jonah just kind of quietly walking and whispering 01:01:49.320 |
I assume that that's kind of like what he was doing 01:02:00.320 |
Can you imagine this lawyer who spent all of his life 01:02:38.320 |
We're told the story about the ten lepers who gets healed 01:02:47.320 |
All the other nine Jews who should have known better 01:03:01.320 |
There's one instance where Jesus is amazed by their faith 01:03:22.320 |
Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes 01:03:54.320 |
Are going to be entering the kingdom before you 01:04:22.320 |
The prostitute knows that he's in desperate need 01:04:26.320 |
You do not because of your self-righteousness 01:05:05.320 |
Jesus doesn't just come and helps us with our pursuit 01:05:10.320 |
That's why this health and wealth gospel is so dangerous 01:05:14.320 |
Because all health and wealth gospel do is help you with your sinful pursuit 01:06:25.320 |
We can easily miss God's ultimate will for us 01:06:29.320 |
You know, we're constantly concerned about will 01:06:55.320 |
How do I align with the will that he has already revealed? 01:07:09.320 |
That the kingdom of God is going to go from the Jews to the Gentiles 01:07:17.320 |
His ultimate plan was never just for the Jews 01:07:23.320 |
And he said through you I will bless the nation 01:07:28.320 |
He was only going to use the Jews to bring that about 01:07:42.320 |
You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria 01:07:49.320 |
That his intention was always to the remotest part of the world 01:07:54.320 |
So if you read the outline of the book of Acts 01:07:58.320 |
It is the outline of Acts 1:8 being fulfilled 01:08:01.320 |
So the first seven chapters is them in Jerusalem 01:08:06.320 |
And then Stephen is martyred in chapter 7 by Apostle Paul 01:09:00.320 |
So they have a conference in Jerusalem in chapter 11 01:09:11.320 |
Jesus has been telling us this from the beginning 01:10:12.320 |
He said, "My only hope is whether by life or death 01:10:21.320 |
He knew that the whole reason why he was called 01:10:26.320 |
Is so that the gospel may reach the remotest part of the world 01:10:50.320 |
Care for them because it's so dangerous out there 01:11:05.320 |
What good is it other than to be thrown to the ground 01:12:30.320 |
Help us Lord God to see a greater and greater glimpse of your glory 01:12:36.320 |
That we may be changed from one form of sanctification to another 01:12:53.320 |
Search us and know us and see if there's any hurtful ways in us