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 Children, K through 5th grade, you are now dismissed.

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 You're going to learn about God's promise to Abraham

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 and how he fulfilled that with the marriage of Jacob.

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 Would you open up your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 5,

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 18 through 21, and I'm just going to read that for us now.

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 It's the same passage we looked at last week.

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 Ephesians chapter 5, verses 18 through 21.

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 This is the word of God.

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 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery,

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 but be filled with the Spirit,

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 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

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 singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart,

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 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father

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 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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 What will happen when God pours out His Spirit upon us?

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 What happens?

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 What will happen to us?

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 What will we experience?

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 If God were to fill us by His Spirit again and again and again,

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 what happens to a church?

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 That's what we read right here.

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 We read what happens to a church.

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 Last Sunday, I spent a good chunk of our time together

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 explaining why God prohibits drinking,

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 getting drunk in particular,

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 and how that ultimately leads to debauchery.

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 And I try to paint a couple pictures of the debauched life.

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 The prodigal son ended up eating with swine.

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 A Jeep bottomed out, axle stuck in a mud bog,

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 engine roaring, wheels spinning, mud flying,

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 but going nowhere, just getting deeper.

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 If anything, a Jeep stuck like that just gets more and more stuck.

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 Before we became Christians,

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 we lived a debauched life, many of us in this room.

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 We were stuck.

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 We were lovers of pleasure, hedonists.

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 Stuck.

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 Couldn't get ourselves out.

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 There's another kind of getting stuck.

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 It's not a hedonist, it's a legalist.

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 Someone who is a lover of rules and loves to enforce rules.

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 You weren't stuck in the mire of pleasure.

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 You were stuck in the mire of self-righteousness.

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 What turns out to be a very pure mud,

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 a very clean mud.

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 But you were stuck nonetheless.

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 The point is that before we became Christians,

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 all of us were stuck.

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 Whether it was the mire of a pleasure debauchery

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 or the mire of a self-righteous legalism.

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 But praise be to God.

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 He didn't leave us there.

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 For those of us who called on the name of Jesus.

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 God sent Jesus for us

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 and He pulled us out of the mire of our own making.

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 And He radically changed us.

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 The cross has changed everything in our lives.

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 God has called us to a new way of living.

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 We were wretches and He made us His treasure.

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 We were dead and He made us alive.

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 All by His grace.

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 And now God says,

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 walk, live your lives in a manner worthy of the calling

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 with which I've called you to.

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 In Ephesians 5, 1 He says,

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 be imitators of God.

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 In 5, 2 He says,

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 hey, walk like Christ.

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 Walk in love.

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 Live upward for the glory of God.

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 Sacrifice to Him.

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 And outward, give yourself for others.

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 Walk in love.

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 He goes on to say,

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 walk as children of light.

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 No longer participating in the unfruitful deeds of darkness.

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 But now we expose them.

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 We are the light of the Lord.

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 He goes on to say,

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 look carefully how you walk,

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 not as unwise, but as wise.

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 And then He says, how?

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 Making the most of the time.

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 Understanding the will of the Lord.

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 And we know from Ephesians,

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 the will of the Lord is this wonderful,

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 glorious plan of redemption.

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 It's an eternal plan.

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 God uniting all things in Christ,

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 including us.

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 We live our lives in light of that now.

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 Sounds great.

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 Sign me up.

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 Where do I sign?

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 This morning I want to ask the question,

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 not of where you sign,

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 but how does that happen?

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 How does a Christian live like that?

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 Where does that power come from?

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 How do you live a life of Christ-like holiness?

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 We live for Christ

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 by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 We live for Christ.

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 We live for Christ

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 by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 The Holy Spirit is present with us

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 to strengthen us

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 to live for Christ.

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 It's by His might

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 we walk in a manner worthy of our Lord.

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 The Holy Spirit is an ongoing,

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 empowering presence

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 in the life of a Christian

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 that results in the praise of Christ.

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 How do we live for Christ?

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 We live by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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 And so this morning,

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 what I want you to see

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 from Ephesians 5, 18-21

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 are two things.

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 We're going to focus on the command,

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 be filled by the Spirit.

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 And I want you to understand

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 what it means

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 to be filled by the Spirit.

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 And then the second thing

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 we're going to look at this morning

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 is the effects

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 of being filled by the Spirit.

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 When the Spirit fills His people,

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 He gets stuff done.

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 Things happen.

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 And we're going to see that

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 right out of our text.

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 So, first thing.

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 The command.

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 Be filled by the Spirit.

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 Ephesians 5, 18.

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 And do not get drunk with wine,

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 for that's debauchery,

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 a giant waste of time,

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 talent, and treasure.

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 But be filled with the Spirit.

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 And that results

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 in something wonderful.

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 There's four things

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 I want to point out to you

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 as we look at this command.

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 I want you to see

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 how the Spirit of God

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 is present in His people.

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 We're going to see

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 that He's personally present,

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 that He's purposefully present,

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 that He's powerfully present,

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 and that He is perpetually present

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 in the life of a believer.

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 You want to dig in?

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 The Holy Spirit is personally present.

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 In the Gospel of John,

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 in chapters 14, 15, and 16,

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 Jesus refers to the person

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 with a very interesting name.

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 He refers to Him in English

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 as the helper,

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 or some of your versions might say

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 advocate,

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 counselor.

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 And when Jesus talks

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 about the Holy Spirit this way,

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 He talks about the Holy Spirit

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 not as an it,

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 not the helper as an it,

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 the helper as a who,

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 the helper as a he.

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 Remember,

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 the Holy Spirit's not an it,

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 He is a who,

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 and He's not just any who,

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 He is the third person

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 of the Trinity.

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 He's the divine who.

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 He is the third person

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 of the Trinity.

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 He's distinct,

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 yet fully God.

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 So this Greek word for helper

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 is the Greek word paraclete,

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 not parakeet.

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 Paraclete.

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 And here's what that means.

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 It literally means

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 one who is called alongside

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 to help.

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 One who is called alongside

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 to help.

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 And so when Jesus in John 14,

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 15, and 16

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 is talking about the Holy Spirit,

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 He's talking about the helper,

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 and He's referring to Him,

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 this one who I will send,

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 who will come alongside

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 and help you,

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 He's going to do something.

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 It carries a double sense

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 of presence,

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 immediacy,

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 as well as aid,

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 strengthening.

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 strengthening.

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 The paraclete,

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 the Holy Spirit,

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 is present

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 in order to

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 strengthen.

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 I have befriended

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 a neighbor of mine

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 who is a personal trainer.

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 And the first time I met him,

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 it's a very funny story,

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 I will save it.

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 But a personal trainer

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 makes their living

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 by being personally present

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 in someone's life

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 to help transform them.

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 to help them lose some weight,

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 to gain some muscle mass,

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 to be fit.

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 Think of the Holy Spirit

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 as the ultimate

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 personal trainer.

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 Not just for individual Christians,

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 but for entire churches.

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 The Holy Spirit is seeking

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 to be present in our lives

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 to help us,

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 strengthen us,

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 to follow Christ,

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 to obey Him,

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 and be like Him.

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 Jesus sent Him

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 to be present with us.

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 And when we first

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 became Christians,

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 we learned from Romans 8

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 and Ephesians 2

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 that the Holy Spirit

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 indwelt us.

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 He came to reside in us.

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 And so when we talk about

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 being filled by the Spirit,

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 we're not talking about

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 the Holy Spirit

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 coming back into us

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 again and again and again.

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 It's more like this.

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 The Spirit who's already in us

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 is saying,

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 I'm here!

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 I'm here!

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 And I've got something to do.

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 And when we're filled

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 by the Spirit,

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 the Spirit is letting us know

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 He's there.

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 And it has an effect.

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 There's a very significant purpose

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 to His presence in us.

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 I just want to help you see

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 that He's actually present with us.

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 Jesus has sent Him to us.

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 He is with us.

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 And He's a person.

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 He's the paraclete.

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 He's personally present

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 and He's purposefully present.

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 I pointed you last week

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 to Ephesians chapter 3

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 and I tried to make the case

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 that the Holy Spirit

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 is desirous to fill us

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 with the fullness of God.

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 Do you remember?

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 The Apostle Paul prays

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 for these Christians in Ephesus.

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 Remember what he prays?

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 He prays that they would be strengthened

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 with power

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 through the Holy Spirit.

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 So that,

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 verse 17,

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 Christ may dwell

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 in their hearts

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 by faith.

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 And it amounts to,

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 in verse 19,

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 being filled with the fullness

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 of God.

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 God.

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 The Holy Spirit's

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 God of purpose.

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 He empowers us

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 in such a way

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 that Christ dwells

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 in our hearts

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 by faith.

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 Here's what it's getting at.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 who's present with us,

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 He's present with us

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 to make us aware

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 of Christ's presence.

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 Christ's dwelling in us.

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 That's what the Apostle prays

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 for these Christians.

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 Paul is praying

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 that the Holy Spirit

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 would make known

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 His powerful presence

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 for the purpose

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 of these Christians

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 and us

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 being aware of Christ.

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 Last week,

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 I pointed you

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 to John 16, 14.

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 And this is, again,

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 that passage where

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 Jesus is talking about

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 the paraclete.

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 And Jesus says,

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 in 16, 14,

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 He will glorify me.

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 When I send Him to you,

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 He,

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 the Helper,

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 will glorify me.

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 He will be with you

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 to strengthen you,

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 to spotlight me,

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 to make much of me.

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 And so,

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 the Spirit of God

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 is present personally

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 with us

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 for a purpose.

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 To spotlight Jesus

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 in our midst.

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 To make much of Christ

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 that we would become aware

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 of Christ in our midst,

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 dwelling among us.

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 I want to help you

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 see something.

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 In that passage

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 in Ephesians 3,

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 you can't help but realize

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 when you're reading

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 through it

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 that Paul is praying

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 that these Christians

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 would actually experience

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 the presence of Christ

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 through the power

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 of the Spirit.

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 He wants them

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 to know.

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 He wants them

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 to experience

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 the reality

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 of God's

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 multi-dimensional love

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 for them in Christ.

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 And so,

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 here's what I want you

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 to see in terms

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 of the Helper.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 is not just trying

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 to convince us

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 that these things

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 are true.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 is seeking

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 to help us

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 see the reality

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 of them.

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 For us to experience

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 the reality

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 of Christ.

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 The reality

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 of His love

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 for us.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 is the divine

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 realizer.

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 He makes Christ

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 real to us.

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 He makes His Word

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 real to us.

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 Even,

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 He makes our sin

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 real to us.

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 He brings it home.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 is personally present

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 and He is purposefully present

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 looking to

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 make Christ

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 real to us.

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 And the Holy Spirit

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 is powerfully present.

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 He's powerful.

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 When He fills us,

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 when He makes

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 His presence

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 known to us,

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 we'll actually

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 be made aware

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 of Christ.

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 But when He comes

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 and fills us afresh,

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 you know

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 what's going to happen?

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 In His power,

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 He's going to make us

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 holy.

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 He's going to

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 conform us

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 to the image

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 of Jesus.

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 Jesus is the aim.

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 He has what

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 we need

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 to be made

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 like Christ.

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 He's going to

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 unite us.

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 He has what

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 we need

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 not only to make us

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 holy,

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 but to unite us,

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 to one-ify us.

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 To make us

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 one body

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 under our

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 one head,

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 Jesus.

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 And the Holy Spirit

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 is also with us

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 powerfully

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 to enable

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 our witness.

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 if you were

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 to read

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 through the

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 Gospel of Luke

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 and the

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 book of Acts,

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 what you will

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 read over and

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 over and over

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 again,

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 is this

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 filling by

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 the Spirit

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 of God

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 on His people

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 and they

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 proclaim.

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 They make

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 known

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 Christ.

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 They can't

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 help but

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 speak of Him

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 to non-Christians.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 emboldens

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 our witness.

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 He gives us

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 power to

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 proclaim

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 the Holy Spirit

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 is present

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 personally,

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 purposefully,

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 powerfully,

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 and perpetually.

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 The verb

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 to be filled

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 in Ephesians 5.18

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 actually means

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 to be

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 ongoingly

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 and repeatedly

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 filled with

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 the fullness

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 of God

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 by the Spirit

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 of God.

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 That's what

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 He's getting at.

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 And what's

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 clear from

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 the verb

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 itself is

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 we don't

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 do the

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 filling.

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 We don't

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 fill ourselves

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 with the

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 fullness of

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 God.

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 That's what

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 the Holy Spirit

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 does.

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 He fills

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 us with

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 the fullness

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 of God.

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 And what that

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 means is this.

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 We are being

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 commanded,

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 exhorted in

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 Ephesians 5.18

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 to be

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 acted

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 upon,

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 to be

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 moved

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 upon,

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 to be

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 moved

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 upon

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 by the

00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:34.119
 Holy Spirit.

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 That's

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 what Paul

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 is saying.

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 Don't get

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 drunk with

00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:36.959
 wine that

00:17:36.959 --> 00:17:37.259
 leads to

00:17:37.259 --> 00:17:37.659
 debauchery.

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 Don't be

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 influenced

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 by booze

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 like that.

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 Be

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 influenced

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 by the

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 Holy Spirit.

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 Come

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 under

00:17:43.399 --> 00:17:43.759
 His

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 sway.

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 Come

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 under

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 His

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 perpetual

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 powerful

00:17:48.599 --> 00:17:49.319
 presence.

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 Do you

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 know what

00:17:51.419 --> 00:17:51.859
 this amounts

00:17:51.859 --> 00:17:52.079
 to?

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 This

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 amounts

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 to a

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 call

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 to

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 dependence

00:17:58.000 --> 00:17:59.619
 on the

00:17:59.619 --> 00:17:59.939
 Spirit.

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 we are

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 being

00:18:02.359 --> 00:18:02.720
 commanded

00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:03.099
 here to

00:18:03.099 --> 00:18:03.939
 over and

00:18:03.939 --> 00:18:04.720
 over and

00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:05.599
 over again

00:18:05.599 --> 00:18:06.299
 be filled

00:18:06.299 --> 00:18:06.859
 by the

00:18:06.859 --> 00:18:07.220
 Spirit.

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 Be filled

00:18:08.179 --> 00:18:08.639
 by the

00:18:08.639 --> 00:18:08.839
 Spirit.

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 Do you

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 know why

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 He's

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 commanding

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 it that

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 way?

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 Because

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 we need

00:18:12.779 --> 00:18:13.500
 the Spirit

00:18:13.500 --> 00:18:15.279
 over and

00:18:15.279 --> 00:18:16.099
 over and

00:18:16.099 --> 00:18:17.019
 over again.

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 He alone

00:18:18.179 --> 00:18:18.679
 has what

00:18:18.679 --> 00:18:19.319
 we need

00:18:19.319 --> 00:18:19.779
 in order

00:18:19.779 --> 00:18:20.299
 to walk

00:18:20.299 --> 00:18:20.819
 with Jesus

00:18:20.819 --> 00:18:21.500
 faithfully.

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 And so

00:18:23.159 --> 00:18:23.779
 therefore we

00:18:23.779 --> 00:18:24.279
 need Him

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 day after

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 day after

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 day.

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 We need

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 the Spirit

00:18:28.839 --> 00:18:30.279
 present in

00:18:30.279 --> 00:18:31.319
 our lives

00:18:31.319 --> 00:18:31.960
 bringing

00:18:31.960 --> 00:18:32.440
 about a

00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:33.019
 power to

00:18:33.019 --> 00:18:34.039
 walk and

00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:34.879
 follow Jesus.

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 We see

00:18:37.299 --> 00:18:37.920
 that ongoing

00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:38.420
 dependence

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 played out

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 in other

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 spots.

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 Romans 12

00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:41.139
 1 and 2

00:18:41.139 --> 00:18:41.460
 there's a

00:18:41.460 --> 00:18:42.059
 command to

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 offer

00:18:42.819 --> 00:18:43.500
 yourselves

00:18:43.500 --> 00:18:44.559
 as a

00:18:44.559 --> 00:18:44.759
 living

00:18:44.759 --> 00:18:45.299
 sacrifice

00:18:45.299 --> 00:18:45.940
 to God

00:18:45.940 --> 00:18:46.599
 over and

00:18:46.599 --> 00:18:46.839
 over and

00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:47.119
 over and

00:18:47.119 --> 00:18:47.740
 over again.

00:18:48.399 --> 00:18:48.799
 To offer

00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:49.139
 yourself

00:18:49.139 --> 00:18:49.759
 repeatedly

00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:50.460
 to God.

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 In

00:18:51.680 --> 00:18:52.379
 Galatians 5

00:18:52.379 --> 00:18:52.519
 we're

00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:52.960
 commanded to

00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:53.420
 walk by

00:18:53.420 --> 00:18:53.920
 the Spirit

00:18:53.920 --> 00:18:54.740
 and that

00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:55.000
 is a

00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:55.399
 continual

00:18:55.399 --> 00:18:55.700
 command.

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 We're to

00:18:56.039 --> 00:18:56.519
 walk and

00:18:56.519 --> 00:18:56.879
 walk and

00:18:56.879 --> 00:18:57.220
 walk and

00:18:57.220 --> 00:18:57.460
 walk.

00:18:58.259 --> 00:18:58.740
 Independence

00:18:58.740 --> 00:18:59.480
 on the

00:18:59.480 --> 00:18:59.759
 Spirit.

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 We're to

00:19:00.120 --> 00:19:00.559
 be led

00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:00.940
 by the

00:19:00.940 --> 00:19:01.160
 Spirit.

00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:01.779
 Romans 8

00:19:01.779 --> 00:19:02.819
 again and

00:19:02.819 --> 00:19:03.160
 again and

00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:03.400
 again.

00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:03.700
 We are

00:19:03.700 --> 00:19:04.259
 dependent on

00:19:04.259 --> 00:19:04.640
 the Spirit.

00:19:05.980 --> 00:19:06.700
 John 15

00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:09.799
 Jesus is

00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:10.880
 divine.

00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:12.700
 We are the

00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:14.440
 branches and

00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:14.799
 the Holy

00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:16.220
 Spirit empowers

00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:17.220
 us through

00:19:17.220 --> 00:19:18.140
 abiding in

00:19:18.140 --> 00:19:18.440
 Jesus.

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 Jesus.

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 We have an

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 ongoing need

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 to be for

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 the Holy

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 Spirit's

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 empowering

00:19:28.799 --> 00:19:29.839
 presence.

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 Filling

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 after filling

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 the Holy

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 Spirit making

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 himself known

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 to us by

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 aiming us

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 at Christ.

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 We cannot

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 supply for

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 ourselves what

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 only the

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 Spirit can.

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 We need

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 Him.

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 The Holy

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 Spirit is not

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 optional.

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 We depend

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 on Him.

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 He's present

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 with us.

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 Jesus.

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 Remember the

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 quote I read

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 last week.

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 With the

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 indwelling of

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 the Spirit at

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 the moment of

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 conversion, each

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 Christian has

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 all of the

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 Spirit.

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 But the

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 command to be

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 filled by the

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 Spirit enables

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 the Spirit to

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 have all of

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 the believer.

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 We are

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 offering ourselves

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 over and over

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 and over again to

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 the Spirit who

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 dwells in us

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 fully.

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 We're just

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 giving all of

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 ourselves to

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 Him over and

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 over and over

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 again.

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 Be filled by

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 the Spirit.

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 He is

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 perpetually

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 present.

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 The

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 paraclete

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 is

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 personally,

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 purposefully,

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 powerfully,

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 perpetually

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 present in

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 God's people to

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 point us to

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 the person of

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 Christ, the

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 Prince of

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 Peace.

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 Amen.

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 Here's what it

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 gets at.

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 The Christian

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 life, the

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 Christian walk,

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 walk in a

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 manner worthy

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 of the

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 calling to

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 which you've

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 been called,

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 is an

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 ongoing and

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 active dependence

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 upon the

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 empowering

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 presence of

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 the Holy

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 Spirit.

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 The Spirit

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 of God

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 actively

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 empowers

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 Christians to

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 live lives

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 that please

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 God.

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 So it begs

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 the question,

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 what do we

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 expect?

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 What should

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 we expect

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 from the

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 Spirit present

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 with us

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 with us

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 ongoingly?

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 What does

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 that look

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 like?

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 How does

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 that play

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 out?

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 And in

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 verses 19,

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 20, and

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 21, we

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 see the

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 Spirit-filled

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 life of a

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 church.

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 When the

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 Spirit fills

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 a people of

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 God, it

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 has a

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 Christ-exalting

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 effect.

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 So we've

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 looked at

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 point one

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 with the

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 presence of

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 the Holy

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 Spirit.

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 We need

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 Him.

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 Two,

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 point to

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 the corporate

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 effects of

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 being filled

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 by the

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 Spirit.

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 Spirit

00:22:01.220 --> 00:22:02.059
 effects.

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 There's four

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 of them.

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 When the

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 Spirit fills

00:22:05.119 --> 00:22:05.740
 His people,

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 God's people

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 address one

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 another in a

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 certain way.

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 They speak to

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 each other in

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 a certain way.

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 Spirit effect

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 number two.

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 When the

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 Spirit of

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 God fills

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 His people,

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 God's people

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 sing and

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 make melody

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 in their

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 heart to

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 the Lord.

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 When the

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 Spirit of

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 God fills

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 His people,

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 effect number

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 three, God's

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 people give

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 thanks to

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 God all the

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 time for

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 everything.

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 When God's

00:22:31.440 --> 00:22:32.200
 Spirit fills

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 His people,

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 effect number

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 four, God's

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 people submit

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 to one another

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 out of reverence

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 for Christ.

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 Let's unpack

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 these a little

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 bit.

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 Hey, can I

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 just say this?

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 Being filled

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 by the

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:49.100
 Spirit is

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 not some

00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:50.279
 kind of

00:22:50.279 --> 00:22:50.940
 carnival

00:22:50.940 --> 00:22:52.620
 sideshow of

00:22:52.620 --> 00:22:53.079
 bizarre

00:22:53.079 --> 00:22:53.620
 behavior.

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 It is

00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:57.180
 building the

00:22:57.180 --> 00:22:57.660
 church.

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 It's uniting

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 us together.

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 Do you know

00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:03.779
 how?

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 Do you know

00:23:04.700 --> 00:23:05.299
 what to look

00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:06.319
 for to know

00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:06.860
 that if the

00:23:06.860 --> 00:23:07.579
 Spirit is moving

00:23:07.579 --> 00:23:08.180
 in a church,

00:23:09.180 --> 00:23:10.079
 is Christ

00:23:10.079 --> 00:23:11.140
 being exalted?

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:12.140
 God's

00:23:12.140 --> 00:23:13.140
 wanted to

00:23:13.140 --> 00:23:13.600
 be

00:23:13.600 --> 00:23:14.280
 wanted to

00:23:14.280 --> 00:23:14.400
 be

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 wanted to

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 be

00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:15.380
 so when the

00:23:15.380 --> 00:23:15.820
 Holy Spirit

00:23:15.820 --> 00:23:16.200
 fills us,

00:23:16.259 --> 00:23:16.580
 look at this

00:23:16.580 --> 00:23:17.160
 first effect.

00:23:17.360 --> 00:23:18.140
 We address one

00:23:18.140 --> 00:23:18.720
 another in a

00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:19.320
 certain way.

00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:21.460
 19a, the

00:23:21.460 --> 00:23:22.040
 first half of

00:23:22.040 --> 00:23:22.440
 19.

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 Addressing one

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 another in

00:23:25.860 --> 00:23:27.140
 psalms and hymns

00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:27.940
 and spiritual

00:23:27.940 --> 00:23:28.600
 songs.

00:23:30.280 --> 00:23:31.040
 Hey, when we're

00:23:31.040 --> 00:23:31.620
 filled by the

00:23:31.620 --> 00:23:32.180
 Spirit, we don't

00:23:32.180 --> 00:23:32.920
 trash talk each

00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:33.120
 other.

00:23:34.300 --> 00:23:34.920
 We don't

00:23:34.920 --> 00:23:35.580
 trash talk each

00:23:35.580 --> 00:23:35.740
 other.

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 We don't tear

00:23:37.620 --> 00:23:38.200
 each other down

00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:38.500
 with our

00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:38.900
 speech.

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 That actually,

00:23:40.259 --> 00:23:41.180
 Ephesians 4.30,

00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:42.740
 grieves the

00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:43.259
 Holy Spirit.

00:23:44.340 --> 00:23:44.779
 That's

00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:46.480
 counterproductive

00:23:46.480 --> 00:23:47.400
 to what the

00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:48.100
 Spirit is seeking

00:23:48.100 --> 00:23:48.980
 to do in us.

00:23:49.660 --> 00:23:50.759
 That's resisting

00:23:50.759 --> 00:23:51.340
 the Spirit.

00:23:52.860 --> 00:23:53.860
 What we do

00:23:53.860 --> 00:23:54.420
 do, though,

00:23:54.500 --> 00:23:56.420
 is we speak

00:23:56.420 --> 00:23:57.779
 words that

00:23:57.779 --> 00:23:58.740
 are intended

00:23:58.740 --> 00:23:59.900
 to build

00:23:59.900 --> 00:24:00.600
 up.

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 And notice

00:24:01.840 --> 00:24:02.680
 the content

00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:03.240
 of these

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:04.279
 Spirit-filled

00:24:04.279 --> 00:24:05.440
 speakings.

00:24:06.039 --> 00:24:07.140
 Psalms, hymns,

00:24:07.360 --> 00:24:08.180
 spiritual psalms,

00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:08.319
 songs.

00:24:08.779 --> 00:24:09.519
 This is not

00:24:09.519 --> 00:24:10.220
 some kind of

00:24:10.220 --> 00:24:10.940
 apostolic

00:24:10.940 --> 00:24:11.840
 limitation saying

00:24:11.840 --> 00:24:13.039
 you can only

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.920
 speak to each

00:24:13.920 --> 00:24:14.880
 other this way

00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:15.319
 when you're

00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:16.059
 filled by the

00:24:16.059 --> 00:24:16.400
 Spirit.

00:24:16.759 --> 00:24:17.480
 It's more like

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:18.160
 examples.

00:24:19.500 --> 00:24:20.039
 Hey, expect

00:24:20.039 --> 00:24:20.519
 this.

00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:21.960
 Psalms, hymns,

00:24:22.080 --> 00:24:22.940
 spiritual songs,

00:24:23.940 --> 00:24:25.559
 Bible,

00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:27.000
 Scripture,

00:24:28.100 --> 00:24:28.840
 being spoken

00:24:28.840 --> 00:24:29.460
 to one another.

00:24:30.259 --> 00:24:30.860
 You need to

00:24:30.860 --> 00:24:31.680
 realize what

00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:32.340
 the Psalms,

00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:32.720
 hymns,

00:24:32.819 --> 00:24:33.519
 spiritual songs

00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:34.180
 have in common.

00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:35.140
 They're different

00:24:35.140 --> 00:24:35.840
 ways of

00:24:35.840 --> 00:24:37.460
 communicating truth

00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:38.299
 about God

00:24:38.299 --> 00:24:38.840
 to build

00:24:38.840 --> 00:24:39.460
 somebody up

00:24:39.460 --> 00:24:39.799
 for the

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.200
 glory of

00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:40.440
 Christ.

00:24:40.539 --> 00:24:41.299
 That's what

00:24:41.299 --> 00:24:41.640
 they are.

00:24:42.220 --> 00:24:42.579
 That's what

00:24:42.579 --> 00:24:42.920
 they all have

00:24:42.920 --> 00:24:43.220
 in common.

00:24:43.860 --> 00:24:44.440
 They're building

00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:45.160
 up words.

00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:47.180
 They're truthful

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:47.759
 words.

00:24:49.299 --> 00:24:49.559
 When the

00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:50.019
 Spirit of God

00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.880
 fills us,

00:24:51.039 --> 00:24:52.019
 we speak out

00:24:52.019 --> 00:24:52.920
 of an overflow

00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.799
 of the fullness

00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:54.460
 of God's

00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:55.079
 presence in

00:24:55.079 --> 00:24:55.440
 our heart,

00:24:55.579 --> 00:24:56.299
 and it ends

00:24:56.299 --> 00:24:56.799
 up building

00:24:56.799 --> 00:24:57.579
 people up.

00:24:57.640 --> 00:24:58.240
 It's edifying

00:24:58.240 --> 00:24:58.799
 speech.

00:24:59.920 --> 00:25:01.079
 Colossians is a

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:01.740
 parallel book

00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:02.500
 to Ephesians.

00:25:02.500 --> 00:25:05.200
 Colossians 3.16

00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:06.119
 is very much

00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:07.359
 paralleled with

00:25:07.359 --> 00:25:08.140
 this passage

00:25:08.140 --> 00:25:08.720
 we're in right

00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:08.960
 now.

00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:09.539
 This is what

00:25:09.539 --> 00:25:10.259
 Paul says to

00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:10.819
 the Colossians.

00:25:11.559 --> 00:25:11.940
 He writes,

00:25:12.420 --> 00:25:13.119
 let the word of

00:25:13.119 --> 00:25:13.900
 Christ dwell in

00:25:13.900 --> 00:25:14.440
 you richly.

00:25:15.380 --> 00:25:16.359
 Let the word of

00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:17.200
 Christ dwell in

00:25:17.200 --> 00:25:17.799
 you richly.

00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:20.119
 Be filled with

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:20.519
 the Spirit.

00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:21.359
 Let the word of

00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:22.099
 Christ dwell in

00:25:22.099 --> 00:25:22.700
 you richly.

00:25:23.299 --> 00:25:23.980
 When we're filled

00:25:23.980 --> 00:25:24.720
 by the Spirit,

00:25:25.140 --> 00:25:26.579
 we speak psalms,

00:25:26.700 --> 00:25:26.940
 hymns,

00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:27.559
 spiritual songs.

00:25:27.680 --> 00:25:28.380
 We speak Bible

00:25:28.380 --> 00:25:28.980
 to one another,

00:25:29.339 --> 00:25:30.099
 ultimately with the

00:25:30.099 --> 00:25:31.220
 aim to Jesus so

00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:31.819
 that we're built

00:25:31.819 --> 00:25:32.279
 up.

00:25:32.679 --> 00:25:33.200
 Isn't that good?

00:25:35.119 --> 00:25:36.059
 It's not rocket

00:25:36.059 --> 00:25:36.619
 science.

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:40.899
 It's not

00:25:40.899 --> 00:25:41.419
 mysterious.

00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:46.039
 Where does it

00:25:46.039 --> 00:25:46.419
 all begin?

00:25:48.159 --> 00:25:49.039
 It begins in

00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:49.399
 private.

00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:51.099
 Morning after

00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:51.939
 morning, we

00:25:51.939 --> 00:25:52.740
 open our Bibles

00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:53.939
 and we call out

00:25:53.939 --> 00:25:54.279
 to God.

00:25:54.379 --> 00:25:54.899
 We say things

00:25:54.899 --> 00:25:55.480
 like, oh God,

00:25:55.559 --> 00:25:56.179
 meet me in your

00:25:56.179 --> 00:25:56.839
 word today.

00:25:57.539 --> 00:25:57.960
 You have your

00:25:57.960 --> 00:25:58.519
 Bible open.

00:25:58.619 --> 00:25:59.480
 I had my Bible

00:25:59.480 --> 00:26:00.299
 open this morning,

00:26:00.500 --> 00:26:01.799
 Psalm 61.

00:26:01.819 --> 00:26:02.220
 One.

00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:03.980
 Spirit of God,

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:04.579
 impress these

00:26:04.579 --> 00:26:05.319
 words upon my

00:26:05.319 --> 00:26:05.539
 heart.

00:26:05.639 --> 00:26:06.059
 Make these

00:26:06.059 --> 00:26:06.679
 words, your

00:26:06.679 --> 00:26:07.359
 words, my

00:26:07.359 --> 00:26:08.059
 words, God.

00:26:08.700 --> 00:26:09.980
 Press them in

00:26:09.980 --> 00:26:11.759
 to me, God.

00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:13.819
 Make them real

00:26:13.819 --> 00:26:14.740
 to me, God.

00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:16.720
 I can't live

00:26:16.720 --> 00:26:18.559
 by food alone.

00:26:18.679 --> 00:26:19.139
 I need your

00:26:19.139 --> 00:26:20.159
 word, God.

00:26:20.159 --> 00:26:20.220
 God.

00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:25.679
 When individual

00:26:25.679 --> 00:26:26.439
 members of a

00:26:26.439 --> 00:26:26.839
 church

00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:29.179
 personally seek

00:26:29.179 --> 00:26:29.799
 God like this,

00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:30.399
 they open up

00:26:30.399 --> 00:26:32.139
 their Bibles in

00:26:32.139 --> 00:26:32.519
 their prayer

00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:33.319
 closets and

00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:34.139
 they cry out,

00:26:34.980 --> 00:26:35.299
 oh God,

00:26:35.379 --> 00:26:35.799
 impress your

00:26:35.799 --> 00:26:36.460
 word upon me.

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:36.779
 You know what?

00:26:36.799 --> 00:26:37.079
 They are

00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:37.659
 positioning

00:26:37.659 --> 00:26:39.419
 themselves to

00:26:39.419 --> 00:26:40.059
 be used by

00:26:40.059 --> 00:26:40.859
 God later on

00:26:40.859 --> 00:26:41.419
 to address

00:26:41.419 --> 00:26:42.119
 others with a

00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:42.720
 timely word.

00:26:45.139 --> 00:26:46.059
 Did you notice

00:26:46.059 --> 00:26:46.799
 the addressing

00:26:46.799 --> 00:26:47.680
 one another?

00:26:48.619 --> 00:26:49.859
 The context of

00:26:49.859 --> 00:26:50.740
 all this stuff is

00:26:50.740 --> 00:26:51.599
 in a corporate

00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:52.180
 gathering.

00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:54.099
 The church

00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:54.919
 together,

00:26:54.920 --> 00:26:56.300
 we're to

00:26:56.300 --> 00:26:57.000
 address one

00:26:57.000 --> 00:26:59.560
 another with

00:26:59.560 --> 00:27:00.279
 these kinds of

00:27:00.279 --> 00:27:02.600
 words and the

00:27:02.600 --> 00:27:03.900
 intended effect is

00:27:03.900 --> 00:27:05.720
 to build up

00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:06.519
 the body.

00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:11.460
 This can play

00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:12.080
 out in a variety

00:27:12.080 --> 00:27:12.560
 of ways.

00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.560
 You're talking

00:27:13.560 --> 00:27:13.940
 with somebody

00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:14.460
 one-on-one.

00:27:15.300 --> 00:27:15.940
 I read this

00:27:15.940 --> 00:27:16.500
 great psalm.

00:27:16.660 --> 00:27:17.019
 I think it

00:27:17.019 --> 00:27:17.519
 might encourage

00:27:17.519 --> 00:27:17.740
 you.

00:27:19.360 --> 00:27:20.920
 During a family

00:27:20.920 --> 00:27:21.740
 devotion, one of

00:27:21.740 --> 00:27:22.140
 the ways that we

00:27:22.140 --> 00:27:22.680
 do our family

00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:24.320
 devotions is I

00:27:24.319 --> 00:27:25.159
 have my devotions

00:27:25.159 --> 00:27:25.539
 in the morning

00:27:25.539 --> 00:27:26.099
 and I call it

00:27:26.099 --> 00:27:26.740
 the king penguin

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.119
 technique.

00:27:27.639 --> 00:27:29.159
 I read my

00:27:29.159 --> 00:27:30.079
 Bible and I'm

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:31.980
 kind of digesting

00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:33.079
 this myself and

00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:34.220
 I gather around

00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:35.839
 our table and I

00:27:35.839 --> 00:27:37.339
 kind of puke up

00:27:37.339 --> 00:27:38.439
 a little kind of

00:27:38.439 --> 00:27:40.399
 processed Bible

00:27:40.399 --> 00:27:41.500
 meditation for my

00:27:41.500 --> 00:27:41.799
 kids.

00:27:43.159 --> 00:27:43.899
 It's very

00:27:43.899 --> 00:27:44.919
 nutritious, trust

00:27:44.919 --> 00:27:45.119
 me.

00:27:52.439 --> 00:27:53.259
 This happens

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:54.299
 in small groups.

00:27:54.319 --> 00:27:55.419
 This happens on

00:27:55.419 --> 00:27:56.419
 ministry teams.

00:27:58.519 --> 00:27:59.579
 And it happens on

00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.299
 a Sunday morning.

00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:03.980
 Many of you were

00:28:03.980 --> 00:28:04.720
 here last week.

00:28:05.679 --> 00:28:06.599
 I'm not sure if you

00:28:06.599 --> 00:28:07.139
 realize what

00:28:07.139 --> 00:28:07.599
 happened.

00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:09.659
 A dear sister came

00:28:09.659 --> 00:28:10.059
 down to me.

00:28:10.099 --> 00:28:10.539
 By the way, I

00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:11.119
 talked to her this

00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:12.200
 morning and this is

00:28:12.200 --> 00:28:12.879
 okay to share with

00:28:12.879 --> 00:28:13.139
 you all.

00:28:15.859 --> 00:28:17.639
 Well, a dear sister

00:28:17.639 --> 00:28:18.759
 came down to me

00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:20.039
 during the service

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:21.480
 and she very humbly

00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:22.259
 asked if she could

00:28:22.259 --> 00:28:23.160
 share a passage,

00:28:24.079 --> 00:28:24.819
 Revelation chapter

00:28:24.819 --> 00:28:26.140
 five, share it

00:28:26.140 --> 00:28:26.720
 with the church.

00:28:30.420 --> 00:28:31.180
 I was really

00:28:31.180 --> 00:28:31.960
 encouraged that she

00:28:31.960 --> 00:28:32.640
 would just take that

00:28:32.640 --> 00:28:33.279
 step of faith and

00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:33.680
 come down.

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:36.180
 God had impressed

00:28:36.180 --> 00:28:36.900
 something on her

00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.539
 during our first

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:38.140
 song together.

00:28:39.579 --> 00:28:40.700
 And her sense was

00:28:40.700 --> 00:28:41.660
 God wants me to

00:28:41.660 --> 00:28:43.059
 share this with the

00:28:43.059 --> 00:28:43.519
 church.

00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:43.579
 church.

00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:45.960
 Now typically, just

00:28:45.960 --> 00:28:46.599
 to make you aware,

00:28:46.680 --> 00:28:47.180
 when a person

00:28:47.180 --> 00:28:48.299
 approaches me seeking

00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:49.200
 to share something on

00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:51.039
 a Sunday morning, I'm

00:28:51.039 --> 00:28:53.539
 exercising discernment.

00:28:55.420 --> 00:28:56.339
 I'm asking some

00:28:56.339 --> 00:28:56.859
 questions.

00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:57.900
 Do I know this

00:28:57.900 --> 00:28:58.220
 person?

00:28:59.099 --> 00:28:59.819
 Are they a believer?

00:29:01.720 --> 00:29:03.059
 Does their heart seem

00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.839
 right in this?

00:29:04.700 --> 00:29:05.539
 What do they want to

00:29:05.539 --> 00:29:05.779
 share?

00:29:05.879 --> 00:29:06.519
 Will it edify?

00:29:06.660 --> 00:29:07.319
 Is it timely?

00:29:08.879 --> 00:29:09.799
 Yes, yes, and yes,

00:29:09.819 --> 00:29:10.539
 and yes, and yes.

00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:12.759
 Our sister read

00:29:12.759 --> 00:29:13.740
 Revelation five.

00:29:14.039 --> 00:29:14.879
 And I don't remember

00:29:14.879 --> 00:29:15.059
 it.

00:29:15.579 --> 00:29:16.240
 Do you remember

00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:16.519
 that?

00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:18.639
 It was sweet.

00:29:19.359 --> 00:29:20.200
 It was edifying.

00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:21.339
 It was all about

00:29:21.339 --> 00:29:21.680
 Jesus.

00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:23.319
 And right in the

00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:24.000
 middle of Revelation

00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:25.180
 five is a spiritual

00:29:25.180 --> 00:29:25.740
 song.

00:29:28.500 --> 00:29:28.940
 About.

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:31.339
 The lamb.

00:29:34.180 --> 00:29:34.859
 Brothers and

00:29:34.859 --> 00:29:35.200
 sisters.

00:29:35.200 --> 00:29:37.039
 Brothers, it

00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:37.600
 should be no

00:29:37.600 --> 00:29:39.640
 surprise to us that

00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:40.720
 the Holy Spirit, who's

00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:41.980
 actively present in

00:29:41.980 --> 00:29:44.019
 our midst, is seeking

00:29:44.019 --> 00:29:44.960
 to build us up this

00:29:44.960 --> 00:29:45.140
 way.

00:29:46.059 --> 00:29:46.960
 No surprise.

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:49.220
 In fact, what I

00:29:49.220 --> 00:29:50.819
 would say is, we

00:29:50.819 --> 00:29:51.480
 want that.

00:29:52.900 --> 00:29:54.500
 We want that.

00:29:55.779 --> 00:29:58.039
 We want people to

00:29:58.039 --> 00:30:00.019
 share what God puts

00:30:00.019 --> 00:30:00.960
 on their hearts on

00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:01.860
 Sunday mornings using

00:30:01.860 --> 00:30:03.019
 this microphone right

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:04.880
 here to build up his

00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:05.200
 people.

00:30:06.320 --> 00:30:07.240
 It's an active

00:30:07.240 --> 00:30:08.060
 ministry of the

00:30:08.060 --> 00:30:08.520
 Holy Spirit.

00:30:13.960 --> 00:30:14.980
 When one of us is

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:15.900
 filled afresh by the

00:30:15.900 --> 00:30:20.480
 Spirit, they, through

00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:22.080
 the word, draw our

00:30:22.080 --> 00:30:22.980
 attention to Christ.

00:30:23.620 --> 00:30:24.240
 That's what happened

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:24.900
 last week.

00:30:25.760 --> 00:30:26.440
 And it was sweet.

00:30:26.440 --> 00:30:29.680
 That's the first

00:30:29.680 --> 00:30:30.019
 effect.

00:30:31.160 --> 00:30:32.059
 The word of Christ

00:30:32.059 --> 00:30:33.019
 dwelling richly among

00:30:33.019 --> 00:30:33.320
 us.

00:30:34.779 --> 00:30:35.720
 Addressing one another

00:30:35.720 --> 00:30:37.180
 in Psalms, hymns, and

00:30:37.180 --> 00:30:37.840
 spiritual songs.

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:39.120
 The second effect.

00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:42.059
 When we're filled by the

00:30:42.059 --> 00:30:43.460
 Spirit, when the Spirit

00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:44.420
 of God makes His

00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:46.220
 presence known in a

00:30:46.220 --> 00:30:48.480
 powerfully way, we

00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:50.200
 will sing and make

00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:52.220
 melody in our hearts

00:30:52.220 --> 00:30:54.460
 to the Lord, the Lord

00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.259
 being Jesus.

00:30:57.400 --> 00:30:58.380
 When we're filled by

00:30:58.380 --> 00:30:59.240
 the Spirit, we are

00:30:59.240 --> 00:30:59.740
 filled with the

00:30:59.740 --> 00:31:00.779
 fullness of God and

00:31:00.779 --> 00:31:02.120
 it will overflow into

00:31:02.120 --> 00:31:03.559
 a kind of singing.

00:31:05.440 --> 00:31:07.079
 Now, not everyone is

00:31:07.079 --> 00:31:08.279
 comfortable singing.

00:31:08.279 --> 00:31:10.720
 There can be reasons

00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.299
 for that.

00:31:13.059 --> 00:31:14.539
 I used to not like to

00:31:14.539 --> 00:31:16.920
 sing because my voice

00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:19.900
 is not the best voice.

00:31:19.900 --> 00:31:23.240
 my family will bear

00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:24.259
 testimony to that.

00:31:25.800 --> 00:31:28.800
 But Psalm 101 is what

00:31:28.800 --> 00:31:30.000
 I bank on.

00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:35.259
 Make a joyful noise

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:36.259
 to the Lord.

00:31:39.080 --> 00:31:40.200
 There are other reasons

00:31:40.200 --> 00:31:41.620
 why people don't

00:31:41.620 --> 00:31:42.400
 necessarily feel

00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:43.240
 comfortable singing.

00:31:44.440 --> 00:31:46.240
 They didn't grow up

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:46.560
 singing.

00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:49.340
 It's a foreign thing to

00:31:49.339 --> 00:31:49.659
 them.

00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:52.039
 It's like an

00:31:52.039 --> 00:31:53.240
 underdeveloped muscle.

00:31:54.639 --> 00:31:55.699
 But you know how you

00:31:55.699 --> 00:31:56.459
 strengthen a muscle?

00:31:57.779 --> 00:31:59.159
 You exercise it.

00:32:02.599 --> 00:32:03.619
 Brothers and sisters,

00:32:03.919 --> 00:32:05.259
 maybe you who are a

00:32:05.259 --> 00:32:06.119
 little reluctant to

00:32:06.119 --> 00:32:10.119
 sing, God made you

00:32:10.819 --> 00:32:12.119
 to sing.

00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:16.299
 He made you for it.

00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:19.000
 To sing His praises.

00:32:19.339 --> 00:32:22.359
 Lift up your voice.

00:32:23.539 --> 00:32:24.659
 And so when we do sing,

00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:25.299
 there's some things

00:32:25.299 --> 00:32:25.759
 that happen.

00:32:26.659 --> 00:32:28.099
 When we sing filled

00:32:28.099 --> 00:32:28.859
 by the Spirit,

00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:30.259
 it's a singing marked

00:32:30.259 --> 00:32:31.259
 by clarity of

00:32:31.259 --> 00:32:31.899
 understanding.

00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:34.139
 We're fully aware of

00:32:34.139 --> 00:32:34.779
 what we're singing.

00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:38.079
 We are singing glorious

00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:40.019
 and real truths back

00:32:40.019 --> 00:32:41.439
 to our great God.

00:32:42.099 --> 00:32:43.519
 And what also is true,

00:32:43.639 --> 00:32:44.819
 our singing is marked

00:32:44.819 --> 00:32:45.799
 by a fullness of

00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:46.439
 emotion.

00:32:46.440 --> 00:32:49.279
 not in emotionalism.

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:51.580
 We're not singing in order

00:32:51.580 --> 00:32:52.279
 to have an emotional

00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:52.860
 experience.

00:32:52.980 --> 00:32:53.820
 That's not the goal.

00:32:55.259 --> 00:32:57.279
 The goal is to praise

00:32:57.279 --> 00:32:58.620
 God for who He is.

00:32:59.980 --> 00:33:01.220
 But it will be emotional.

00:33:03.039 --> 00:33:04.120
 It's okay to weep

00:33:04.120 --> 00:33:04.740
 while you sing.

00:33:06.420 --> 00:33:07.720
 Jesus is not embarrassed

00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:08.660
 by that.

00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:11.640
 It's okay to raise your

00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:13.500
 voice while we're singing

00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:14.619
 and say praise God.

00:33:15.420 --> 00:33:16.220
 Thank you Jesus.

00:33:18.160 --> 00:33:19.759
 We should be affected

00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:20.539
 by the truths

00:33:20.539 --> 00:33:21.200
 we are singing.

00:33:22.059 --> 00:33:23.259
 And it's classic

00:33:23.259 --> 00:33:25.119
 example of the Spirit

00:33:25.119 --> 00:33:26.640
 making things real

00:33:26.640 --> 00:33:27.279
 for us.

00:33:28.579 --> 00:33:29.740
 We can't help

00:33:29.740 --> 00:33:30.339
 but sing.

00:33:30.339 --> 00:33:33.359
 it's a singing

00:33:33.359 --> 00:33:34.319
 marked by fullness

00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:35.279
 of engagement.

00:33:35.419 --> 00:33:36.319
 Not just our emotions

00:33:36.319 --> 00:33:37.599
 but our bodies as well.

00:33:39.119 --> 00:33:40.079
 People lifting up

00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:40.740
 their hands.

00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:42.859
 Hey, if I'm willing

00:33:42.859 --> 00:33:43.899
 to lift up my hands

00:33:43.899 --> 00:33:44.919
 for the Ohio State

00:33:44.919 --> 00:33:45.619
 Buckeyes,

00:33:45.859 --> 00:33:46.819
 you better believe

00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:48.179
 I will lift up

00:33:48.179 --> 00:33:48.839
 my hands

00:33:48.839 --> 00:33:49.899
 for our glorious

00:33:49.899 --> 00:33:50.599
 God.

00:33:53.079 --> 00:33:53.879
 Let me read you

00:33:53.879 --> 00:33:56.159
 Psalm 63.

00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:58.179
 Just a little piece.

00:33:58.180 --> 00:33:59.860
 People have been

00:33:59.860 --> 00:34:00.799
 lifting up their hands

00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:01.259
 to the Lord

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:02.700
 for a long time.

00:34:04.140 --> 00:34:04.539
 David,

00:34:05.140 --> 00:34:05.560
 O God,

00:34:05.620 --> 00:34:06.180
 you are my God.

00:34:06.259 --> 00:34:07.140
 Earnestly I seek you.

00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:08.260
 My soul thirsts for you.

00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:09.539
 My flesh faints for you

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:10.860
 as in a dry and weary land

00:34:10.860 --> 00:34:11.780
 where there is no water.

00:34:12.280 --> 00:34:13.659
 So I have looked upon you

00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:14.360
 in the sanctuary

00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:15.659
 beholding your power

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.300
 and glory

00:34:16.300 --> 00:34:17.500
 because your love

00:34:17.500 --> 00:34:18.519
 is better than life.

00:34:19.240 --> 00:34:20.480
 My lips will praise you.

00:34:20.639 --> 00:34:21.900
 So I will bless you

00:34:21.900 --> 00:34:23.000
 as long as I live.

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:24.480
 In your name

00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:26.240
 I will lift up

00:34:26.240 --> 00:34:27.440
 my hands.

00:34:28.179 --> 00:34:31.179
 When lips aren't enough

00:34:31.179 --> 00:34:32.940
 we lift up our hands.

00:34:34.059 --> 00:34:35.059
 It's an overflow.

00:34:36.519 --> 00:34:38.039
 It's a fullness of joy.

00:34:38.259 --> 00:34:39.219
 Fullness of recognition

00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:40.519
 of what God has done for us.

00:34:40.799 --> 00:34:42.379
 And we give it back to Him.

00:34:45.279 --> 00:34:46.559
 When there's a fresh feeling

00:34:46.559 --> 00:34:47.279
 by the Spirit

00:34:47.279 --> 00:34:48.299
 it's not unusual

00:34:48.299 --> 00:34:49.699
 to have a correspondence

00:34:49.699 --> 00:34:51.399
 fullness of volume

00:34:51.399 --> 00:34:52.159
 as well.

00:34:53.199 --> 00:34:55.219
 We're singing from our toes.

00:34:55.219 --> 00:34:57.980
 Because God is awesome.

00:35:00.299 --> 00:35:01.939
 What joy there is in that.

00:35:04.219 --> 00:35:05.099
 When the Spirit

00:35:05.099 --> 00:35:06.219
 moves upon His people

00:35:06.219 --> 00:35:08.859
 God's people

00:35:08.859 --> 00:35:11.139
 sing from their hearts.

00:35:13.219 --> 00:35:13.899
 The third effect.

00:35:14.639 --> 00:35:15.859
 When the Spirit fills us

00:35:15.859 --> 00:35:17.000
 we're going to give thanks

00:35:17.000 --> 00:35:17.699
 to God.

00:35:18.779 --> 00:35:20.239
 When God fills us

00:35:20.239 --> 00:35:21.559
 freshly by His Spirit

00:35:21.559 --> 00:35:23.880
 there is a fullness.

00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:26.759
 We become aware

00:35:26.759 --> 00:35:28.559
 of God's manifold goodness

00:35:28.559 --> 00:35:29.299
 to us.

00:35:31.059 --> 00:35:32.400
 We give thanks

00:35:32.400 --> 00:35:33.279
 all the time

00:35:33.279 --> 00:35:34.099
 and for everything

00:35:34.099 --> 00:35:35.779
 because we realize

00:35:35.779 --> 00:35:37.139
 that all good things

00:35:37.139 --> 00:35:38.739
 come from our God.

00:35:39.579 --> 00:35:40.179
 Did you notice

00:35:40.179 --> 00:35:41.000
 in verse 19

00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:42.039
 or is it verse 20?

00:35:42.719 --> 00:35:43.159
 20.

00:35:43.279 --> 00:35:44.219
 Giving thanks always

00:35:44.219 --> 00:35:45.019
 and for everything

00:35:45.019 --> 00:35:46.099
 to God the Father

00:35:46.099 --> 00:35:47.619
 in the name of the Lord

00:35:47.619 --> 00:35:48.460
 Jesus Christ.

00:35:48.460 --> 00:35:49.840
 Why is that there?

00:35:52.300 --> 00:35:53.199
 Here's what it means.

00:35:54.099 --> 00:35:55.440
 We give thanks to God

00:35:55.440 --> 00:35:56.260
 in the name of the Lord

00:35:56.260 --> 00:35:57.039
 Jesus Christ

00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:59.840
 because we realize

00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:03.139
 everything

00:36:03.139 --> 00:36:06.039
 God is using everything

00:36:06.039 --> 00:36:08.519
 everything for our good.

00:36:10.019 --> 00:36:10.579
 Everything.

00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:12.480
 All the time.

00:36:13.099 --> 00:36:14.740
 Working for our good.

00:36:15.860 --> 00:36:17.659
 And when we realize that

00:36:17.659 --> 00:36:18.699
 and that's true

00:36:18.699 --> 00:36:19.980
 because we're in Christ

00:36:19.980 --> 00:36:21.239
 we give thanks

00:36:21.239 --> 00:36:22.159
 to God.

00:36:23.099 --> 00:36:24.219
 And if you're a Christian

00:36:24.219 --> 00:36:25.480
 you have always

00:36:25.480 --> 00:36:26.279
 got something

00:36:26.279 --> 00:36:27.119
 to be thankful for.

00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:28.920
 Let me put it this way.

00:36:30.019 --> 00:36:31.219
 No matter what time

00:36:31.219 --> 00:36:31.799
 during the day

00:36:31.799 --> 00:36:33.719
 no matter what circumstances

00:36:33.719 --> 00:36:34.319
 you're facing

00:36:34.319 --> 00:36:36.960
 where would you be

00:36:36.960 --> 00:36:38.599
 right then and there

00:36:38.599 --> 00:36:40.179
 without Jesus?

00:36:41.539 --> 00:36:42.480
 Where would you be?

00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:44.319
 I'm regularly reminded

00:36:44.319 --> 00:36:45.139
 of where I would be

00:36:45.139 --> 00:36:46.519
 and therefore

00:36:46.519 --> 00:36:47.579
 I regularly give thanks

00:36:47.579 --> 00:36:48.300
 for my wife

00:36:48.300 --> 00:36:49.119
 for my children

00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:50.559
 for this church

00:36:50.559 --> 00:36:51.500
 for my employment

00:36:51.500 --> 00:36:52.820
 for my health

00:36:52.820 --> 00:36:53.759
 for my friends

00:36:53.759 --> 00:36:55.900
 but most of all

00:36:55.900 --> 00:36:56.960
 what I give God

00:36:56.960 --> 00:36:57.659
 thanks for

00:36:57.659 --> 00:36:59.840
 is my salvation.

00:37:00.840 --> 00:37:02.039
 I was a wretch

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:03.739
 and God made me

00:37:03.739 --> 00:37:04.300
 his treasure.

00:37:04.619 --> 00:37:05.300
 Do I have an amen?

00:37:05.300 --> 00:37:05.440
 Amen.

00:37:12.079 --> 00:37:12.940
 Here's the point.

00:37:12.940 --> 00:37:14.360
 The Spirit of God

00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:15.599
 stirs gratitude

00:37:15.599 --> 00:37:17.139
 in the hearts

00:37:17.139 --> 00:37:18.260
 of God's people

00:37:18.260 --> 00:37:19.920
 and gratitude

00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.159
 is given voice.

00:37:22.579 --> 00:37:22.960
 It's called

00:37:22.960 --> 00:37:24.159
 thanksgiving.

00:37:25.720 --> 00:37:26.360
 Thanksgiving

00:37:26.360 --> 00:37:27.920
 is the outworking

00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:29.860
 of grateful hearts

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:31.159
 and it's a mark

00:37:31.159 --> 00:37:32.059
 of the Spirit

00:37:32.059 --> 00:37:32.920
 at work

00:37:32.920 --> 00:37:34.059
 in our midst.

00:37:35.059 --> 00:37:35.900
 Shows up in a variety

00:37:35.900 --> 00:37:36.300
 of ways.

00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:37.579
 We sing with grateful hearts.

00:37:37.679 --> 00:37:38.720
 We give thanks to God

00:37:38.720 --> 00:37:39.940
 together in prayer.

00:37:40.059 --> 00:37:40.980
 We give thanks to God

00:37:40.980 --> 00:37:42.360
 in informal conversations.

00:37:43.360 --> 00:37:44.280
 When the Spirit

00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:45.179
 fills His people

00:37:45.179 --> 00:37:46.519
 we're filled

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:47.300
 with gratitude

00:37:47.300 --> 00:37:48.159
 for the goodness

00:37:48.159 --> 00:37:48.780
 of God

00:37:48.780 --> 00:37:50.579
 and so we give thanks

00:37:50.579 --> 00:37:52.000
 over and over

00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:52.659
 and over again.

00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:56.619
 The last effect.

00:37:58.079 --> 00:37:59.059
 Being filled

00:37:59.059 --> 00:37:59.900
 by the Spirit

00:37:59.900 --> 00:38:00.800
 leads to

00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:02.440
 submitting to one another

00:38:02.440 --> 00:38:03.300
 out of reverence

00:38:03.300 --> 00:38:03.920
 for Christ.

00:38:03.920 --> 00:38:08.260
 submitting to one another.

00:38:10.659 --> 00:38:11.680
 This word means

00:38:11.680 --> 00:38:12.840
 to voluntarily

00:38:12.840 --> 00:38:13.980
 set yourself

00:38:13.980 --> 00:38:15.420
 under others.

00:38:18.380 --> 00:38:19.200
 Did you note

00:38:19.200 --> 00:38:19.680
 the motive?

00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:22.039
 Out of reverence

00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:22.579
 for Christ.

00:38:24.420 --> 00:38:25.700
 I submit myself

00:38:25.700 --> 00:38:26.240
 to you

00:38:26.240 --> 00:38:27.340
 out of reverence

00:38:27.340 --> 00:38:27.860
 for Christ.

00:38:29.019 --> 00:38:30.180
 You submit yourself

00:38:30.180 --> 00:38:30.900
 to one another

00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:32.320
 out of reverence

00:38:32.320 --> 00:38:32.980
 for Christ.

00:38:33.600 --> 00:38:34.420
 At the heart

00:38:34.420 --> 00:38:35.000
 of this

00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:35.960
 is humility.

00:38:37.240 --> 00:38:37.900
 We consider

00:38:37.900 --> 00:38:38.539
 others

00:38:38.539 --> 00:38:39.140
 better

00:38:39.140 --> 00:38:40.640
 than ourselves.

00:38:41.140 --> 00:38:41.720
 Remember Paul

00:38:41.720 --> 00:38:42.840
 is addressing

00:38:42.840 --> 00:38:44.360
 a church here.

00:38:45.760 --> 00:38:46.720
 In the next passage

00:38:46.720 --> 00:38:47.220
 he's going to

00:38:47.220 --> 00:38:48.280
 actually work out

00:38:48.280 --> 00:38:48.920
 what submission

00:38:48.920 --> 00:38:49.700
 looks like

00:38:49.700 --> 00:38:50.400
 in marriage

00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:51.240
 and in parenting

00:38:51.240 --> 00:38:52.059
 and in the workplace.

00:38:52.580 --> 00:38:53.340
 But here he's talking

00:38:53.340 --> 00:38:54.080
 about in the church.

00:38:54.220 --> 00:38:55.240
 We submit to one another

00:38:55.240 --> 00:38:56.820
 out of reverence

00:38:56.820 --> 00:38:57.559
 for Christ.

00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:59.680
 Let me just give you

00:38:59.680 --> 00:39:00.600
 a picture of this.

00:39:00.599 --> 00:39:02.759
 If you want to

00:39:02.759 --> 00:39:03.400
 turn your Bibles

00:39:03.400 --> 00:39:04.659
 quickly to John 13

00:39:04.659 --> 00:39:09.839
 you'll remember this.

00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:13.940
 This is just before

00:39:13.940 --> 00:39:14.880
 Jesus

00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:18.219
 dies.

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.420
 And during this supper

00:39:20.420 --> 00:39:21.219
 Jesus does

00:39:21.219 --> 00:39:22.719
 something that

00:39:22.719 --> 00:39:24.339
 his disciples

00:39:24.339 --> 00:39:25.139
 would never forget.

00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:27.460
 He took off

00:39:27.460 --> 00:39:28.199
 his outer robe

00:39:28.199 --> 00:39:30.579
 grab a towel

00:39:30.579 --> 00:39:31.319
 in a

00:39:31.319 --> 00:39:33.859
 wash basin

00:39:33.859 --> 00:39:35.599
 and he washed

00:39:35.599 --> 00:39:36.419
 his disciples'

00:39:36.699 --> 00:39:36.879
 feet.

00:39:37.699 --> 00:39:38.460
 Every one of them.

00:39:39.539 --> 00:39:40.059
 And then

00:39:40.059 --> 00:39:41.079
 at the end of that

00:39:41.079 --> 00:39:41.879
 he says this.

00:39:41.939 --> 00:39:43.460
 This is 13-12.

00:39:44.000 --> 00:39:44.779
 Do you understand

00:39:44.779 --> 00:39:45.379
 what I have done

00:39:45.379 --> 00:39:45.739
 to you?

00:39:46.839 --> 00:39:47.679
 You call me

00:39:47.679 --> 00:39:48.639
 teacher and Lord

00:39:48.639 --> 00:39:49.460
 and you are right

00:39:49.460 --> 00:39:50.679
 for so I am.

00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:51.659
 If I then

00:39:51.659 --> 00:39:52.460
 your Lord and teacher

00:39:52.460 --> 00:39:53.679
 have washed your feet

00:39:53.679 --> 00:39:55.279
 you also ought to

00:39:55.279 --> 00:39:56.539
 wash one another's feet.

00:39:56.539 --> 00:39:58.300
 For I have given you

00:39:58.300 --> 00:39:59.199
 an example that you

00:39:59.199 --> 00:40:00.039
 also should do

00:40:00.039 --> 00:40:01.099
 just as I have done

00:40:01.099 --> 00:40:01.380
 to you.

00:40:01.480 --> 00:40:02.019
 Truly, truly

00:40:02.019 --> 00:40:02.800
 I say to you

00:40:02.800 --> 00:40:03.800
 a servant

00:40:03.800 --> 00:40:05.039
 is no greater

00:40:05.039 --> 00:40:05.800
 than his master

00:40:05.800 --> 00:40:07.340
 nor is a messenger

00:40:07.340 --> 00:40:08.119
 greater than the one

00:40:08.119 --> 00:40:08.619
 who sent him.

00:40:08.699 --> 00:40:09.759
 If you know these things

00:40:09.759 --> 00:40:10.420
 blessed

00:40:10.420 --> 00:40:11.880
 are you

00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:13.400
 if you do them.

00:40:14.860 --> 00:40:16.139
 There is blessing

00:40:16.139 --> 00:40:17.699
 in submitting

00:40:17.699 --> 00:40:18.480
 to one another

00:40:18.480 --> 00:40:20.059
 out of reverence

00:40:20.059 --> 00:40:20.699
 for Christ.

00:40:21.960 --> 00:40:22.920
 It's the stuff

00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:23.960
 of unity.

00:40:23.960 --> 00:40:24.079
 unity.

00:40:24.840 --> 00:40:26.019
 It's the stuff

00:40:26.019 --> 00:40:27.039
 by which the Spirit

00:40:27.039 --> 00:40:28.039
 moves on a people

00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:29.579
 to preserve,

00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:31.340
 maintain the unity

00:40:31.340 --> 00:40:32.179
 of the Spirit

00:40:32.179 --> 00:40:33.099
 in the bond

00:40:33.099 --> 00:40:34.000
 of peace.

00:40:35.300 --> 00:40:36.840
 This is an outworking

00:40:36.840 --> 00:40:38.400
 of the Spirit's presence

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:39.099
 in our life.

00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:46.780
 Let me close by this.

00:40:46.780 --> 00:40:52.400
 we've looked at

00:40:52.400 --> 00:40:54.240
 the presence

00:40:54.240 --> 00:40:55.200
 of the paraclete

00:40:55.200 --> 00:40:57.580
 ongoing presence

00:40:57.580 --> 00:40:58.620
 of the Holy Spirit

00:40:58.620 --> 00:40:59.220
 in our lives.

00:40:59.740 --> 00:41:00.540
 He wants to do

00:41:00.540 --> 00:41:01.360
 something in us.

00:41:02.200 --> 00:41:02.800
 He wants us

00:41:02.800 --> 00:41:03.560
 to have an effect.

00:41:04.120 --> 00:41:04.800
 He wants to do

00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:06.160
 something in our church

00:41:06.160 --> 00:41:07.720
 to build us up.

00:41:07.920 --> 00:41:08.780
 What all these

00:41:08.780 --> 00:41:09.820
 four effects

00:41:09.820 --> 00:41:10.500
 have in common

00:41:10.500 --> 00:41:11.920
 is it builds

00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:13.019
 up the body.

00:41:13.660 --> 00:41:15.220
 It unites us.

00:41:15.219 --> 00:41:16.699
 It strengthens us.

00:41:16.859 --> 00:41:17.759
 It aims us

00:41:17.759 --> 00:41:18.539
 at Jesus.

00:41:19.419 --> 00:41:20.319
 So here's how

00:41:20.319 --> 00:41:21.199
 I'd like to close.

00:41:21.319 --> 00:41:22.199
 I had some

00:41:22.199 --> 00:41:23.439
 diagnostic questions

00:41:23.439 --> 00:41:23.959
 but we're going

00:41:23.959 --> 00:41:24.519
 to skip them.

00:41:25.099 --> 00:41:25.419
 And we're just

00:41:25.419 --> 00:41:26.399
 going to go to this.

00:41:27.719 --> 00:41:28.719
 In Luke 11,

00:41:28.839 --> 00:41:29.279
 13,

00:41:29.500 --> 00:41:31.099
 Jesus says this.

00:41:34.519 --> 00:41:35.500
 Ask your Father

00:41:35.500 --> 00:41:36.480
 for the Holy Spirit.

00:41:38.139 --> 00:41:39.259
 If we who are evil

00:41:39.259 --> 00:41:39.859
 know how to give

00:41:39.859 --> 00:41:40.480
 good gifts,

00:41:41.399 --> 00:41:42.259
 how much more

00:41:42.259 --> 00:41:43.059
 will our Heavenly

00:41:43.059 --> 00:41:44.239
 Father give

00:41:44.239 --> 00:41:46.019
 the Holy Spirit

00:41:46.019 --> 00:41:47.239
 to those

00:41:47.239 --> 00:41:48.099
 who ask Him.

00:41:49.379 --> 00:41:50.439
 Would you join

00:41:50.439 --> 00:41:50.959
 with me

00:41:50.959 --> 00:41:52.819
 in asking our Father

00:41:52.819 --> 00:41:54.199
 to pour out

00:41:54.199 --> 00:41:54.919
 His Spirit

00:41:54.919 --> 00:41:56.259
 in greater and

00:41:56.259 --> 00:41:57.219
 greater measures

00:41:57.219 --> 00:41:58.739
 on our church

00:41:58.739 --> 00:42:00.299
 so that Christ

00:42:00.299 --> 00:42:01.459
 would be

00:42:01.459 --> 00:42:02.439
 exalted.

00:42:03.559 --> 00:42:04.599
 Let's turn

00:42:04.599 --> 00:42:05.419
 to that right now.

00:42:05.859 --> 00:42:06.299
 Let's pray.

00:42:06.300 --> 00:42:14.600
 прят

00:42:14.600 --> 00:42:16.960
 for the Holy Spirit

00:42:18.320 --> 00:42:20.840
 for the Holy Spirit

00:42:20.960 --> 00:42:22.920
 that Father