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 The reading today is 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 1 to 5 and it is page 1197 in the church bibles.

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! In the presence of God in Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing in his kingdom, I give you this charge.

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 Preach the word, be prepared in season and out of season.

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 Correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction.

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 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.

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 Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather round them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

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 They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

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 But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

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 Good morning again, church.

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 Just before I'm going to share God's word, let me just pray.

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 Heavenly Father, we thank you for the privilege we have to come and have an audience with you.

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 Lord, I pray that you will help me to faithfully teach and preach your word.

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 Lord, I pray that you open up our ears, the eyes of our heart.

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 Lord, help us to understand how this text speaks to us.

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 I pray within hearing it, Lord, you shall renew our minds.

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 And I pray that you would help us, that we will be doers of this word.

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 Help us to apply the application to our lives, Lord.

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 So we don't just gather weekly, meet, hear your word and walk out the same.

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 But help us, Lord, to change, Lord.

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 That we would display more of your splendour, your glory and your beauty.

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 So Lord, be with me and help me by your spirit.

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 In Jesus' name, amen.

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 Amen.

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 So this text that Sarah has just read for us.

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 This chapter is a continuation of what we heard Steve preach last week.

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 It contains some of the very last words spoken or written by the Apostle Paul to Timothy.

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 They certainly are some of the last that we know to have survived before his martyrdom.

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 For many years, he labours as an apostle and travelling evangelist.

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 Before he wrote, as we would hear next week in 4-7, he writes,

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 I fought the good fight of faith, I finished the race.

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 I kept the faith.

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 And in verse 8, he goes on to say,

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 Now he awaits the crown of righteousness which has been laid up for him in heaven.

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 And also to us who long and await the appearing of Jesus Christ.

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 These words are Paul's legacy to the church, to us.

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 So we start with verse 1, as we see here now.

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 In the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead.

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 And in view of his appearance and his kingdom.

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 I charge you, Timothy.

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 This charge is presented, as we may understand,

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 someone charged and put under oath in a court of law.

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 Then urged, or it is demanded of them to give evidence or testify as a witness.

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 Because based on the outcome of the evidence, a decision will be made.

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 This charge is addressed in the first instance to Timothy in Ephesus.

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 But I would say it is also applicable in a secondary sense

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 to everyone who is called into evangelistic and pastoral ministry.

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 I would even go further to say to all Christians,

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 in the light of us being called to the obedience of the faith and the great commission.

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 So let's look at these two verses.

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 Let's look at verse 2 and verse 3.

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 The nature of the charge in verse 2.

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 So the nature of the charge that Paul gives to Timothy

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 is in three words.

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 Preach the word.

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 The message Timothy is to communicate is called the word.

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 A spoken utterance.

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 It's to preach it and teach it.

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 It is God's word that God has spoken.

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 We're reading John 1.1.

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 We know in the beginning was the word and the word was with God

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 and the word was God.

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 John 1.14 tells us the word became flesh

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 and made his dwelling or his tabermacle amongst us.

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 So be a witness to Jesus Christ, the living word of God.

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 Paul does not need to pacify any further

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 for Timothy will know at once that it is the body of doctrine

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 which he has heard from Paul

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 and which Paul has committed to him to pass on to others.

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 He's already been informed to keep the pattern of sound doctrine.

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 Read that in 1.13.

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 And to guard the good deposit of the faith.

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 1.14.

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 This same charge is laid upon the church of every age

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 and even us here today.

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 We have no liberty to invent our message

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 but only to communicate the word which God has spoken

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 and communicated to the church.

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 The name Timothy for this matter means to honour God

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 or means honouring God

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 which essentially signifies someone who holds God in high regards

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 and demonstrate respect or reverence for him.

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 Paul chose Timothy to be a mission apprentice

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 who would help grow the churches Paul had established.

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 You read about that in Acts 16.1-5

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 Timothy is to preach the word.

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 Proclaim what God has spoken.

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 His responsibility is not to just hear it

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 not just to believe it and obey it

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 nor just to guard it from every falsification

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 nor just to suffer for it

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 and continue in it.

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 But it's to preach and teach it to others.

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 It is good news of salvation for sinners.

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 For he is to proclaim, make it known

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 just as Paul had done

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 for in the same footsteps of Jesus Christ

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 preaching who Jesus preached the kingdom of God.

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 And we the church are also called to preach, proclaim

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 and teach the word which West Kilburn I would say

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 do that faithfully.

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 And there are no various ways we can all do this.

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 Sorry, there are various ways that we can all do this.

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 Not everyone is going to go out into the community

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 like I will often do and knock doors at the book table.

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 Some of us will want to share with our close friends

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 and close associates.

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 Some within our local social networks

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 and also through social media networks.

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 And some with colleagues in other ways.

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 Maybe through handing out tracts or gospel booklets

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 and through ministry teams serving others

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 to demonstrate their love acts of deeds

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 where others in the team will share

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 and verbally communicate the gospel.

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 Others will pray for courage, seeking God

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 and hoping for an opportunity to share Christ.

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 If the word is not proclaimed, it's not the gospel.

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 Gospel ministry is one of proclamation.

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 Whichever way we seek to do it

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 we are called to be the light of the world

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 living in this dark age.

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 People need to hear the word of God.

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 Timothy instructed, primacy is instructed

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 and prepared.

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 He needs to be prepared in season and out of season.

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 Whether the time seemed favorable or not

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 he was charged to preach the word

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 and that is to conduct himself

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 as an official messenger of the gospel.

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 He wasn't being told to be insensitive

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 or to ignore people's privacy.

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 I believe he was to be prepared

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 meaning to be alert

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 and ready to discern opportunities

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 even when they seemed challenging

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 or he might be fearful, lacking the courage.

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 So we have no liberty

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 to barge into other people's privacy

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 or tread on their toes if you like.

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 No.

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 The occasions Paul has in mind

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 are probably welcome or unwelcome

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 not for the hearer

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 but for the speaker.

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 It's like a call to be on duty

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 at all times

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 convenient or inconvenient.

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 So we don't have biblical warrants

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 or license for rudeness

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 but maybe a biblical appeal

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 against laziness.

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 And with that I want to ask you

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 or maybe you can ask yourself

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 what does it look like

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 to be prepared in season

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 and out season for you?

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 I share what it looks like for me.

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 As many of you know

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 I'm an evangelist

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 and I work with an organisation

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 where we are primarily focused

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 on churches throughout London

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 to see how we go into the community

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 to proclaim the gospel.

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 So in season would be for me

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 I already know

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 I'm going to go out into the community

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 with other like-minded people

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 or people who desire

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 to proclaim the gospel.

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 So I'm really prepared.

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 I've looked at scripture

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 to know what God's word says.

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 I've prayed for opportunities

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 and I go out

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 and trust in the Lord

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 and his spirit

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 to give me opportunities

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 to interact with people.

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 And often when I finish

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 it's praise the Lord.

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 I can see the need

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 for the gospel to be proclaimed.

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 Now what does it look like

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 for me out of season?

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 Well, last week

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 I was at home

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 and had a maintenance man

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 come to my house

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 to fix my back garden gate

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 which was broken

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 and it needed amending

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 to strengthen it again

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 so from the outside

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 people probably couldn't push it

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 and it falls or caves in.

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 So he came

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 and when he came

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 he was a lively chap

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 I would say, right?

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 Really lively.

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 You know, I had a few tattoos

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 but very lively

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 and engaging, you know.

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 And he mentioned

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 that he had come from Greenwich

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 and I thought

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 a fellow South Londoner.

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 He looked pretty much

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 bold and courageous

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 but, you know,

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 he was really loving and warm.

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 He really was.

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 Anyway, you know,

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 we established a little bond

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 and he got on with his work

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 and I sat down in the kitchen

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 doing my work

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 and meditating upon this verse

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 I thought, wow,

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 in season and out of season.

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 What does that look like?

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 I thought, I'd love to share

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 the gospel with him

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 but, you know,

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 he just seemed really bold

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 and courageous

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 and, you know,

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 someone I thought,

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 well, we've had a nice little banter

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 but I don't know

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 about sharing the gospel.

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 But sitting down,

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 sitting down,

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 I thought I would love to,

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 I have to do something.

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 So I came to the conclusion

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 I would just give him some tracts

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 when he's about to leave.

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 Anyway, the time came

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 he finished the work

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 and he was about to leave.

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 So I said to him, right,

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 listen,

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 I really would love you

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 to take these tracts

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 and read it.

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 I really believe

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 they can be a blessing to you.

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 It's something that I believe

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 will share some good news with you.

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 He looked at it quickly

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 then he said to me

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 he's a Christian.

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 We got into a conversation.

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 Yes, he's professing Christ

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 but he's not going to church

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 and he needs discipleship

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 to see what Christ

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 really looks like.

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 So that was something

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 what was out of season.

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 I was not prepared

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 but I took the opportunity.

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 Another opportunity,

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 again,

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 when it was out of season.

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 Three weeks ago,

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 I was in Wales

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 and I was in the sauna.

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 Somebody asked me

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 what am I doing here?

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 We just had a conversation.

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 I told them.

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 They said,

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 oh, you sound like

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 you're from London.

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 I said, yes.

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 They said,

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 what are you doing here?

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 I said,

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 I'm down here

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 to support a church

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 and outreach

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 and preach down there.

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 They said to me,

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 what would you say

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 the gospel is in one sentence?

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 And I told them.

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 And when we finished there,

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 you know,

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 they asked me my name

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 and shook my hand.

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 I remember their name.

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 I won't call it out

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 in case, you know,

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 they listen.

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 And there's somebody

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 where I will be praying for.

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 But I would count

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 those two occasions

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 of being out of season.

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 I wasn't prepared.

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 I was engaging,

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 doing other things,

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 but that season came.

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 And I believe

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 this is what Paul

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 is saying for Timothy

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 to be prepared.

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 For those who preach

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 and teach the word,

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 as well as those

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 who share the word,

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 let us continue

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 to seek opportunities

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 like I've just shared

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 with you

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 to help people come

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 to know the living God

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 through Christ Jesus,

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 our risen Lord and Saviour.

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 Next slide.

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 Now,

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 this slide you can see there,

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 this would clearly,

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 I would say,

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 was out of season.

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 Liverpool forward,

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 Cody Gappo,

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 received a formal warning

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 for the football,

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 from a football association,

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 right,

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 after displaying

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 a Christian message

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 during a Premier League match

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 against Tottenham and Otspurs.

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 Following a goal,

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 Gappo lifted his jersey

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 and revealed an undershirt

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 bearing the message,

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 I belong to Jesus.

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 He raised both hands

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 towards the sky

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 in a clear expression

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 of his love for Jesus.

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 The incident drew attention

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 due to existing

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 FA and FIFA regulations

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 prohibiting players

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 from displaying

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 political, religious

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 or personal messages

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 on the field.

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 While Gappo's gesture

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 was an open declaration

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 of his faith,

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 it fell under the restriction

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 prompting disciplinary action.

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 Now,

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 this is an opportunity

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 that Gappo

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 probably considered,

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 if I score a goal,

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 Lord,

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 if you give me

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 the opportunity

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 to score a goal,

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 this is what I'm going to do.

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 And this is what

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 some footballers players

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 do,

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 Christians.

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 They wear it under there,

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 but they've got no reason

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 to take off their shirt

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 unless they score a goal.

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 So God clearly

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 blessed them,

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 he scored a goal

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 and he thought,

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 I'm going to be a witness.

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 That was out of season

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 because he received

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 the backlash,

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 the next one.

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 Now,

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 again,

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 this is out of season.

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 I don't know

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 where the person

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 were to say,

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 wake up and repent,

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 Jesus is coming.

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 But clearly,

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 you know,

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 as this person

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 was being filmed,

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 you know,

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 on news,

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 someone,

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 opportunities,

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 took the opportunity

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 to actually just

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 share this message.

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 And though he's not speaking,

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 but the sign

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 reads for itself

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 and you can imagine

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 the millions,

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 if not billions,

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 people who saw that

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 and God's spirit

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 can speak to them

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 in the way

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 that he does.

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 So with those things,

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 we're told in the Bible,

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 therefore,

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 since we are surrounded

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 by such a great cloud

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 of witnesses,

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 let us throw off

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 everything that hinders

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 and the sin

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 that so easily entangles

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 and let us run

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 with perseverance

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 the race marked out

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 for us,

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 fixing our eyes

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 on Jesus,

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 the pioneer

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 and perfecter

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 of our faith.

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 It is like a race

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 of perseverance

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 for Timothy

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 against false teachers

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 in Ephesus.

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 Furthermore,

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 Paul,

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 when he was in Ephesus,

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 the last time

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 before he was leading it,

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 he called the elders

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 and the leaders together,

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 right?

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 And he speaks to them

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 and he says to them

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 in Acts 20,

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 25 to 27,

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 Now I know

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 that none of you

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 among whom

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 I have gone about

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 preaching a kingdom

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 will ever see me again.

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 Therefore,

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 I declare to you today

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 that I am innocent

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 of the blood

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 of any of you,

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 for I have not hesitated

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 to proclaim to you

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 the whole will

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 or the whole counsel

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 of God.

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 preaching the word

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 should consist

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 of the whole counsel

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 of God.

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 Let God's word

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 do the work

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 only God's work

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 can do.

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 Faith comes by hearing

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 and we know hearing

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 through the word

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 of Christ,

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 so it's important

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 that God's word

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 is to be preached.

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 That means

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 when we preach

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 or we teach,

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 sharing the gospel

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 is important.

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 When we share the gospel,

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 we want to share the gospel,

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 which is the power

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 of Christ

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 unto salvation.

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 We want to talk

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 about the story

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 of God.

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 We want to talk

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 about the response

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 of God.

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 We want to talk

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 about the blessings

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 of God

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 and we want to talk

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 about the God

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 of the gospel

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 and the people

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 of the gospel,

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 which are us.

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 Timothy

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 is to trust

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 in God

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 and his ability

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 to lead him

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 to proclaim the word

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 with all teaching

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 in fullness

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 so people

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 would come

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 to a saving grace.

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 This charge

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 is presented

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 to him

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 in the presence

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 of God

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 the Father

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 and Christ Jesus.

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 So preaching

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 the word,

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 we understand now

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 from the way

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 Paul is communicating

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 to Timothy,

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 preaching the word

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 is a matter

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 of utmost importance

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 and it's something

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 that I will say

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 our pastor Steve,

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 he prides

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 the word

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 to a high level.

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 It's not easy

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 to be able

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 to come here

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 and share God's word

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 without sitting

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 with the pastor

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 to make sure

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 we have God's word

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 to present

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 in the right light.

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 So you are

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 in the right place

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 and I want us

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 to just figure

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 and imagine this now,

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 right?

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 Preaching the word,

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 it's a matter

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 of life and death.

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 Let us imagine

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 four high-rise apartments,

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 imagine that,

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 right?

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 Each apartment

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 has 20 floors

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 and only four

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 fire wardens

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 assigned to these buildings.

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 So that's one

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 to each building

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 with 20 floors.

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 If a fire were

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 to break out,

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 it would require

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 a significant amount

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 of work

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 and considerable time

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 to notify

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 all the residents

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 to evacuate

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 the premises.

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 However,

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 if more people

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 were trained

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 and aware

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 of what to do

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 in the event

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 of a fire,

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 it would be

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 quicker and easier

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 for all residents

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 to be notified

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 and evacuated,

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 thereby saving

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 more lives.

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 And that's the kind

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 of picture

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 of the gospel,

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 you know,

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 with people

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 out in our community

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 and society.

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 The more people

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 would feel

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 equipped

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 and able

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 to articulate

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 and share

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 what the gospel

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 is,

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 the more people

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 would have the opportunity

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 to hear this good news.

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 And that's part

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 of the work

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 that I do

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 working with churches

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 in London.

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 Next slide.

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 Whoever preaches

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 and teaches

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 the word

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 will have to.

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 We're still in verse 2

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 for those who are

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 looking at your Bible

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 and follow God's word,

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 right?

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 We're still in verse 2.

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 So whoever would preach

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 and teach the word

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 will have to,

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 as he's saying

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 in verse 2,

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 they will have to

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 correct

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 those who

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 misinterpret

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 the word

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 or read

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 into the word,

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 not able

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 to allow

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 God's word

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 to interpret

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 and translate

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 itself

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 and communicate

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 itself to them.

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 They will also

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 at times

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 rebuke some,

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 though it's a rather

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 harsh word,

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 it seems a harsh word,

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 which generally

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 means to express

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 disapproval

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 or criticism,

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 often intending

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 to correct

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 someone's behaviour

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 or action.

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 It's all about

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 the intent

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 of the person's

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 heart who's

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 given the rebuke.

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 Jesus is to judge

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 the living and the dead.

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 So in a situation

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 of rebuke,

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 we would do well

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 to remember

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 our place,

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 not seeking

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 to be judges

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 and communicate

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 and we need

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 to seek to

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 communicate

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 in a loving way.

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 Paul shows

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 his disapproval

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 and opposes

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 Peter to correct

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 him.

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 You'll see that

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 in Galatians 2,

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 11 to 14,

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 as Peter was

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 eating with

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 the Gentiles

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 and then when

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 some other Jews

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 came up,

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 he drew away

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 from them,

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 you know,

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 kind of a bit

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 of a hypocrite

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 and Paul opposes

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 him to his face

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 and rebukes

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 him for that.

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 And of the utmost,

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 we are to

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 preach the word,

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 you know,

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 we who preach

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 the word are

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 to encourage

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 with a great

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 patience and

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 careful instruction.

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 God's word

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 is there to

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 equip the

00:19:57.599 --> 00:19:58.299
 servant of God

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 for every good

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 word.

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 We heard that

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 last week as

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 Steve preached.

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 It serves its

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 purpose for

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 a variety of

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 ministries.

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 And God's word

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 is the one that

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 really corrects

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 and rebukes

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 and deals with

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 us.

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 The connection

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 of the charge

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 given in verse

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 one and

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 verse two

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 to preach

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 the word.

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 If we preach

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 the word,

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 it will correct

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 you,

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 it will rebuke

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 you,

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 it will encourage

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 you.

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 We just need

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 to be open

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 to what God

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 wants to do

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 in and through

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 our lives.

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 God will

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 often do a

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 surgical work

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 in our hearts,

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 meaning that,

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 you know,

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 we naturally

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 resist what

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 God wants

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 to do.

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 We naturally

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 gravitate to

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 sin and

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 oppose God.

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 but God

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 will be

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 doing a

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 work in

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 our lives

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 for his

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 word and

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 the spirit

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 to help

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 us to

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 conform and

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 understand that

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 God is

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 speaking to

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 us.

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 He will be

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 refining us

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 to be more

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 like Christ.

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 And the

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 Bible tells us

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 no discipline

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 seems pleasant

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 at the time

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 but it seems

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 painful.

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 Later on,

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 however,

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 it produces

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 a harvest of

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 righteousness and

00:21:03.419 --> 00:21:04.399
 peace for those

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 who have been

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 trained by it.

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 The harvest

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 here comes to

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 those who

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 allow God's

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 word and

00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:11.680
 truth,

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 no matter

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 how hard or

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 painful you

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 may find it,

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 to restrict you

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 from doing

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 what you want

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 to do.

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 It will

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 train you and

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 cause you to

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 conform to

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 God's perfect

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 will and be

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 more like

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 Christ Jesus.

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 Verse 3,

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 we're going to

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 look now,

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 which I read

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 earlier.

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 The reason

00:21:30.059 --> 00:21:30.700
 people will

00:21:30.700 --> 00:21:31.180
 not put up

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 with sound

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 doctrine is

00:21:32.879 --> 00:21:33.399
 because of

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 what Paul

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 mentions,

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 right,

00:21:35.259 --> 00:21:35.480
 in,

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 you'll see

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 that in

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 chapter 3,

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 verse 1 to

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 5.

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 We had

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 that two

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 weeks ago,

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 but ultimately

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 in verse 4

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 there,

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 right,

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 because they're

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 lovers of

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 pleasure rather

00:21:45.059 --> 00:21:45.500
 than lovers

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 of God.

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 The remedy,

00:21:48.319 --> 00:21:48.920
 the cure to

00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:49.700
 restore us to

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 our natural

00:21:50.259 --> 00:21:51.240
 intended purpose

00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:51.960
 is the

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 preaching and

00:21:52.599 --> 00:21:53.119
 teaching of

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 the word,

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 so we hear

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 it.

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 It's proclaiming

00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:56.639
 Jesus is

00:21:56.639 --> 00:21:57.420
 Lord of all,

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 as we hear in

00:21:58.200 --> 00:21:58.879
 Philippians 2,

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 10,

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 11,

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 that at the

00:22:00.740 --> 00:22:01.139
 name of

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 Jesus,

00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:03.440
 every knee

00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:04.279
 should bow

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 in heaven,

00:22:05.660 --> 00:22:06.700
 on earth,

00:22:06.700 --> 00:22:07.860
 and under

00:22:07.860 --> 00:22:08.440
 the earth,

00:22:09.039 --> 00:22:10.360
 and every

00:22:10.360 --> 00:22:12.660
 tongue acknowledge

00:22:12.660 --> 00:22:13.400
 that Jesus

00:22:13.400 --> 00:22:14.080
 Christ is

00:22:14.080 --> 00:22:14.559
 Lord to

00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:15.120
 the glory

00:22:15.120 --> 00:22:15.539
 of God

00:22:15.539 --> 00:22:16.200
 the Father.

00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:18.279
 We are

00:22:18.279 --> 00:22:18.960
 called to

00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:19.920
 acknowledge our

00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:20.700
 shortcomings,

00:22:20.700 --> 00:22:23.700
 our sinful

00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:24.200
 ways,

00:22:24.299 --> 00:22:24.680
 or rather

00:22:24.680 --> 00:22:25.680
 our wrongdoings.

00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.019
 Sometimes

00:22:28.019 --> 00:22:29.100
 intentionally,

00:22:29.420 --> 00:22:30.100
 often we do

00:22:30.100 --> 00:22:31.220
 it unintentionally,

00:22:31.799 --> 00:22:32.319
 but that is

00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:33.000
 the state of

00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:33.319
 us,

00:22:35.039 --> 00:22:36.360
 for which

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 we will have

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 to give an

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 account one

00:22:38.120 --> 00:22:38.380
 day.

00:22:39.299 --> 00:22:39.960
 No matter

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:40.580
 our best

00:22:40.580 --> 00:22:41.240
 efforts,

00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:42.580
 it doesn't

00:22:42.580 --> 00:22:43.600
 compare to

00:22:43.600 --> 00:22:44.200
 a holy,

00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:44.880
 righteous,

00:22:45.120 --> 00:22:45.360
 just,

00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:46.100
 and perfect

00:22:46.100 --> 00:22:47.000
 God who

00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:47.740
 loves us

00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:48.240
 dearly.

00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:50.359
 Our only

00:22:50.359 --> 00:22:50.920
 hope is

00:22:50.920 --> 00:22:51.640
 placing our

00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:52.880
 trust in

00:22:52.880 --> 00:22:53.920
 Jesus Christ

00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:54.759
 by faith,

00:22:56.099 --> 00:22:56.680
 where we

00:22:56.680 --> 00:22:57.200
 will come

00:22:57.200 --> 00:22:57.640
 to know

00:22:57.640 --> 00:22:58.180
 that God's

00:22:58.180 --> 00:22:58.700
 truth will

00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:59.240
 ultimately

00:22:59.240 --> 00:22:59.779
 set us

00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:00.359
 free from

00:23:00.359 --> 00:23:01.099
 the deception

00:23:01.099 --> 00:23:02.000
 and lies

00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:02.839
 we seem

00:23:02.839 --> 00:23:03.279
 to hear

00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:04.039
 continually

00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:05.359
 around us

00:23:05.359 --> 00:23:05.660
 in our

00:23:05.660 --> 00:23:06.240
 society.

00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:08.160
 When

00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:09.019
 people fail

00:23:09.019 --> 00:23:09.680
 to listen

00:23:09.680 --> 00:23:10.539
 to and

00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:10.960
 reject

00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:11.359
 sound

00:23:11.359 --> 00:23:11.839
 doctrine,

00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:12.599
 verse 3,

00:23:13.059 --> 00:23:13.859
 they gather

00:23:13.859 --> 00:23:14.359
 together

00:23:14.359 --> 00:23:15.259
 teachers to

00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:15.740
 say what

00:23:15.740 --> 00:23:16.240
 their ears

00:23:16.240 --> 00:23:16.720
 want to

00:23:16.720 --> 00:23:17.039
 hear.

00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:18.159
 they

00:23:18.159 --> 00:23:18.799
 substitute

00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:19.480
 God's

00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:19.940
 revelation

00:23:19.940 --> 00:23:20.519
 and truth

00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:21.139
 of himself

00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:22.059
 with their

00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:22.579
 preferred

00:23:22.579 --> 00:23:23.259
 likings,

00:23:23.399 --> 00:23:23.859
 their own

00:23:23.859 --> 00:23:24.399
 subjective

00:23:24.399 --> 00:23:25.240
 truth,

00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:25.659
 sorry,

00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:26.119
 their own

00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:26.659
 subjective

00:23:26.659 --> 00:23:27.220
 taste.

00:23:29.759 --> 00:23:30.659
 Now 4

00:23:30.659 --> 00:23:31.079
 and 5,

00:23:31.159 --> 00:23:31.359
 we'll look

00:23:31.359 --> 00:23:31.879
 at verse 4

00:23:31.879 --> 00:23:32.420
 and 5.

00:23:33.059 --> 00:23:33.379
 People

00:23:33.379 --> 00:23:34.159
 turn aside

00:23:34.159 --> 00:23:34.839
 to myths.

00:23:36.180 --> 00:23:36.799
 Today we

00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:37.539
 have preachers

00:23:37.539 --> 00:23:38.440
 filling large

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.220
 arenas by

00:23:39.220 --> 00:23:40.059
 telling people

00:23:40.059 --> 00:23:40.500
 what they

00:23:40.500 --> 00:23:40.960
 want to

00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:41.539
 hear about

00:23:41.539 --> 00:23:41.940
 money,

00:23:42.500 --> 00:23:44.920
 or they

00:23:44.920 --> 00:23:45.819
 tell people

00:23:45.819 --> 00:23:46.639
 whatever

00:23:46.639 --> 00:23:47.359
 you believe

00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:47.720
 in you

00:23:47.720 --> 00:23:48.399
 can receive

00:23:48.399 --> 00:23:48.740
 that.

00:23:50.179 --> 00:23:50.859
 They

00:23:50.859 --> 00:23:51.500
 entertain

00:23:51.500 --> 00:23:53.339
 them by

00:23:53.339 --> 00:23:54.019
 proclaiming

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:54.599
 bizarre

00:23:54.599 --> 00:23:55.419
 doctrines that

00:23:55.419 --> 00:23:55.939
 appeal to

00:23:55.939 --> 00:23:56.419
 people's

00:23:56.419 --> 00:23:57.039
 curiosity.

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 And with

00:23:59.519 --> 00:24:00.159
 that whole

00:24:00.159 --> 00:24:01.119
 careers are

00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:01.980
 often made

00:24:01.980 --> 00:24:02.720
 and spent

00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:04.240
 on reinterpreting

00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.700
 the Bible

00:24:04.700 --> 00:24:05.379
 and reducing

00:24:05.379 --> 00:24:06.139
 the words of

00:24:06.139 --> 00:24:06.720
 Jesus to

00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:07.159
 a few

00:24:07.159 --> 00:24:08.359
 moralising

00:24:08.359 --> 00:24:09.220
 sound bites.

00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:11.680
 us to

00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:12.140
 present

00:24:12.140 --> 00:24:13.039
 something in

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.579
 a way that

00:24:13.579 --> 00:24:14.339
 removes any

00:24:14.339 --> 00:24:14.819
 theological

00:24:14.819 --> 00:24:15.759
 understanding

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:16.860
 surrounding it.

00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:20.200
 1 Timothy 1,

00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:20.880
 3 and 4,

00:24:21.940 --> 00:24:22.740
 Timothy says

00:24:22.740 --> 00:24:23.400
 to Peter,

00:24:23.799 --> 00:24:24.759
 people were,

00:24:24.860 --> 00:24:25.579
 it talks about

00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.079
 people were

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 talking false

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 doctrine and

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 myths,

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 promoting

00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:29.860
 speculations

00:24:29.860 --> 00:24:30.620
 rather than

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 advancing God's

00:24:31.640 --> 00:24:32.660
 work which is

00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:33.539
 by faith in

00:24:33.539 --> 00:24:34.279
 Christ Jesus

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 and his

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 word.

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 And at

00:24:36.579 --> 00:24:37.180
 times,

00:24:37.899 --> 00:24:38.379
 little

00:24:38.379 --> 00:24:38.980
 conversation

00:24:38.980 --> 00:24:39.259
 with my

00:24:39.259 --> 00:24:39.799
 brother Seth

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 the other

00:24:40.099 --> 00:24:40.759
 day as we

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 sat down in

00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:42.099
 Steve's office,

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.500
 you know,

00:24:43.200 --> 00:24:43.920
 Seth went out

00:24:43.920 --> 00:24:44.160
 in the

00:24:44.160 --> 00:24:45.119
 community and

00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:45.779
 he said this

00:24:45.779 --> 00:24:46.579
 resonates with

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:46.859
 him, you

00:24:46.859 --> 00:24:46.980
 know.

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 It seems

00:24:47.980 --> 00:24:48.899
 often sometimes

00:24:48.899 --> 00:24:49.460
 when you do

00:24:49.460 --> 00:24:50.019
 go out into

00:24:50.019 --> 00:24:50.759
 the community

00:24:50.759 --> 00:24:51.879
 and you are

00:24:51.879 --> 00:24:52.519
 sharing Christ

00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:53.379
 and people may

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 say that they

00:24:54.119 --> 00:24:55.099
 believe in God

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 or believe in

00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:56.639
 Christ but

00:24:56.639 --> 00:24:57.740
 clearly they do

00:24:57.740 --> 00:24:58.379
 not believe in

00:24:58.379 --> 00:24:59.000
 the Christ that

00:24:59.000 --> 00:24:59.839
 we preach and

00:24:59.839 --> 00:25:00.559
 teach about in

00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:01.079
 the Bible.

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 and it seems

00:25:02.339 --> 00:25:03.279
 like masses

00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:04.939
 sometimes prefer

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 myths than

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 truth.

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 This is why

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 Timothy and the

00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:10.759
 present church,

00:25:10.960 --> 00:25:12.480
 we, we of the

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.379
 living God, we

00:25:13.379 --> 00:25:14.259
 must preach the

00:25:14.259 --> 00:25:14.819
 word in its

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 historical setting

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 and within the

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 context of the

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 whole Bible,

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 making the

00:25:19.139 --> 00:25:19.599
 appropriate

00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:20.799
 biblical connection

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 and discerning

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 all the ways it

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 is a revelation

00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:25.220
 of Jesus Christ.

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 That's why we

00:25:27.059 --> 00:25:28.279
 must persevere in

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:29.119
 the studying and

00:25:29.119 --> 00:25:29.960
 teaching of God's

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 word.

00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:31.799
 people need

00:25:31.799 --> 00:25:32.900
 help with the

00:25:32.900 --> 00:25:33.620
 application of

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 doctrine and

00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:35.319
 members need

00:25:35.319 --> 00:25:36.279
 help to evaluate

00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:37.259
 which voice they

00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:37.940
 are hearing and

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 listening to.

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 There's always two

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 voices.

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 We see that at the

00:25:41.559 --> 00:25:42.480
 start of the Bible

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 in the book of

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 Genesis, right?

00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:45.380
 In Genesis chapter

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 three, verse one

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 to three, we hear

00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:48.839
 the serpent say to

00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:49.960
 Eve, did God

00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:50.859
 really say?

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 Then we say Eve

00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:53.400
 saying in part,

00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:55.000
 you must not eat

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 but she also added

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 and you must not

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 touch.

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 God did not say

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 that.

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 And I think we,

00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:03.180
 you know, we

00:26:03.180 --> 00:26:03.960
 still need to

00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:04.400
 learn and

00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:05.400
 discern what

00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:06.660
 God's word really

00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:07.180
 says.

00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:07.960
 We don't want to

00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:08.500
 add to it and

00:26:08.500 --> 00:26:09.000
 we don't want to

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:09.680
 take away.

00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:11.599
 We also see in

00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:12.259
 Psalms one,

00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:12.880
 blessed are the

00:26:12.880 --> 00:26:13.660
 person, you

00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:14.299
 know, who

00:26:14.299 --> 00:26:15.180
 delights in the

00:26:15.180 --> 00:26:15.680
 law of the

00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:16.120
 Lord and

00:26:16.120 --> 00:26:16.880
 meditates on

00:26:16.880 --> 00:26:17.460
 his Lord day

00:26:17.460 --> 00:26:18.400
 and night or

00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:18.839
 the one who

00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:19.400
 sits with a

00:26:19.400 --> 00:26:20.019
 scornful, the

00:26:20.019 --> 00:26:20.319
 sinners.

00:26:20.980 --> 00:26:22.200
 So we need to

00:26:22.200 --> 00:26:23.079
 discern and

00:26:23.079 --> 00:26:24.279
 really sit down

00:26:24.279 --> 00:26:25.220
 that we understand

00:26:25.220 --> 00:26:26.680
 God's voice and

00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:27.460
 understand whose

00:26:27.460 --> 00:26:27.960
 voice we're

00:26:27.960 --> 00:26:28.480
 listening to.

00:26:28.759 --> 00:26:29.620
 And how do we

00:26:29.620 --> 00:26:30.600
 know if we are

00:26:30.600 --> 00:26:31.440
 listening to God's

00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:33.200
 word, his

00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:34.519
 voice and how

00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:35.480
 do we discern

00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:36.160
 his voice?

00:26:36.620 --> 00:26:37.200
 Well I'd say

00:26:37.200 --> 00:26:38.799
 first we need to

00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:39.740
 read our Bibles.

00:26:39.900 --> 00:26:40.840
 God speaks to us

00:26:40.840 --> 00:26:42.160
 primarily first and

00:26:42.160 --> 00:26:42.920
 foremost through his

00:26:42.920 --> 00:26:43.700
 Bible, through his

00:26:43.700 --> 00:26:44.059
 word.

00:26:44.579 --> 00:26:45.579
 So we need to do

00:26:45.579 --> 00:26:46.180
 that, that we are

00:26:46.180 --> 00:26:46.980
 trained in hearing

00:26:46.980 --> 00:26:48.019
 God on a personal

00:26:48.019 --> 00:26:49.100
 one-to-one level

00:26:49.100 --> 00:26:50.579
 as well as

00:26:50.579 --> 00:26:51.539
 fellowship with

00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:52.380
 elders, mature

00:26:52.380 --> 00:26:53.200
 people who teach

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:54.019
 the word of God.

00:26:54.620 --> 00:26:55.660
 After all, God

00:26:55.660 --> 00:26:56.500
 loves to speak

00:26:56.500 --> 00:26:58.980
 to us and

00:26:58.980 --> 00:27:00.220
 reveal himself and

00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:00.900
 his plans and

00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:01.700
 his purpose for

00:27:01.700 --> 00:27:02.240
 us and our

00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:02.620
 lives.

00:27:03.160 --> 00:27:03.800
 We should also

00:27:03.800 --> 00:27:04.860
 follow the text

00:27:04.860 --> 00:27:06.320
 faithfully as

00:27:06.320 --> 00:27:07.519
 it's preached and

00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:08.540
 trust the Lord will

00:27:08.540 --> 00:27:09.340
 bear witness to

00:27:09.340 --> 00:27:10.500
 his word, checking

00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.580
 that what is being

00:27:11.580 --> 00:27:12.720
 preached is what

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.580
 the word says.

00:27:13.680 --> 00:27:14.279
 And that's why it's

00:27:14.279 --> 00:27:15.400
 important even as

00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:16.640
 I'm preaching that

00:27:16.640 --> 00:27:17.620
 you have your Bible

00:27:17.620 --> 00:27:18.960
 open in front of

00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.980
 you to hear what

00:27:19.980 --> 00:27:20.920
 I'm preaching to

00:27:20.920 --> 00:27:21.680
 see that it's in

00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:22.900
 line with the text

00:27:22.900 --> 00:27:23.640
 that I'm talking

00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:24.120
 about.

00:27:24.119 --> 00:27:25.159
 We see this

00:27:25.159 --> 00:27:26.279
 example in Acts

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:27.259
 chapter 17

00:27:27.259 --> 00:27:28.119
 verse 11.

00:27:28.659 --> 00:27:29.319
 We hear about

00:27:29.319 --> 00:27:30.439
 the Berean Jews

00:27:30.439 --> 00:27:31.619
 who were more

00:27:31.619 --> 00:27:32.939
 noble character

00:27:32.939 --> 00:27:33.619
 than the

00:27:33.619 --> 00:27:34.419
 Thessalonians.

00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:36.299
 For they received

00:27:36.299 --> 00:27:36.979
 the message with

00:27:36.979 --> 00:27:38.079
 great eagerness and

00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:38.839
 examined the

00:27:38.839 --> 00:27:39.599
 scriptures every

00:27:39.599 --> 00:27:40.539
 day to see if

00:27:40.539 --> 00:27:41.299
 what Paul said

00:27:41.299 --> 00:27:42.000
 was true.

00:27:43.419 --> 00:27:43.939
 And in this

00:27:43.939 --> 00:27:44.819
 biblical account

00:27:44.819 --> 00:27:46.119
 in Acts 17,

00:27:46.339 --> 00:27:47.759
 the Bereans are

00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:48.739
 described as

00:27:48.739 --> 00:27:49.539
 individuals who

00:27:49.539 --> 00:27:50.279
 received the

00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:50.859
 teachings of

00:27:50.859 --> 00:27:51.339
 Paul and

00:27:51.339 --> 00:27:52.459
 Cyclos with

00:27:52.459 --> 00:27:53.179
 eagerness,

00:27:53.180 --> 00:27:54.660
 but also with

00:27:54.660 --> 00:27:55.320
 a discerning

00:27:55.320 --> 00:27:55.779
 spirit.

00:27:56.500 --> 00:27:57.220
 They didn't

00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:58.480
 blindly accept

00:27:58.480 --> 00:27:59.039
 the message.

00:27:59.220 --> 00:27:59.860
 Instead they

00:27:59.860 --> 00:28:00.340
 searched the

00:28:00.340 --> 00:28:01.100
 scriptures daily

00:28:01.100 --> 00:28:02.140
 to verify the

00:28:02.140 --> 00:28:02.779
 truth of what

00:28:02.779 --> 00:28:03.480
 was being taught

00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:03.880
 to them.

00:28:04.299 --> 00:28:05.220
 This practice

00:28:05.220 --> 00:28:05.900
 of diligently

00:28:05.900 --> 00:28:06.720
 examining the

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:07.120
 scriptures,

00:28:07.620 --> 00:28:08.340
 comparing them

00:28:08.340 --> 00:28:08.940
 to the message

00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:09.820
 being presented

00:28:09.820 --> 00:28:11.220
 is what made

00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:12.519
 them more noble

00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:13.720
 than those of

00:28:13.720 --> 00:28:15.100
 Thessalonica who

00:28:15.100 --> 00:28:16.200
 were more prone

00:28:16.200 --> 00:28:17.240
 to accept things

00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:18.299
 at face value.

00:28:18.860 --> 00:28:19.640
 So we can see

00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:20.200
 there could be

00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:21.080
 error if you just

00:28:21.080 --> 00:28:22.019
 accept things at

00:28:22.019 --> 00:28:22.799
 face value.

00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:23.839
 You have a

00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:25.559
 responsibility as

00:28:25.559 --> 00:28:26.900
 God wants to and

00:28:26.900 --> 00:28:27.799
 God is willing and

00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:29.019
 open to speak to

00:28:29.019 --> 00:28:29.220
 you.

00:28:29.519 --> 00:28:30.379
 We need to give

00:28:30.379 --> 00:28:31.099
 ourselves that

00:28:31.099 --> 00:28:31.900
 time to make

00:28:31.900 --> 00:28:32.599
 sure we show

00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:33.319
 we're receptive

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:34.559
 and we too want

00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:35.160
 to hear from

00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:35.359
 him.

00:28:36.039 --> 00:28:36.660
 Now ask

00:28:36.660 --> 00:28:37.139
 yourself,

00:28:37.480 --> 00:28:38.379
 which ones of

00:28:38.379 --> 00:28:39.460
 these two would

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:40.000
 you be?

00:28:40.099 --> 00:28:41.000
 Like the Bereans

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.799
 who search the

00:28:41.799 --> 00:28:42.619
 scriptures or the

00:28:42.619 --> 00:28:43.700
 Thessalonians who

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:44.579
 take things at

00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.319
 face value?

00:28:46.859 --> 00:28:47.559
 It's like 10.

00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:49.079
 Paul calls

00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:49.899
 Timothy to be

00:28:49.899 --> 00:28:50.319
 different.

00:28:51.519 --> 00:28:52.159
 Now with all of

00:28:52.159 --> 00:28:52.679
 these things,

00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:53.639
 the false teaching

00:28:53.639 --> 00:28:54.379
 and all what he's

00:28:54.379 --> 00:28:54.960
 saying there,

00:28:55.779 --> 00:28:57.119
 we're seeing in

00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:58.379
 this verse 5,

00:28:58.740 --> 00:28:59.359
 but you,

00:29:01.359 --> 00:29:02.639
 but you.

00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:05.179
 Despite all that

00:29:05.179 --> 00:29:06.179
 is taking place,

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.779
 Paul continues to

00:29:07.779 --> 00:29:08.919
 speak pacifically

00:29:08.919 --> 00:29:10.279
 to Timothy in a

00:29:10.279 --> 00:29:11.839
 way that calls for

00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:12.740
 his attention.

00:29:12.740 --> 00:29:14.920
 So now he

00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:15.940
 encourages him to

00:29:15.940 --> 00:29:16.839
 keep his head

00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:18.740
 or be sober

00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:19.740
 minded in all

00:29:19.740 --> 00:29:20.420
 situations,

00:29:20.700 --> 00:29:21.359
 enduring

00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:22.140
 hardship.

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:24.599
 We can imagine

00:29:24.599 --> 00:29:25.380
 the hardship

00:29:25.380 --> 00:29:26.900
 you're in an

00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:27.900
 environment and a

00:29:27.900 --> 00:29:29.079
 community where

00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:30.700
 people want to

00:29:30.700 --> 00:29:31.680
 distort the

00:29:31.680 --> 00:29:32.059
 gospel,

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:33.779
 where you may

00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:34.559
 seem that you're

00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:35.500
 labouring week

00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:36.500
 and week out.

00:29:36.940 --> 00:29:37.180
 You know,

00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:38.819
 if I use my

00:29:38.819 --> 00:29:39.799
 dear sister Jenny,

00:29:40.019 --> 00:29:40.220
 you know,

00:29:40.279 --> 00:29:41.799
 she labours week

00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:42.559
 and week out

00:29:42.559 --> 00:29:44.379
 with the youths,

00:29:44.379 --> 00:29:45.359
 you know,

00:29:45.480 --> 00:29:46.419
 doing a wonderful

00:29:46.419 --> 00:29:47.419
 job there in

00:29:47.419 --> 00:29:48.279
 seeing God's

00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:48.740
 word being

00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.279
 proclaimed,

00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:50.299
 but you know,

00:29:50.759 --> 00:29:51.379
 it's about

00:29:51.379 --> 00:29:52.659
 enduring hardship

00:29:52.659 --> 00:29:53.779
 sometimes in the

00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.579
 natural how

00:29:54.579 --> 00:29:55.440
 things look.

00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:57.960
 We're called

00:29:57.960 --> 00:29:58.980
 to walk by

00:29:58.980 --> 00:29:59.379
 faith,

00:29:59.460 --> 00:30:00.319
 not by sight.

00:30:00.700 --> 00:30:01.339
 We're called to

00:30:01.339 --> 00:30:02.399
 believe in God,

00:30:02.500 --> 00:30:03.419
 what God says

00:30:03.419 --> 00:30:04.299
 God will do.

00:30:04.899 --> 00:30:05.940
 It's not based

00:30:05.940 --> 00:30:07.279
 on our

00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:08.599
 experience really

00:30:08.599 --> 00:30:09.299
 so much,

00:30:09.339 --> 00:30:09.740
 or it's not

00:30:09.740 --> 00:30:10.460
 based so much

00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:11.159
 on what we see

00:30:11.159 --> 00:30:11.819
 as we know

00:30:11.819 --> 00:30:12.399
 we can be

00:30:12.399 --> 00:30:13.220
 prone to

00:30:13.220 --> 00:30:15.000
 be disillusioned

00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:15.519
 and be

00:30:15.519 --> 00:30:16.139
 discouraged,

00:30:16.639 --> 00:30:17.740
 which is right,

00:30:17.839 --> 00:30:18.259
 we do,

00:30:18.639 --> 00:30:19.240
 but at the same

00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:20.379
 time we all

00:30:20.379 --> 00:30:21.279
 are called to

00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:22.439
 endure hardship

00:30:22.439 --> 00:30:23.399
 because in

00:30:23.399 --> 00:30:24.279
 gospel ministry

00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:25.319
 it is often

00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:25.980
 hard.

00:30:28.139 --> 00:30:28.980
 So he's called

00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:29.619
 to endure

00:30:29.619 --> 00:30:30.399
 hardship,

00:30:30.980 --> 00:30:31.939
 do the work

00:30:31.939 --> 00:30:32.819
 of an evangelist

00:30:32.819 --> 00:30:33.519
 and discharge

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.439
 all the duties

00:30:34.439 --> 00:30:35.460
 of your ministry.

00:30:36.500 --> 00:30:37.319
 Timothy is to

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:38.200
 continue Paul's

00:30:38.200 --> 00:30:39.319
 mission to the

00:30:39.319 --> 00:30:40.079
 Gentiles,

00:30:40.399 --> 00:30:40.899
 to correct

00:30:40.899 --> 00:30:41.740
 false teaching,

00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:42.579
 guard the

00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:42.879
 gospel,

00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:43.700
 teach sound

00:30:43.700 --> 00:30:44.220
 doctrine,

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:45.759
 endure suffering,

00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:46.679
 preach the

00:30:46.679 --> 00:30:47.159
 word,

00:30:47.500 --> 00:30:48.159
 which includes

00:30:48.159 --> 00:30:49.179
 proclamations,

00:30:49.339 --> 00:30:50.019
 more so as

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.240
 well,

00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:51.439
 to unconverted

00:30:51.439 --> 00:30:52.059
 and disciple

00:30:52.059 --> 00:30:52.759
 believers in

00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:53.200
 the faith.

00:30:55.519 --> 00:30:56.200
 So the call

00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:56.759
 to endure

00:30:56.759 --> 00:30:57.579
 is persevere.

00:30:58.220 --> 00:30:58.839
 Paul is sure

00:30:58.839 --> 00:30:59.519
 that Christ

00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:00.159
 will make a

00:31:00.159 --> 00:31:01.159
 visible appearance

00:31:01.159 --> 00:31:02.339
 and that when

00:31:02.339 --> 00:31:02.879
 he appears

00:31:02.879 --> 00:31:03.460
 he will both

00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:03.960
 judge the

00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:04.819
 living and the

00:31:04.819 --> 00:31:05.159
 dead in

00:31:05.160 --> 00:31:05.820
 verse 1

00:31:05.820 --> 00:31:08.640
 and consummate

00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:09.519
 his kingdom.

00:31:10.259 --> 00:31:10.900
 Now these

00:31:10.900 --> 00:31:11.980
 three truths

00:31:11.980 --> 00:31:15.120
 remain and

00:31:15.120 --> 00:31:15.620
 is true.

00:31:16.759 --> 00:31:17.440
 The appearing.

00:31:19.019 --> 00:31:19.620
 Christ will

00:31:19.620 --> 00:31:20.259
 appear one

00:31:20.259 --> 00:31:20.560
 day.

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:22.400
 The

00:31:22.400 --> 00:31:22.880
 judgment.

00:31:24.259 --> 00:31:24.700
 There will

00:31:24.700 --> 00:31:25.380
 be a judgment

00:31:25.380 --> 00:31:26.860
 for each and

00:31:26.860 --> 00:31:27.279
 every one,

00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:27.660
 believer,

00:31:27.820 --> 00:31:28.460
 non-believer.

00:31:29.820 --> 00:31:30.540
 But believers

00:31:30.540 --> 00:31:31.279
 we know we

00:31:31.279 --> 00:31:32.100
 have Christ

00:31:32.100 --> 00:31:34.040
 and his

00:31:34.040 --> 00:31:34.700
 kingdom will

00:31:34.700 --> 00:31:35.140
 come.

00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:38.060
 and earth

00:31:38.060 --> 00:31:38.540
 will be done

00:31:38.540 --> 00:31:39.140
 away with.

00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:41.220
 So we

00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:42.519
 should be as

00:31:42.519 --> 00:31:43.180
 clear and

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:44.580
 certain an

00:31:44.580 --> 00:31:46.040
 expectation to

00:31:46.040 --> 00:31:46.820
 us as they

00:31:46.820 --> 00:31:48.019
 were, as

00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:48.420
 Paul and

00:31:48.420 --> 00:31:49.080
 Timothy were.

00:31:50.300 --> 00:31:51.380
 Having this

00:31:51.380 --> 00:31:52.519
 expectation,

00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:53.279
 hopefully it

00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:53.960
 shouldn't fail

00:31:53.960 --> 00:31:55.140
 to power and

00:31:55.140 --> 00:31:55.860
 influence our

00:31:55.860 --> 00:31:57.100
 ministries because

00:31:57.100 --> 00:31:57.920
 we know there's

00:31:57.920 --> 00:31:58.340
 an end,

00:31:59.180 --> 00:31:59.960
 reward and

00:31:59.960 --> 00:32:00.320
 goal.

00:32:01.040 --> 00:32:02.080
 For both those

00:32:02.080 --> 00:32:02.779
 who preach the

00:32:02.779 --> 00:32:03.420
 word, teach the

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:03.960
 word and those

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:04.660
 who listen to

00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:04.840
 it,

00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:06.000
 must give an

00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:06.579
 account to

00:32:06.579 --> 00:32:07.159
 Christ when he

00:32:07.159 --> 00:32:07.599
 appears.

00:32:08.179 --> 00:32:08.439
 We are

00:32:08.439 --> 00:32:09.139
 called as

00:32:09.139 --> 00:32:09.839
 Christians to

00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:10.579
 a life of

00:32:10.579 --> 00:32:11.379
 obedience to

00:32:11.379 --> 00:32:11.939
 the faith.

00:32:12.859 --> 00:32:13.319
 And as we

00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:15.859
 see, Jesus

00:32:15.859 --> 00:32:16.899
 will judge the

00:32:16.899 --> 00:32:17.639
 living and the

00:32:17.639 --> 00:32:17.899
 dead.

00:32:18.559 --> 00:32:19.480
 Jesus is

00:32:19.480 --> 00:32:20.419
 judge over

00:32:20.419 --> 00:32:20.919
 heaven and

00:32:20.919 --> 00:32:21.259
 earth and

00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:21.839
 all things.

00:32:23.339 --> 00:32:24.259
 Now, imagine

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:25.259
 in a courtroom,

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.480
 a judge's

00:32:26.480 --> 00:32:28.500
 primary role is

00:32:28.500 --> 00:32:29.919
 to ensure that

00:32:29.919 --> 00:32:30.419
 fear and

00:32:30.419 --> 00:32:31.000
 impartial

00:32:31.000 --> 00:32:32.359
 proceedings within

00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:33.199
 the bounds of

00:32:33.199 --> 00:32:33.559
 the law.

00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:35.319
 They preside

00:32:35.319 --> 00:32:36.219
 over trials,

00:32:37.419 --> 00:32:38.759
 making rules

00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:39.459
 and past

00:32:39.459 --> 00:32:40.379
 sentences based

00:32:40.379 --> 00:32:41.099
 on information

00:32:41.099 --> 00:32:42.319
 presented during

00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:43.179
 the case.

00:32:44.619 --> 00:32:45.740
 Jesus is the

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:46.299
 judge who will

00:32:46.299 --> 00:32:46.939
 judge the living

00:32:46.939 --> 00:32:47.459
 and the dead.

00:32:47.619 --> 00:32:48.719
 Paul lived with

00:32:48.719 --> 00:32:49.439
 a sense of

00:32:49.439 --> 00:32:50.179
 urgency,

00:32:51.279 --> 00:32:52.019
 referencing the

00:32:52.019 --> 00:32:53.119
 last days in

00:32:53.119 --> 00:32:55.240
 Timothy 3, 1,

00:32:55.240 --> 00:32:56.940
 to bring the

00:32:56.940 --> 00:32:57.819
 awareness here

00:32:57.819 --> 00:32:58.660
 that whether we

00:32:58.660 --> 00:33:00.019
 are alive or

00:33:00.019 --> 00:33:00.500
 dead, when

00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:01.519
 Jesus returns,

00:33:01.799 --> 00:33:02.539
 we will all

00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:03.420
 still be judged

00:33:03.420 --> 00:33:04.059
 by him.

00:33:05.319 --> 00:33:05.839
 And if some

00:33:05.839 --> 00:33:06.299
 of us may

00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:07.120
 consider, okay,

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:08.039
 someone's died

00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:09.120
 2,000 years

00:33:09.120 --> 00:33:09.720
 ago, what

00:33:09.720 --> 00:33:10.359
 about them?

00:33:11.279 --> 00:33:12.039
 Revelation is

00:33:12.039 --> 00:33:12.519
 trying to give

00:33:12.519 --> 00:33:13.039
 us a picture,

00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:13.440
 right?

00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:14.920
 That everybody

00:33:14.920 --> 00:33:15.620
 that God has

00:33:15.620 --> 00:33:16.519
 created and

00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:17.579
 given breath of

00:33:17.579 --> 00:33:18.099
 life within

00:33:18.099 --> 00:33:18.640
 their lungs,

00:33:18.759 --> 00:33:19.200
 whether they're

00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:20.400
 living now or

00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:20.819
 whether they

00:33:20.819 --> 00:33:22.000
 died, they

00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.599
 will stand

00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:23.160
 before him and

00:33:23.160 --> 00:33:23.400
 give an

00:33:23.400 --> 00:33:23.740
 account.

00:33:23.740 --> 00:33:25.420
 Revelation 20,

00:33:25.579 --> 00:33:26.660
 12 to 13

00:33:26.660 --> 00:33:27.460
 tells us,

00:33:27.819 --> 00:33:28.700
 I saw the

00:33:28.700 --> 00:33:29.700
 dead great and

00:33:29.700 --> 00:33:31.039
 small, standing

00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:31.640
 before the

00:33:31.640 --> 00:33:32.500
 throne, and

00:33:32.500 --> 00:33:32.980
 books were

00:33:32.980 --> 00:33:33.700
 opened, which

00:33:33.700 --> 00:33:34.160
 is the book

00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:34.660
 of life.

00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:35.559
 The dead

00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:36.440
 were judged

00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:37.220
 according to

00:33:37.220 --> 00:33:37.700
 what they

00:33:37.700 --> 00:33:38.339
 had done.

00:33:39.160 --> 00:33:39.859
 As recorded

00:33:39.859 --> 00:33:40.460
 in the books,

00:33:40.759 --> 00:33:41.460
 the seed gave

00:33:41.460 --> 00:33:42.000
 up the dead,

00:33:42.120 --> 00:33:42.700
 they were in

00:33:42.700 --> 00:33:42.940
 it.

00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:45.460
 2 Corinthians

00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:46.240
 chapter 5,

00:33:46.319 --> 00:33:46.799
 verse 10

00:33:46.799 --> 00:33:47.539
 tells us,

00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:48.720
 For we must

00:33:48.720 --> 00:33:49.380
 all appear

00:33:49.380 --> 00:33:49.940
 before the

00:33:49.940 --> 00:33:50.640
 judgment seat

00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:51.140
 of Christ,

00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:51.980
 so that each

00:33:51.980 --> 00:33:52.599
 of us may

00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:53.720
 receive what

00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:54.400
 is due to

00:33:54.400 --> 00:33:54.960
 us for the

00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:55.640
 things done

00:33:55.640 --> 00:33:56.160
 while in

00:33:56.160 --> 00:33:56.620
 the body,

00:33:56.819 --> 00:33:57.440
 whether good

00:33:57.440 --> 00:33:58.380
 or whether

00:33:58.380 --> 00:33:58.900
 bad.

00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:01.019
 The application

00:34:01.019 --> 00:34:02.380
 for us is

00:34:02.380 --> 00:34:02.980
 to preach the

00:34:02.980 --> 00:34:03.579
 word and

00:34:03.579 --> 00:34:04.000
 not be

00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:04.500
 discouraged.

00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:06.000
 We do

00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:06.539
 this because

00:34:06.539 --> 00:34:07.600
 one day we

00:34:07.600 --> 00:34:08.280
 too will

00:34:08.280 --> 00:34:09.000
 stand before

00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:10.659
 Jesus and

00:34:10.659 --> 00:34:12.000
 we desire

00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:12.720
 that we will

00:34:12.720 --> 00:34:14.039
 hear, well

00:34:14.039 --> 00:34:14.679
 done, good

00:34:14.679 --> 00:34:15.179
 and faithful

00:34:15.179 --> 00:34:15.760
 servant.

00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:16.480
 That is our

00:34:16.480 --> 00:34:18.159
 desire and

00:34:18.159 --> 00:34:18.460
 that's the

00:34:18.460 --> 00:34:19.199
 desire of this

00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:19.880
 church here.

00:34:20.380 --> 00:34:20.900
 That is all

00:34:20.900 --> 00:34:21.240
 of our

00:34:21.240 --> 00:34:22.160
 aim that

00:34:22.160 --> 00:34:22.599
 we all

00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:23.099
 raise up

00:34:23.099 --> 00:34:23.400
 and grow

00:34:23.400 --> 00:34:24.079
 together to

00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:24.619
 be mature

00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:25.220
 disciples.

00:34:26.599 --> 00:34:27.160
 It can

00:34:27.160 --> 00:34:27.920
 seem easy

00:34:27.920 --> 00:34:28.559
 to give up

00:34:28.559 --> 00:34:28.980
 and keep

00:34:28.980 --> 00:34:29.639
 silent but

00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:30.440
 what happens

00:34:30.440 --> 00:34:31.200
 then when

00:34:31.200 --> 00:34:31.579
 we stand

00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:32.039
 before the

00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:32.340
 righteous

00:34:32.340 --> 00:34:32.780
 judge?

00:34:33.639 --> 00:34:34.160
 And we

00:34:34.160 --> 00:34:34.480
 want to

00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:35.000
 encourage

00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:35.760
 those who

00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:36.119
 have not

00:34:36.119 --> 00:34:36.900
 yet responded

00:34:36.900 --> 00:34:37.380
 to the

00:34:37.380 --> 00:34:38.280
 invitation to

00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:39.000
 trust Jesus

00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:39.559
 to be their

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:40.019
 Lord and

00:34:40.019 --> 00:34:40.500
 Saviour.

00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.440
 If there's

00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:42.139
 anybody here

00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:42.840
 today we do

00:34:42.840 --> 00:34:43.119
 want to

00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:43.820
 encourage you.

00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:45.800
 Ephesians 2,

00:34:45.900 --> 00:34:46.760
 1 to 3

00:34:46.760 --> 00:34:49.100
 tells us and

00:34:49.100 --> 00:34:49.660
 it speaks to

00:34:49.660 --> 00:34:50.460
 us and me

00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:51.640
 as a believer.

00:34:52.120 --> 00:34:52.800
 And you

00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:53.540
 were dead in

00:34:53.540 --> 00:34:54.240
 your trespasses

00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:55.820
 and sins in

00:34:55.820 --> 00:34:56.260
 which you

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.980
 once walked

00:34:56.980 --> 00:34:57.480
 following the

00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:57.900
 course of

00:34:57.900 --> 00:34:58.500
 this world,

00:34:59.040 --> 00:34:59.580
 following the

00:34:59.580 --> 00:35:00.060
 prince of

00:35:00.060 --> 00:35:00.480
 the power

00:35:00.480 --> 00:35:00.820
 of the

00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:01.240
 air, the

00:35:01.240 --> 00:35:02.000
 spirit that

00:35:02.000 --> 00:35:03.320
 is now at

00:35:03.320 --> 00:35:03.940
 work in the

00:35:03.940 --> 00:35:04.540
 sons of

00:35:04.540 --> 00:35:05.300
 disobedience,

00:35:05.460 --> 00:35:05.800
 those who

00:35:05.800 --> 00:35:06.640
 have not yet

00:35:06.640 --> 00:35:07.560
 acknowledged

00:35:07.560 --> 00:35:08.040
 and made

00:35:08.040 --> 00:35:08.780
 Jesus Christ

00:35:08.780 --> 00:35:09.240
 their Lord

00:35:09.240 --> 00:35:09.600
 and their

00:35:09.600 --> 00:35:10.060
 Saviour,

00:35:10.740 --> 00:35:11.760
 among whom

00:35:11.760 --> 00:35:13.460
 we all once

00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:14.260
 lived in the

00:35:14.260 --> 00:35:14.940
 passions of

00:35:14.940 --> 00:35:15.420
 our flesh,

00:35:15.580 --> 00:35:16.120
 carrying out

00:35:16.119 --> 00:35:16.599
 the desires

00:35:16.599 --> 00:35:17.079
 of the

00:35:17.079 --> 00:35:18.139
 body and

00:35:18.139 --> 00:35:18.679
 the mind

00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:19.739
 and were

00:35:19.739 --> 00:35:20.579
 by nature

00:35:20.579 --> 00:35:21.400
 children of

00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:21.940
 wrath like

00:35:21.940 --> 00:35:22.539
 the rest of

00:35:22.539 --> 00:35:23.199
 mankind.

00:35:23.719 --> 00:35:24.779
 Again, as I

00:35:24.779 --> 00:35:25.159
 said as

00:35:25.159 --> 00:35:26.079
 believers, many

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.619
 of us who

00:35:26.619 --> 00:35:27.159
 profess and

00:35:27.159 --> 00:35:27.519
 believe in

00:35:27.519 --> 00:35:28.119
 Jesus Christ

00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:29.099
 now, we

00:35:29.099 --> 00:35:30.000
 too were

00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:30.659
 children of

00:35:30.659 --> 00:35:32.039
 wrath, as

00:35:32.039 --> 00:35:33.059
 in like some

00:35:33.059 --> 00:35:33.599
 people who

00:35:33.599 --> 00:35:34.000
 have not

00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:34.579
 fully made

00:35:34.579 --> 00:35:35.480
 Jesus their

00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:36.000
 Lord and

00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:36.699
 Saviour are

00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:37.400
 still children

00:35:37.400 --> 00:35:37.940
 of wrath.

00:35:38.819 --> 00:35:39.339
 The verse

00:35:39.339 --> 00:35:39.779
 of Ephesians

00:35:39.779 --> 00:35:40.299
 2, 3

00:35:40.299 --> 00:35:41.500
 refers to all

00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:42.380
 people as

00:35:42.380 --> 00:35:43.019
 by nature

00:35:43.019 --> 00:35:43.719
 children of

00:35:43.719 --> 00:35:43.980
 wrath.

00:35:44.380 --> 00:35:44.980
 It describes

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.940
 how humanity

00:35:45.940 --> 00:35:47.320
 before encountering

00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:48.220
 God's grace

00:35:48.220 --> 00:35:49.980
 is inherently

00:35:49.980 --> 00:35:51.559
 inclined towards

00:35:51.559 --> 00:35:52.460
 sin and

00:35:52.460 --> 00:35:53.159
 deserving of

00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:53.980
 God's judgment.

00:35:54.780 --> 00:35:55.360
 This verse

00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:56.139
 highlights a

00:35:56.139 --> 00:35:56.619
 state of

00:35:56.619 --> 00:35:57.380
 human beings

00:35:57.380 --> 00:35:58.200
 apart from

00:35:58.200 --> 00:35:58.740
 God's

00:35:58.740 --> 00:36:00.280
 intervention

00:36:00.280 --> 00:36:01.400
 and redemption.

00:36:04.280 --> 00:36:05.380
 Imagine this,

00:36:05.440 --> 00:36:06.159
 another picture.

00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:08.400
 Now, from what I

00:36:08.400 --> 00:36:09.280
 know, usually on

00:36:09.280 --> 00:36:09.880
 the news, I

00:36:09.880 --> 00:36:10.740
 probably hear about

00:36:10.740 --> 00:36:12.079
 hurricanes and

00:36:12.079 --> 00:36:13.559
 tornadoes and

00:36:13.559 --> 00:36:14.380
 wildfires.

00:36:14.380 --> 00:36:15.380
 I probably hear

00:36:15.380 --> 00:36:16.099
 about it more

00:36:16.099 --> 00:36:16.860
 so in the

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:17.559
 United States

00:36:17.559 --> 00:36:18.559
 of America or

00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:19.400
 see pictures,

00:36:19.900 --> 00:36:20.660
 tornadoes and

00:36:20.660 --> 00:36:21.180
 hurricanes.

00:36:21.579 --> 00:36:22.579
 Now, I want us

00:36:22.579 --> 00:36:24.079
 to imagine, for

00:36:24.079 --> 00:36:24.720
 children of

00:36:24.720 --> 00:36:26.800
 wrath, usually

00:36:26.800 --> 00:36:27.960
 if there is a

00:36:27.960 --> 00:36:29.700
 hurricane or a

00:36:29.700 --> 00:36:30.660
 tornado coming,

00:36:31.220 --> 00:36:31.500
 the weather

00:36:31.500 --> 00:36:32.079
 forecast,

00:36:32.180 --> 00:36:32.599
 emergency

00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:33.160
 services, they

00:36:33.160 --> 00:36:33.680
 would let us

00:36:33.680 --> 00:36:34.760
 know, can you

00:36:34.760 --> 00:36:36.000
 please evacuate

00:36:36.000 --> 00:36:36.960
 West Kilburn,

00:36:37.119 --> 00:36:38.420
 Queen's Park and

00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:39.059
 the surrounding

00:36:39.059 --> 00:36:39.519
 area.

00:36:39.840 --> 00:36:40.559
 We would all

00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:41.220
 take to our

00:36:41.220 --> 00:36:42.440
 cars and flee.

00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:43.200
 There would

00:36:43.200 --> 00:36:44.019
 probably be a

00:36:44.019 --> 00:36:44.800
 long line of

00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:45.679
 traffic because

00:36:45.679 --> 00:36:46.619
 everybody would

00:36:46.619 --> 00:36:47.300
 be trying to

00:36:47.300 --> 00:36:48.280
 flee the area.

00:36:50.220 --> 00:36:50.960
 Now, we can

00:36:50.960 --> 00:36:52.320
 only imagine, we

00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:53.280
 would flee because

00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:55.220
 a Gale Force

00:36:55.220 --> 00:36:57.159
 5, Category 5 or

00:36:57.159 --> 00:36:58.300
 maybe Category 7

00:36:58.300 --> 00:36:59.599
 hurricane, that

00:36:59.599 --> 00:37:00.059
 would probably

00:37:00.059 --> 00:37:01.059
 wipe out these

00:37:01.059 --> 00:37:01.880
 buildings and leave

00:37:01.880 --> 00:37:02.639
 it all flat,

00:37:02.820 --> 00:37:03.380
 decimated.

00:37:03.539 --> 00:37:04.119
 You come there,

00:37:04.460 --> 00:37:05.159
 you probably see

00:37:05.159 --> 00:37:05.920
 nothing left.

00:37:06.780 --> 00:37:07.220
 Well, let me

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:08.400
 say, God's wrath

00:37:08.400 --> 00:37:09.619
 would be so much

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:10.759
 more severe than

00:37:10.759 --> 00:37:11.079
 that.

00:37:11.659 --> 00:37:12.539
 There is no

00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:13.079
 chance.

00:37:13.799 --> 00:37:14.980
 Just wipe out.

00:37:16.299 --> 00:37:16.880
 But the good

00:37:16.880 --> 00:37:17.699
 thing is we have

00:37:17.699 --> 00:37:18.819
 a loving God, a

00:37:18.819 --> 00:37:19.699
 loving Father who

00:37:19.699 --> 00:37:21.099
 dearly loves us,

00:37:21.759 --> 00:37:22.679
 who truly is

00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:23.579
 calling us to a

00:37:23.579 --> 00:37:24.679
 place of repentance

00:37:24.679 --> 00:37:26.119
 and faith and

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:27.039
 trust in Jesus

00:37:27.039 --> 00:37:27.839
 Christ as our

00:37:27.839 --> 00:37:28.539
 Lord and our

00:37:28.539 --> 00:37:29.019
 Saviour.

00:37:30.500 --> 00:37:31.339
 And it's a matter

00:37:31.339 --> 00:37:33.139
 of just trusting

00:37:33.139 --> 00:37:34.400
 in the Gospel

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:35.079
 that you hear

00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:35.859
 week in and

00:37:35.859 --> 00:37:37.819
 week out and

00:37:37.819 --> 00:37:38.440
 believing,

00:37:38.440 --> 00:37:40.300
 Lord, help me.

00:37:41.679 --> 00:37:42.400
 In your own

00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:43.039
 way, just

00:37:43.039 --> 00:37:44.300
 harking to make

00:37:44.300 --> 00:37:45.000
 himself known

00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:46.179
 to you, I

00:37:46.179 --> 00:37:46.659
 believe he

00:37:46.659 --> 00:37:47.380
 surely will.

00:37:50.860 --> 00:37:52.500
 So, those

00:37:52.500 --> 00:37:53.820
 who believe in

00:37:53.820 --> 00:37:55.260
 Jesus but are

00:37:55.260 --> 00:37:56.119
 yet to walk in

00:37:56.119 --> 00:37:56.940
 the obedience of

00:37:56.940 --> 00:37:58.539
 the faith, maybe

00:37:58.539 --> 00:38:00.480
 some have not

00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:01.200
 responded to

00:38:01.200 --> 00:38:02.960
 baptism, which

00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:04.240
 that is something

00:38:04.240 --> 00:38:05.440
 as a demonstration

00:38:05.440 --> 00:38:06.340
 walking towards

00:38:06.340 --> 00:38:07.260
 the obedience of

00:38:07.260 --> 00:38:07.760
 the faith.

00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:08.880
 I believe in

00:38:08.880 --> 00:38:10.300
 Jesus, so a

00:38:10.300 --> 00:38:12.140
 step we baptise

00:38:12.140 --> 00:38:13.120
 to signify the

00:38:13.120 --> 00:38:13.900
 old person died,

00:38:13.940 --> 00:38:14.620
 a new person

00:38:14.620 --> 00:38:15.840
 rose, and it's

00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:16.440
 a step to

00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:16.860
 walking in

00:38:16.860 --> 00:38:17.480
 obedience of

00:38:17.480 --> 00:38:18.080
 God's word.

00:38:18.820 --> 00:38:19.640
 Maybe there's

00:38:19.640 --> 00:38:20.380
 some that

00:38:20.380 --> 00:38:21.140
 attends week

00:38:21.140 --> 00:38:21.600
 in, week

00:38:21.600 --> 00:38:22.240
 out, but is

00:38:22.240 --> 00:38:23.020
 not part of a

00:38:23.020 --> 00:38:23.420
 fellowship.

00:38:24.280 --> 00:38:25.040
 I would call

00:38:25.040 --> 00:38:25.940
 those to maybe

00:38:25.940 --> 00:38:28.200
 consider committing

00:38:28.200 --> 00:38:29.420
 to a faith-based

00:38:29.420 --> 00:38:30.180
 church that

00:38:30.180 --> 00:38:30.920
 preach God's

00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:32.560
 words uncompromisingly.

00:38:32.559 --> 00:38:34.279
 and let me

00:38:34.279 --> 00:38:35.159
 encourage you in

00:38:35.159 --> 00:38:36.340
 the presence of

00:38:36.340 --> 00:38:36.900
 the believers

00:38:36.900 --> 00:38:38.119
 here and

00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:39.099
 ultimately in the

00:38:39.099 --> 00:38:40.099
 presence of God

00:38:40.099 --> 00:38:41.599
 and Christ Jesus

00:38:41.599 --> 00:38:42.420
 who will judge

00:38:42.420 --> 00:38:42.920
 the living and

00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:43.299
 the dead.

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:44.779
 So I encourage

00:38:44.779 --> 00:38:46.219
 you to trust and

00:38:46.219 --> 00:38:47.199
 believe in Jesus

00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:48.779
 Christ and you

00:38:48.779 --> 00:38:49.759
 will never be put

00:38:49.759 --> 00:38:50.340
 to shame.

00:38:50.340 --> 00:38:58.200
 so the application of this whoever we are primarily Timothy is telling sorry Paul is

00:38:58.200 --> 00:39:04.000
 telling Timothy preach the gospel as for the pastor's office Steve as he does week in week

00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:10.640
 out he preaches faithfully that's his office that we hear God's word faithfully as people

00:39:10.640 --> 00:39:16.360
 in evangelistic and pastoral roles secondary you're called likewise and I would say even the

00:39:16.360 --> 00:39:24.640
 church as we're called to make disciples so with that we are in a church that preach the gospel

00:39:24.640 --> 00:39:31.920
 and you have the responsibility to hold a minister's ear accountable that you hear the gospel

00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:37.720
 but for you to do that you need to read the gospel so with that I'm going to pray

00:39:37.719 --> 00:39:48.559
 father God your word be clears now may God no sorry may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God

00:39:48.559 --> 00:39:56.799
 our father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace comfort your hearts and

00:39:56.799 --> 00:40:02.739
 establish them in every good work Lord we thank you for today thank you for your word Lord I pray

00:40:02.739 --> 00:40:09.599
 that you would help us Lord in areas where we may shy away Lord help us Lord to to grow to be faithful

00:40:09.599 --> 00:40:16.179
 Lord that we can be ministers of reconciliation Lord to share your word with those who you bring into

00:40:16.179 --> 00:40:22.159
 our lives so um continue to work in us Lord and continue to keep us faithful to the gospel preaching

00:40:22.159 --> 00:40:28.379
 your word in season and out of season thank you Lord we love you thank you that you send your word

00:40:28.380 --> 00:40:33.480
 to heal us bless your people Lord we pray in Jesus name amen