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 When you're a preacher and you're writing sermons,

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 you end up leaving a lot of your material on the editing floor, so to speak.

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 And some of the material you leave on the editing floor,

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 God intended just for you.

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 Yesterday when I was preparing,

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 Ephesians 4 has this quote from Psalm 68.

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 So I was in Psalm 68,

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 and later on in verse 19, there's these words,

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 Blessed be the Lord, for He daily bears us up.

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 God is our salvation.

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 That was just the word I needed yesterday and today.

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 So let me just pray one more time.

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 God in heaven, we're so grateful that Your grace,

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 Your spirit is sufficient for the cause, for the challenge.

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 And You daily bear us up.

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 That is no labor on Your part.

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 We gladly receive Your grace and strength.

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 And now, Father, would You pour Your spirit about on us as we look to Your word.

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 Would You compel us unto Jesus.

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 Amen.

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 I spent a couple summers in Ocean City, New Jersey when I was a college student.

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 And I had the opportunity to watch the building of boardwalks.

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 Ocean City is right on the Atlantic coast.

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 And Ocean City is known for its boardwalk.

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 Well, what would happen is you bring these big steam-driven pile drivers in,

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 and they would take this huge pylon, which is basically a giant tree that's been stripped of all its branches,

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 dipped in tar, and they drive that thing down through layers of sand, layers of soil,

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 all the way down to the bedrock.

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 And then when that pylon hits bedrock, they're able to build on it, build a boardwalk on it.

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 This morning, we're not building boardwalks.

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 What we're talking about is building a church culture of disciple-making.

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 In an order for us to build a disciple-making church culture,

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 certain biblical truths must be driven down in us.

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 These biblical truths must be driven down past just hearing, past agreement,

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 past saying, yeah, that sounds really good,

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 down to the bedrock of conviction,

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 where we say things like, I've got to do that.

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 That's God speaking, and I must respond in faith, in action.

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 That's when it hits bedrock.

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 We must act together by faith.

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 This whole revision series is seeking to drive five biblical truths

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 down to the bedrocks of our beings

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 so that we could build a culture of disciple-making.

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 And so, the first...

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 Where did my thing go?

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 The first...

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 The first conviction that I have shared with you is...

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 I've got to find my pen.

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 No, this is a different thing.

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 I just had it.

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 This is phenomenal.

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 Hey, thank you, buddy.

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 It's not going to work.

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 Well, give it a shot.

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 Hey, I found it.

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 Thank you, Jacob.

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 All right.

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 So, conviction number one, we talked about weeks ago.

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 And the conviction one, or these convictions are posed as questions.

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 Why make disciples?

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 Do you remember how we answered that?

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 We make disciples because God has a big plan.

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 So, the first thing we've got to remember is that there is a triune God,

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 and He is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and He is reigning over everything.

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 Remember that?

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 Ephesians 1, 3 through 14.

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 And God has this plan for the fullness of time.

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 We depicted it as a big arrow.

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 It includes all people, all time.

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 The triune God is moving everyone to a particular ending point,

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 and we've depicted that as a big throne.

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 Matthew 25, where Jesus sits on the throne,

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 and He separates all nations, all people, the sheep from the goats.

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 He is the one who is the judge who sits upon the throne,

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 and let's just put a crown on Him.

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 Not only is He the judge to come,

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 but the game changer in salvation history was the cross of Jesus Christ.

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 God's central to God's plan is the cross of Jesus Christ.

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 It is where God poured out His grace.

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 Grace to change people from those who are worshiping anything but God,

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 and do this radical work in their heart to orient us to God,

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 to make us worshipers of God.

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 And so this plan for the fullness of time,

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 where Jesus is, the cross is at the center of it,

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 we've talked about this as a people-moving plan,

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 as a disciple-making plan.

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 So this is where my technical drawing skills come in really helpful for you all.

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 So we know of people, we depicted like this,

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 who were running away from God.

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 I can't tell you how many hours I've put into practicing that.

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 And they're running away from God,

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 and this is the DOD,

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 not the Department of Defense,

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 but the domain of darkness.

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 And those God has created in His image,

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 corrupted by sin,

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 are running away from Him.

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 I used to be in that pack.

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 Many of you used to be in that pack.

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 But God did something,

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 all by His grace,

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 through the power of the gospel.

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 He called us to Himself.

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 He delivered us out of the domain of darkness,

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 and He made us alive in Jesus.

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 And so now,

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 that's kind of scary.

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 So now we are running together in a pack to Jesus.

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 And what I've been telling you all along here is that,

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 according to Revelation chapter 7,

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 this is what John was praying for just moments ago.

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 God is gathering Himself,

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 people from every tribe, tongue, and nation,

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 surrounding Him on the throne.

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 And they are singing His praises.

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 These are arms raised.

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 Praising God.

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 God.

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 Lifting up their praise to Him.

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 Salvation belongs to our God.

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 To the one who sits on the throne.

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 And to the Lamb.

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 Salvation and glory,

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 power and might,

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 be to our God forever and ever.

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 And so this right now is happening,

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 as we speak,

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 in glory around the throne.

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 And so,

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 this big plan,

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 is a glory plan.

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 He's flipping people living in the domain of darkness

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 and making them His disciples.

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 And what we've been talking about,

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 disciples are anyone who has experienced God's grace,

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 and as a result,

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 they lay down their lives for Jesus.

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 There's five L's.

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 Lay down their lives for Jesus

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 in order to learn from Jesus,

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 live for Jesus,

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 become like Jesus,

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 all because we love Jesus.

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 That's what disciples are.

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 Those who are living for Jesus now.

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 And then,

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 that's conviction two.

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 What is a disciple?

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 And then conviction three is simply the question,

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 how do you make disciples?

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 How are disciples made?

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 And last week,

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 I told you the four Ps.

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 Now, I'm not going to quiz you on this.

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 Just take it in.

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 The four Ps are this.

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 How do we make disciples?

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 Well, we make disciples by

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 the proclamation of God's Word,

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 prayerful dependence on the Holy Spirit,

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 people are God's fellow workers,

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 and the last P is persevering step by step.

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 And I told you last week that this week,

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 I was going to expand on that third P.

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 People are God's fellow workers.

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 Which brings me in your bulletin,

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 if you're following along,

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 we've just done the review of

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 convictions one through three.

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 The claim,

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 the conviction number four claim is this.

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 Let me just first ask the question.

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 How,

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 who makes disciples?

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 Disciples?

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 Here's the claim.

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 Every Christian must be making disciples.

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 God has this plan,

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 where

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 He is moving people who are under His wrath

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 to moving people to under His grace.

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 He's doing it right now,

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 and we get to join Him in doing that.

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 He's doing that work right now in our city,

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 in our state,

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 country,

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 and world,

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 and we get to join Jesus

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 in what He's doing.

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 So,

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 who makes disciples?

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 We do.

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 Every Christian must be making disciples,

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 because every Christian is a disciple.

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 And if you are a disciple of Jesus,

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 you're going to be joining Him

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 and making more disciples of Jesus.

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 So what this means is,

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 we are moving people together

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 towards Jesus.

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 Both non-Christians and Christians

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 were always moving people towards Jesus,

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 either coming into a relationship with Him

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 or deepening their relationship with Him.

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 Every member of this church

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 is a minister.

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 This is the biblical truth

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 that was recovered back in the Reformation,

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 and it's known as the priesthood of all believers.

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 We're all,

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 every member,

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 is a minister in this church.

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 I had an illustration last week

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 where we're all members

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 of the Christ the King Church

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 ministry staff team.

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 Every one of us.

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 So this morning,

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 I've got six observations for you

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 from Ephesians 4,

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 and let me read that for you.

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 Now, don't fret.

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 This is not going to be a 90-minute sermon.

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 I'm going to move through

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 these six observations pretty quick.

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 But let me read this passage for you.

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 Ephesians 4,

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 11 through 16.

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 Robin, would you put it up?

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 If it's not up, thank you.

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 And He gave the apostles,

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 the prophets,

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 the evangelists,

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 the He, by the way,

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 is the risen and ascended Christ.

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 And He gave the apostles,

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 the prophets,

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 the evangelists,

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 the shepherds,

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 and teachers

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 to equip the saints

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 for the work of ministry,

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 for building up the body of Christ,

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 until we all attain

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 to the unity of the faith

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 and of the knowledge

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 of the Son of God,

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 to mature manhood,

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 to the measure of the stature

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 of the fullness of Christ,

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 so that we may no longer be children

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 tossed to and fro by the waves

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 and carried about

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 by every wound of doctrine,

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 by human cunning,

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 by craftiness

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 and deceitful schemes.

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 Rather,

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 speaking the truth in love,

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 we are to grow up

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 in every way

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 into Him

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 who is the head,

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 into Christ,

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 from whom the whole body,

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 joined and held together,

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 by every joint

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 with which it's equipped,

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 when each part

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 is working properly,

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 makes the body grow

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 so that it builds itself up

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 in love.

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 First observation,

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 each of us called.

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 Each of us called.

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 In verse 12,

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 we read this,

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 to equip the saints

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 for the work of ministry.

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 Saints

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 is another way

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 of just describing

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 Christians,

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 all Christians.

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 Every Christian is a saint.

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 And every Christian

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 is a disciple of Jesus,

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 someone who has

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 responded to God's grace

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 by laying down their life,

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 learning from Jesus,

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 living for Jesus,

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 becoming like Jesus,

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 all because we love Jesus.

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 So saints are Christians,

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 a.k.a.

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 disciples of Jesus,

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 speaking to all of us.

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 Now,

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 also in verse 12,

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 we see,

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 to equip the saints

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 for the work of ministry.

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 What is that?

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 Well,

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 you see in the verse,

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 for building up

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 of the body of Christ.

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 So whatever this work

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 of ministry is,

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 it builds up

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 the body of Christ.

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 And that's Paul's way

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 of talking about

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 making disciples.

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 Don't make

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 a contradiction

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 in your mind.

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 Paul's not talking

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 about something

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 other than making disciples.

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 When he talks about

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 building up the body,

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 he's not talking

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 something other

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 than making disciples

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 of Jesus.

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 What he's doing is,

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 he's speaking of

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 making disciples

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 in terms

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 of a unified body,

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 of distinct parts

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 working together

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 to move people

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 towards the head,

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 Jesus.

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 And that phrase,

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 the work of ministry,

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 is not just

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 one particular ministry.

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 ministry.

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 It's not only saying

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 this is what ministry

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 looks like

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 very narrowly defined.

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 This is a very broad

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 category.

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 It's actually referring

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 to a variety of ways

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 individual Christians

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 use their gifts

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 to grow together

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 into Christ.

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 This is,

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 what you need to see

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 here is,

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 the saints,

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 all Christians,

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 are being equipped

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 for doing

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 gospel ministry.

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 ministry.

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 But there are

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 a variety of ways

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 to do gospel ministry.

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 What I want you

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 to see here

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 is that each

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 and every Christian

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 is called

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 to be a minister

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 in and through

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 the church.

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 Last week,

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 I used this

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 illustration.

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 Imagine going to

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 the Christ the King

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 Church website.

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 You go to the menu,

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 and in the menu,

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 there is this tab

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 that says

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 ministry staff.

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 You click on that,

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 and before you,

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 our page after page

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 of every member

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 and regular attender

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 of Christ the King

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 Church,

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 because we are

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 the ministry staff

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 of this church.

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 We're the ones.

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 You're the ones

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 who do the ministry.

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 So,

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 here's the application.

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 Do you see yourself

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 as primarily

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 a recipient

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 of the ministry

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 of this church,

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 or primarily

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 as a participant

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 in the ministry

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 of this church?

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 Do you take

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 primarily,

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 or do you give

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 primarily?

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 Biblically speaking,

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 it's actually both.

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 Every member

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 in this church

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 receives grace

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 from other brothers

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 and sisters,

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 and gives grace

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 to other brothers

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 and sisters.

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 That's the way

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 it's designed.

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 But are you,

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 do you pull one way

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 or the other?

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 The call is to do both.

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 Remember the ad campaign

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 for milk,

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 milk it does,

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 milk it does,

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 the body good.

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 Grace it does,

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 grace does

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 Christ's body good.

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 And every member

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 of this church

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 has grace to give

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 and grace to benefit from.

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 Each of us called.

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 The second observation

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 I want you to see

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 is that each of us

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 is gifted.

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 If you're in Ephesians 4,

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 look at verse 7.

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 But grace was given

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 to each one of us

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 according to the measure

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 of Christ's gift.

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 In 1 Corinthians 12

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 and in Romans chapter 12,

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 the one who gives

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 particular gifts

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 to individual Christians

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 is actually the Holy Spirit.

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 Here,

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 it is the risen,

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 ascended Jesus.

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 Which means

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 the triune God

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 is involved

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 with giving gifts

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 to individual Christians.

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 Grace was given

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 to each one of us

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 according to the measure

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 of Christ's gift.

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 Which means this,

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 our risen,

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 and ascended Lord Jesus

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 decided what gift

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 and how much

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 of that,

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 what measure

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 of that gift

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 He would give you

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 and He would give me.

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 Which means

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 there's no need

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 for gift envy

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 in the church.

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 If you're envying

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 somebody else's gift,

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 you actually have

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 an issue

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 with Jesus'

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 decision making.

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 but what is clear

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 from all of these passages

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 is that

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 a grace gift

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 is given to

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 each and every Christian

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 and each gift

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 is intended

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 to build the church.

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 Imagine with me

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 a business woman

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 who returns

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 from an international

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 business trip

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 from Zurich,

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 Switzerland.

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 And she arrives

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 and gives boxes

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 of Swiss chocolates

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 to each of her

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 children and husband.

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 To one of

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 her family members,

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 it's Swiss chocolate

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 caramels.

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 To another,

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 it's Swiss chocolate

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 nut clusters.

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 To another,

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 it's another kind

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 of Swiss chocolate

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 truffle.

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 And her intention

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 in giving these boxes

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 of chocolate

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 to each of her

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 family members

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 is not that

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 each member

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 would hoard

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 the box,

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 but to enjoy

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 what's in the box

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 and share it

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 with the rest

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 of her family.

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 The gifts

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 she gives

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 tended to share

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 with everybody else.

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 The gifts

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 our risen Christ

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 gives to each

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 of us,

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 we're not to

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 hoard them,

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 we're to share them,

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 we're to put them

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 in play.

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 And so what happens

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 is,

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 if you were in that

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 business woman's

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 family,

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 you'd be,

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 oh,

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 thank you,

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 and Swiss chocolate

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 is great.

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 for us,

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 it's,

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 Jesus,

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 thank you for this

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 gift you've given

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 me and given her

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 and given him.

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 All glory to your

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 name.

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 Which raises the

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 question,

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 I'm guessing,

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 how has God

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 gifted you?

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 What is the gift

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 he's given you?

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 Well,

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 let me just give you,

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 there's a few spots

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 in your Bibles

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 in which the

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 Apostle Paul

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 or the Apostle Peter

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 gives us some

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 lists of gifts.

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 They're not exhaustive,

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 but helpful to know.

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 Let me read you a

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 couple.

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 This is Romans 12

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 verses 4 through

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 8.

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 For as in one body

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 we have many gifts

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 and the members

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 do not all have

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 the same function.

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 Did I just get

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 lost?

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 Is this on now?

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 Is anything on?

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 Thank you.

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 I'm very aware

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 that there are

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 certain powers

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 that don't want

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 you to hear

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 what I'm saying.

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 I'm not kidding.

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 For as in one body

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 we have many members

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 and the members

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 do not all

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 have the same function.

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 So we,

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 though many,

00:19:14.180 --> 00:19:14.860
 are one body

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 in Christ

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 and individually

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 members one of another.

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 Having gifts

00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.039
 that differ

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 according to the grace

00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:21.019
 given to us,

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 let us use them

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 if prophecy

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 in proportion

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 to our faith.

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 If service

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 in our serving,

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 the one who teaches

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 in his teaching,

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 the one who exhorts

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 in his exhortation,

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 the one who contributes

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 in generosity,

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 the one who leads

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 with zeal,

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 the one who does

00:19:35.000 --> 00:19:36.119
 acts of mercy

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 with cheerfulness.

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 There's a similar list

00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:40.639
 in 1 Corinthians 12.

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 There's a similar list

00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:43.779
 in 1 Peter 4

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 verses 10 through,

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 I believe it's 10 and 11.

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 I'm not going to read that.

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 Go there.

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 Check it out.

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 The point is

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 there's a variety

00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:52.079
 of gifts

00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:53.859
 that the risen Christ

00:19:53.859 --> 00:19:54.680
 gives us

00:19:54.680 --> 00:19:56.080
 for the building up

00:19:56.080 --> 00:19:56.660
 of the body

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 and he has given

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 you one.

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 How do you figure it out?

00:20:01.820 --> 00:20:02.860
 I'll ask a couple questions.

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:05.580
 Where do you gravitate?

00:20:05.840 --> 00:20:08.000
 What do you gravitate to

00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:08.660
 in the church,

00:20:08.700 --> 00:20:09.180
 in the ministry

00:20:09.180 --> 00:20:10.000
 of the church

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 that just,

00:20:12.320 --> 00:20:13.259
 that gives you juice

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 that you like doing it?

00:20:15.980 --> 00:20:16.740
 What is it?

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 Is it logistics?

00:20:18.259 --> 00:20:18.700
 Organizing?

00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:19.420
 Administrating?

00:20:19.580 --> 00:20:20.900
 Is it sharing the gospel

00:20:20.900 --> 00:20:21.620
 with non-Christians?

00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:22.060
 Teaching?

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 Leading?

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 Pay attention

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 to those burdens.

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 Or,

00:20:27.539 --> 00:20:28.120
 you can be listening

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 to what other people

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 are saying.

00:20:29.640 --> 00:20:29.900
 Wow,

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 you are really good

00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:31.160
 at that.

00:20:32.799 --> 00:20:33.240
 Man,

00:20:33.380 --> 00:20:34.180
 when you're

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 in that zone

00:20:35.339 --> 00:20:36.579
 serving that way,

00:20:37.259 --> 00:20:38.319
 I'm encouraged

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 by that.

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 That has an effect.

00:20:42.640 --> 00:20:43.980
 The sweet spot

00:20:43.980 --> 00:20:45.220
 of your ministry

00:20:45.220 --> 00:20:46.759
 is when there is

00:20:46.759 --> 00:20:48.039
 a need in the church

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 and it intersects

00:20:50.099 --> 00:20:50.720
 your gift.

00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:51.940
 That intersection

00:20:51.940 --> 00:20:53.640
 is the sweet spot

00:20:53.640 --> 00:20:54.559
 of your ministry

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 and you want to find it.

00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:57.799
 Ask God to direct you.

00:20:58.440 --> 00:20:59.299
 Ask others for help.

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 The point is

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 that each one of us

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 has been given

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 an individual gift

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 not to hoard

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 but to put into play

00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:08.700
 so that everybody benefits.

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 Each of us gifted.

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 The third observation

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 is each of us speaking.

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 we see this in verse 15.

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 Is it enough

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 to be using your gifts?

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 Let's say you have

00:21:28.900 --> 00:21:29.900
 a gift of service.

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 Is it enough

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 to serve

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 or is there more?

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 Well,

00:21:35.220 --> 00:21:35.779
 verse 15

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 seems to be pointing

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 to more.

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 Verse 15 says,

00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:41.259
 rather,

00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:42.120
 speaking the truth

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 in love,

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 we are to grow up

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 in every way

00:21:43.940 --> 00:21:44.500
 into Him

00:21:44.500 --> 00:21:45.220
 who is the head

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 into Christ.

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 He's still speaking

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 to every Christian

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 in the church.

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 Here's how I know that.

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 Look down at verse 25.

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 Therefore,

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 having put away falsehood,

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 let each one of you

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 speak the truth

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 with his neighbor.

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 We were members

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 one of another.

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 This is intended

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 for every member

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 of the church

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 that you're to be

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 speaking the truth

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 in love

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 to one another.

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 So in addition

00:22:05.180 --> 00:22:06.539
 to using your gift,

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 you speak the truth

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 in love

00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:10.220
 to one another.

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 The truth

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 is a reference

00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:12.500
 to the Bible.

00:22:12.859 --> 00:22:13.319
 The content

00:22:13.319 --> 00:22:14.240
 of this book.

00:22:14.939 --> 00:22:15.359
 The truth

00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:17.019
 of how God

00:22:17.019 --> 00:22:17.839
 has revealed Himself

00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:18.399
 in the person

00:22:18.399 --> 00:22:19.339
 of Jesus Christ.

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 And notice,

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 it's speaking

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 the truth.

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 It is communication

00:22:24.759 --> 00:22:25.519
 of this.

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 You can text it.

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 You can put it

00:22:28.159 --> 00:22:28.679
 on Twitter.

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 You can use it

00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:30.579
 on Facebook.

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 You can call people,

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 FaceTime people,

00:22:34.539 --> 00:22:35.679
 but there's no substitute

00:22:35.679 --> 00:22:36.220
 to speaking

00:22:36.220 --> 00:22:37.000
 the truth in love

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 in someone else's presence.

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 That's where the money,

00:22:40.299 --> 00:22:40.879
 that's the gold

00:22:40.879 --> 00:22:41.339
 right there.

00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:45.019
 Speaking the truth

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.740
 in love

00:22:45.740 --> 00:22:47.859
 captures that first P

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 of how we make disciples.

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 The proclamation

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 of God's Word.

00:22:51.919 --> 00:22:53.179
 That this book

00:22:53.179 --> 00:22:54.639
 is every word

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 originated in the mind

00:22:55.619 --> 00:22:56.119
 of God

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 and it is profitable.

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 It equips people

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 to follow Jesus.

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 And we're to speak

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 the truth in love.

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 Did you see that?

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 We don't pull the pin

00:23:08.339 --> 00:23:09.579
 on a truth grenade

00:23:09.579 --> 00:23:10.399
 and lob it in

00:23:10.399 --> 00:23:10.839
 and run.

00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:14.079
 We speak the truth

00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:14.819
 in love,

00:23:15.459 --> 00:23:16.099
 which means

00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:17.459
 we speak truth

00:23:17.459 --> 00:23:18.119
 to people

00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:19.899
 for their greatest good.

00:23:20.799 --> 00:23:21.559
 Now we've got to

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:22.279
 ask the question,

00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:24.539
 what is that greatest good?

00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:27.079
 Is it for people's comfort?

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 It's right there

00:23:29.240 --> 00:23:29.740
 in the text.

00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:31.399
 Look at verse 15 again.

00:23:31.959 --> 00:23:32.599
 Rather speaking

00:23:32.599 --> 00:23:33.419
 the truth in love,

00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:35.059
 we are to grow up

00:23:35.059 --> 00:23:35.899
 in every way

00:23:35.899 --> 00:23:36.720
 into Him

00:23:36.720 --> 00:23:37.459
 who is the head

00:23:37.460 --> 00:23:38.000
 into Christ.

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:40.059
 We speak the truth

00:23:40.059 --> 00:23:41.299
 in love to one another

00:23:41.299 --> 00:23:42.920
 unto Jesus.

00:23:43.920 --> 00:23:44.940
 Moving people

00:23:44.940 --> 00:23:46.240
 towards Jesus our head.

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 That's the goal.

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 That's how we love people.

00:23:49.920 --> 00:23:50.740
 So here's what this means.

00:23:51.100 --> 00:23:51.980
 Whether you're serving

00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:53.380
 as a King's Kids

00:23:53.380 --> 00:23:54.420
 teacher or helper,

00:23:55.079 --> 00:23:56.380
 or a life group leader,

00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:57.720
 or a life group member,

00:23:58.039 --> 00:23:58.920
 a vocalist,

00:23:59.340 --> 00:24:00.799
 an instrumentalist,

00:24:00.799 --> 00:24:03.299
 a slide tech,

00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:04.720
 a sound tech,

00:24:05.659 --> 00:24:07.039
 whether you are

00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:08.980
 a King's Place mentor,

00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:10.539
 you're a spouse,

00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:12.159
 you're a Christian parent,

00:24:13.099 --> 00:24:14.879
 your gift gives you

00:24:14.879 --> 00:24:15.759
 an opportunity

00:24:15.759 --> 00:24:17.059
 to speak the truth

00:24:17.059 --> 00:24:17.680
 in love,

00:24:18.500 --> 00:24:19.519
 to move people

00:24:19.519 --> 00:24:20.259
 towards Jesus.

00:24:24.139 --> 00:24:25.440
 Imagine two guys

00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:27.079
 with the gift of service

00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:28.680
 running cable

00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:29.619
 in this building

00:24:29.619 --> 00:24:30.459
 to expand

00:24:30.459 --> 00:24:31.579
 our Wi-Fi network.

00:24:33.139 --> 00:24:34.000
 They're laboring

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:35.000
 next to each other

00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:36.919
 and one of them

00:24:36.919 --> 00:24:37.719
 starts to complain.

00:24:39.099 --> 00:24:39.879
 One of them

00:24:39.879 --> 00:24:40.659
 starts to express

00:24:40.659 --> 00:24:41.279
 frustration

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:42.159
 about someone else

00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:42.679
 in the church.

00:24:44.139 --> 00:24:45.479
 It's turning to gossip.

00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:49.899
 So the other brother says,

00:24:50.059 --> 00:24:50.859
 hey, have you spoken

00:24:50.859 --> 00:24:51.719
 your frustration

00:24:51.719 --> 00:24:52.599
 to that person?

00:24:54.739 --> 00:24:56.419
 Because the other brother

00:24:56.419 --> 00:24:57.839
 who's asking that question

00:24:57.839 --> 00:24:58.859
 is wanting to live

00:24:58.859 --> 00:24:59.839
 in Ephesians 4,

00:25:00.319 --> 00:25:01.019
 let's just put our

00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:01.740
 finger on it,

00:25:02.539 --> 00:25:03.139
 verse 3,

00:25:03.879 --> 00:25:04.579
 eager to maintain

00:25:04.579 --> 00:25:05.519
 the unity of the Spirit

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:06.359
 and the bond of peace.

00:25:08.539 --> 00:25:08.939
 Or,

00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:09.899
 Matthew 18,

00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:10.339
 15,

00:25:10.419 --> 00:25:11.179
 where Jesus says

00:25:11.179 --> 00:25:12.019
 to all of us,

00:25:12.619 --> 00:25:13.179
 if you have

00:25:13.179 --> 00:25:14.419
 an issue

00:25:14.419 --> 00:25:15.079
 with another brother,

00:25:15.159 --> 00:25:15.799
 you go to him.

00:25:17.839 --> 00:25:18.740
 Make your offense

00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:19.079
 known.

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:20.799
 Work it out.

00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:23.119
 That,

00:25:24.019 --> 00:25:24.599
 here we are,

00:25:24.699 --> 00:25:25.319
 two guys

00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.379
 using their gift,

00:25:26.380 --> 00:25:28.120
 but speaking

00:25:28.120 --> 00:25:28.840
 the truth

00:25:28.840 --> 00:25:29.640
 in love

00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:30.600
 to one another.

00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:31.560
 Do you see

00:25:31.560 --> 00:25:32.260
 how this is working?

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:34.920
 Imagine

00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:36.300
 King's Place team,

00:25:36.460 --> 00:25:37.220
 Wednesday afternoon

00:25:37.220 --> 00:25:38.140
 mentoring program.

00:25:38.800 --> 00:25:39.880
 I don't have anybody

00:25:39.880 --> 00:25:40.760
 in particular mind

00:25:40.760 --> 00:25:41.400
 with this example.

00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:45.960
 A sister texts

00:25:45.960 --> 00:25:46.820
 one of the other people

00:25:46.820 --> 00:25:47.980
 on the team.

00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:49.820
 I don't want to come,

00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:50.780
 I'm so discouraged.

00:25:52.460 --> 00:25:53.660
 That other person

00:25:53.660 --> 00:25:54.160
 on the team says,

00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:54.580
 you come.

00:25:56.880 --> 00:25:58.180
 This sister shows up.

00:26:00.220 --> 00:26:01.279
 She's very honest.

00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:02.540
 They've got to be

00:26:02.540 --> 00:26:03.279
 mentoring these

00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:04.019
 wonderful children

00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:05.100
 in just minutes,

00:26:05.240 --> 00:26:05.540
 right?

00:26:07.540 --> 00:26:08.019
 This,

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:09.160
 this sister

00:26:09.160 --> 00:26:09.960
 who's so discouraged

00:26:09.960 --> 00:26:10.240
 said,

00:26:10.360 --> 00:26:11.519
 I should not be here.

00:26:11.900 --> 00:26:13.660
 I just yelled

00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:15.320
 at my seven-year-old

00:26:15.320 --> 00:26:17.100
 for one minute

00:26:17.100 --> 00:26:17.660
 straight.

00:26:19.540 --> 00:26:20.700
 I have no business

00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:21.340
 being here.

00:26:21.339 --> 00:26:24.859
 to which her team

00:26:24.859 --> 00:26:25.819
 then says to her,

00:26:26.819 --> 00:26:27.039
 well,

00:26:27.079 --> 00:26:27.939
 if that's

00:26:27.939 --> 00:26:29.119
 the standard,

00:26:29.299 --> 00:26:29.899
 none of us

00:26:29.899 --> 00:26:30.659
 should be here.

00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:34.539
 Grace freely given,

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:34.959
 sister.

00:26:36.859 --> 00:26:38.299
 You're in the spot

00:26:38.299 --> 00:26:38.939
 you need to be.

00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:41.500
 Jesus has forgiven

00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:42.039
 that too.

00:26:43.639 --> 00:26:44.539
 We serve

00:26:44.539 --> 00:26:45.240
 out of fullness

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.980
 of grace.

00:26:47.579 --> 00:26:48.480
 So whether that's

00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:49.299
 on a ministry team,

00:26:49.379 --> 00:26:49.659
 do you see,

00:26:49.660 --> 00:26:51.240
 you're going to be

00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:52.000
 mentoring people,

00:26:52.060 --> 00:26:52.340
 you're going to be

00:26:52.340 --> 00:26:53.200
 doing different

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:54.040
 ministries with your

00:26:54.040 --> 00:26:54.340
 gift,

00:26:54.480 --> 00:26:55.220
 but it affords you

00:26:55.220 --> 00:26:55.900
 a certain kind

00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:56.460
 of opportunity

00:26:56.460 --> 00:26:57.240
 to speak the truth

00:26:57.240 --> 00:26:57.600
 in love.

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:59.040
 Life groups,

00:26:59.240 --> 00:27:00.000
 dinners together,

00:27:01.200 --> 00:27:03.000
 in addition to

00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:04.300
 using your gifts,

00:27:04.540 --> 00:27:05.560
 we are all

00:27:05.560 --> 00:27:06.820
 to be speaking

00:27:06.820 --> 00:27:07.580
 the truth

00:27:07.580 --> 00:27:08.580
 in love

00:27:08.580 --> 00:27:09.140
 to one another

00:27:09.140 --> 00:27:09.820
 unto Jesus.

00:27:11.500 --> 00:27:12.180
 That's the third

00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:12.660
 observation.

00:27:12.860 --> 00:27:13.440
 Here's the fourth.

00:27:16.360 --> 00:27:17.120
 Each of us

00:27:17.120 --> 00:27:17.700
 equipped

00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:21.920
 this raises

00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:22.360
 an interesting

00:27:22.360 --> 00:27:22.860
 question.

00:27:25.420 --> 00:27:26.140
 You might be

00:27:26.140 --> 00:27:26.380
 saying,

00:27:26.519 --> 00:27:26.660
 okay,

00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:27.279
 I buy it.

00:27:27.779 --> 00:27:28.460
 I'm supposed

00:27:28.460 --> 00:27:28.880
 to be speaking

00:27:28.880 --> 00:27:29.340
 the truth

00:27:29.340 --> 00:27:29.840
 in love,

00:27:29.940 --> 00:27:30.240
 okay,

00:27:30.860 --> 00:27:31.440
 but what do I

00:27:31.440 --> 00:27:31.860
 say?

00:27:33.860 --> 00:27:34.700
 What do I say

00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:35.259
 when someone's

00:27:35.259 --> 00:27:35.819
 freaking out?

00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:38.960
 I don't want

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:39.880
 to mislead them.

00:27:39.880 --> 00:27:42.520
 Well,

00:27:42.600 --> 00:27:43.260
 in verses 11

00:27:43.260 --> 00:27:43.780
 and 12,

00:27:44.300 --> 00:27:45.920
 we see this

00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:46.460
 very important

00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:47.060
 relationship.

00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:48.040
 He gave the

00:27:48.040 --> 00:27:48.440
 apostles,

00:27:48.640 --> 00:27:49.040
 the prophets,

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:49.700
 the evangelists,

00:27:49.780 --> 00:27:50.220
 the shepherds,

00:27:50.260 --> 00:27:50.700
 and teachers

00:27:50.700 --> 00:27:52.140
 to equip the

00:27:52.140 --> 00:27:52.720
 saints for the

00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:53.460
 work of ministry.

00:27:54.260 --> 00:27:55.400
 It's a relationship.

00:27:56.120 --> 00:27:56.520
 God gives

00:27:56.520 --> 00:27:57.560
 leadership gifts

00:27:57.560 --> 00:27:59.320
 to equip the

00:27:59.320 --> 00:28:00.360
 saints for the

00:28:00.360 --> 00:28:01.240
 works of ministry.

00:28:02.760 --> 00:28:03.580
 So here's what

00:28:03.580 --> 00:28:03.940
 this means.

00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:04.600
 This morning,

00:28:05.060 --> 00:28:05.680
 I am seeking

00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:06.720
 to equip you

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:07.900
 with God's

00:28:07.900 --> 00:28:08.740
 Word for

00:28:08.740 --> 00:28:09.500
 works of

00:28:09.500 --> 00:28:09.920
 ministry.

00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:11.920
 How,

00:28:12.120 --> 00:28:12.940
 you may ask,

00:28:13.539 --> 00:28:13.819
 well,

00:28:13.900 --> 00:28:14.720
 I haven't given

00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:15.559
 you a ministry

00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:16.539
 skill set.

00:28:17.380 --> 00:28:18.539
 I'm trying to

00:28:18.539 --> 00:28:19.519
 form in your

00:28:19.519 --> 00:28:20.279
 minds a

00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:20.920
 ministry

00:28:20.920 --> 00:28:22.240
 mindset.

00:28:23.759 --> 00:28:24.500
 Equip you

00:28:24.500 --> 00:28:25.019
 in the way

00:28:25.019 --> 00:28:25.640
 you think

00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:26.519
 about yourself.

00:28:27.519 --> 00:28:28.559
 That you,

00:28:29.220 --> 00:28:29.519
 Christian,

00:28:30.059 --> 00:28:31.600
 are a minister

00:28:31.600 --> 00:28:32.519
 of Jesus Christ

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:33.220
 in this church.

00:28:34.220 --> 00:28:35.299
 And I'm calling

00:28:35.299 --> 00:28:36.079
 you to believe

00:28:36.079 --> 00:28:36.339
 it.

00:28:37.380 --> 00:28:38.140
 Because God

00:28:38.140 --> 00:28:38.660
 says it.

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.259
 And to live

00:28:40.259 --> 00:28:40.680
 that,

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:42.200
 you are a

00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:42.700
 gifted and

00:28:42.700 --> 00:28:43.279
 called minister

00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:43.759
 of the

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:44.700
 ascended Christ

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.740
 to make

00:28:45.740 --> 00:28:46.579
 disciples as

00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:47.259
 part of this

00:28:47.259 --> 00:28:47.759
 church.

00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:49.519
 And my job

00:28:49.519 --> 00:28:50.259
 is to equip

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:52.279
 you to

00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:52.779
 faithfully

00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:53.519
 minister out

00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:53.799
 of that.

00:28:56.220 --> 00:28:57.000
 This word

00:28:57.000 --> 00:28:58.600
 equip is

00:28:58.600 --> 00:28:59.120
 part of a

00:28:59.120 --> 00:28:59.640
 family of

00:28:59.640 --> 00:29:00.160
 words in the

00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:00.620
 New Testament.

00:29:00.900 --> 00:29:01.519
 And basically

00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:02.740
 it means to

00:29:02.740 --> 00:29:03.200
 outfit.

00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:05.200
 It was used

00:29:05.200 --> 00:29:05.720
 to describe

00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:06.360
 outfitting

00:29:06.360 --> 00:29:08.160
 boats that

00:29:08.160 --> 00:29:08.700
 in the

00:29:08.700 --> 00:29:09.620
 first century

00:29:09.620 --> 00:29:10.680
 would travel

00:29:10.680 --> 00:29:11.120
 rivers.

00:29:11.460 --> 00:29:12.360
 You give

00:29:12.360 --> 00:29:13.140
 everything that

00:29:13.140 --> 00:29:14.839
 boat team

00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:15.860
 needs in

00:29:15.860 --> 00:29:16.259
 order to

00:29:16.259 --> 00:29:17.539
 survive going

00:29:17.539 --> 00:29:17.980
 down the

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:18.539
 river or

00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:19.180
 up river.

00:29:20.880 --> 00:29:21.420
 Equipping

00:29:21.420 --> 00:29:22.100
 means giving

00:29:22.100 --> 00:29:22.640
 you what you

00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:23.360
 need to be

00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:23.900
 faithful to

00:29:23.900 --> 00:29:24.220
 Jesus.

00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:26.700
 So in

00:29:26.700 --> 00:29:27.120
 light of that,

00:29:27.180 --> 00:29:27.700
 I just want

00:29:27.700 --> 00:29:28.059
 to help you

00:29:28.059 --> 00:29:28.480
 think about

00:29:28.480 --> 00:29:29.100
 Sunday mornings

00:29:29.100 --> 00:29:29.640
 for a second.

00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:32.680
 imagine Sunday

00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:33.580
 morning as

00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:34.640
 the flagship

00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:36.120
 disciple making

00:29:36.120 --> 00:29:37.259
 event of the

00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.660
 week.

00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:39.780
 The moment we

00:29:39.780 --> 00:29:40.360
 all come

00:29:40.360 --> 00:29:41.720
 together to

00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:42.520
 worship God,

00:29:42.600 --> 00:29:43.180
 to hear from

00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:43.840
 his words,

00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:45.160
 and to be

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:46.360
 spurred on to

00:29:46.360 --> 00:29:47.320
 follow Jesus and

00:29:47.320 --> 00:29:48.240
 make disciples of

00:29:48.240 --> 00:29:48.720
 all nations.

00:29:50.620 --> 00:29:51.680
 There's a lot of

00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:52.340
 equipping with

00:29:52.340 --> 00:29:53.040
 God's word that

00:29:53.040 --> 00:29:53.660
 happens on a

00:29:53.660 --> 00:29:54.200
 Sunday morning.

00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:56.120
 Imagine the

00:29:56.120 --> 00:29:57.140
 informal conversations

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:58.200
 before the service

00:29:58.200 --> 00:29:59.039
 and after the

00:29:59.039 --> 00:30:00.140
 service and how

00:30:00.140 --> 00:30:01.000
 those are ripe

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:02.460
 opportunities to

00:30:02.460 --> 00:30:03.559
 move people towards

00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:04.440
 Jesus with his

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:04.819
 word.

00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:07.360
 What happens with

00:30:07.360 --> 00:30:08.819
 King's kids,

00:30:09.279 --> 00:30:10.100
 right now we

00:30:10.100 --> 00:30:11.680
 have a bunch of

00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:12.279
 children being

00:30:12.279 --> 00:30:13.000
 taught a lesson.

00:30:13.200 --> 00:30:14.559
 Yes, that is

00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:15.819
 speaking the truth

00:30:15.819 --> 00:30:16.980
 in love.

00:30:17.220 --> 00:30:19.039
 But also, when

00:30:19.039 --> 00:30:19.860
 those kids get

00:30:19.860 --> 00:30:22.140
 squirrely, those

00:30:22.140 --> 00:30:22.720
 teachers and

00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:23.400
 helpers have an

00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:24.080
 opportunity to

00:30:24.080 --> 00:30:25.460
 speak the truth

00:30:25.460 --> 00:30:26.559
 in love and

00:30:26.559 --> 00:30:27.000
 help these

00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:27.420
 children.

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:28.779
 Love one

00:30:28.779 --> 00:30:29.120
 another.

00:30:29.900 --> 00:30:30.279
 Grow in

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:30.940
 self-control.

00:30:34.340 --> 00:30:35.039
 Of course, our

00:30:35.039 --> 00:30:36.980
 singing, it's a

00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:37.620
 kind of speaking

00:30:37.620 --> 00:30:38.340
 the truth and

00:30:38.340 --> 00:30:39.000
 love to one

00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:39.319
 another.

00:30:40.900 --> 00:30:41.860
 Colossians 3.16

00:30:41.860 --> 00:30:42.880
 talks about the

00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:43.880
 word of Christ

00:30:43.880 --> 00:30:44.779
 dwelling richly

00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:46.140
 among us through

00:30:46.140 --> 00:30:46.960
 the hymns and

00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:47.940
 spiritual songs that

00:30:47.940 --> 00:30:48.319
 we sing.

00:30:49.220 --> 00:30:50.299
 It forms us.

00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:51.860
 It will be in

00:30:51.860 --> 00:30:53.080
 your mind on

00:30:53.080 --> 00:30:53.660
 your deathbed

00:30:53.660 --> 00:30:54.059
 someday.

00:30:55.019 --> 00:30:55.860
 It equips you.

00:30:55.859 --> 00:30:58.939
 preaching, it

00:30:58.939 --> 00:31:00.159
 equips you with

00:31:00.159 --> 00:31:01.099
 sound doctrine so

00:31:01.099 --> 00:31:01.839
 you don't go the

00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:03.159
 way of Ephesians

00:31:03.159 --> 00:31:03.939
 4.14.

00:31:04.699 --> 00:31:05.179
 So you're not

00:31:05.179 --> 00:31:06.179
 tossed to and

00:31:06.179 --> 00:31:06.759
 fro by the

00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:07.579
 waves of false

00:31:07.579 --> 00:31:08.119
 doctrine.

00:31:09.079 --> 00:31:09.819
 Ministry mindset,

00:31:10.059 --> 00:31:11.039
 ministry skill set.

00:31:12.939 --> 00:31:13.740
 I don't have

00:31:13.740 --> 00:31:14.399
 enough time this

00:31:14.399 --> 00:31:16.259
 morning, but I

00:31:16.259 --> 00:31:17.459
 want to invite you

00:31:17.459 --> 00:31:17.859
 to something

00:31:17.859 --> 00:31:18.799
 immediately after

00:31:18.799 --> 00:31:19.379
 the service.

00:31:19.380 --> 00:31:21.580
 There's this

00:31:21.580 --> 00:31:22.600
 passage in 1

00:31:22.600 --> 00:31:24.060
 Thessalonians 5.14.

00:31:24.280 --> 00:31:25.080
 It is a crash

00:31:25.080 --> 00:31:26.820
 course in how to

00:31:26.820 --> 00:31:29.860
 wisely apply God's

00:31:29.860 --> 00:31:30.860
 word to someone's

00:31:30.860 --> 00:31:31.180
 life.

00:31:31.300 --> 00:31:32.040
 Just one verse.

00:31:33.120 --> 00:31:33.720
 So after the

00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:34.580
 service we dismiss,

00:31:34.740 --> 00:31:35.440
 come on down, I'll

00:31:35.440 --> 00:31:35.960
 give you a crash

00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:36.480
 course in it.

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:36.960
 It'll be five

00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:37.280
 minutes.

00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:38.600
 You'll walk away

00:31:38.600 --> 00:31:39.280
 with a sense of,

00:31:39.600 --> 00:31:41.360
 oh, that's helpful.

00:31:41.359 --> 00:31:45.479
 our job as

00:31:45.479 --> 00:31:46.179
 pastors and

00:31:46.179 --> 00:31:47.619
 elders is to

00:31:47.619 --> 00:31:48.299
 equip the saints

00:31:48.299 --> 00:31:49.099
 for works of

00:31:49.099 --> 00:31:51.919
 service and to

00:31:51.919 --> 00:31:52.579
 do that well.

00:31:53.639 --> 00:31:55.039
 Because each of

00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:55.919
 you has been

00:31:55.919 --> 00:31:57.539
 called to be a

00:31:57.539 --> 00:31:58.119
 minister of the

00:31:58.119 --> 00:31:58.500
 gospel.

00:32:01.019 --> 00:32:02.959
 Okay, so called,

00:32:03.139 --> 00:32:04.000
 gifted, speaking,

00:32:04.259 --> 00:32:06.719
 equipped, fifth

00:32:06.719 --> 00:32:07.779
 observation, each

00:32:07.779 --> 00:32:09.899
 of us positioned.

00:32:11.359 --> 00:32:12.839
 It's right there

00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:13.379
 in the text,

00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:14.219
 verse 16.

00:32:15.240 --> 00:32:15.699
 From whom the

00:32:15.699 --> 00:32:16.199
 whole body,

00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:16.719
 joined and held

00:32:16.719 --> 00:32:17.539
 together by every

00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:18.299
 joint with which

00:32:18.299 --> 00:32:18.879
 it is equipped,

00:32:19.159 --> 00:32:20.439
 when each part is

00:32:20.439 --> 00:32:21.439
 working properly,

00:32:21.779 --> 00:32:22.579
 makes the body

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:23.379
 grow so that it

00:32:23.379 --> 00:32:24.259
 builds itself up

00:32:24.259 --> 00:32:24.939
 in love.

00:32:26.099 --> 00:32:26.539
 Have you ever

00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:27.259
 had a body part

00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:27.899
 dislocate?

00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:29.919
 Oh, it's not

00:32:29.919 --> 00:32:30.240
 fun.

00:32:31.419 --> 00:32:32.279
 It's painful.

00:32:33.539 --> 00:32:34.559
 It calls for all

00:32:34.559 --> 00:32:35.199
 your attention.

00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:36.500
 You're unable to

00:32:36.500 --> 00:32:36.959
 do what you

00:32:36.959 --> 00:32:37.699
 normally do.

00:32:39.799 --> 00:32:40.699
 Paul is painting

00:32:40.700 --> 00:32:41.860
 this picture of

00:32:41.860 --> 00:32:43.299
 the church as a

00:32:43.299 --> 00:32:44.779
 healthy, functioning

00:32:44.779 --> 00:32:46.059
 body with all of

00:32:46.059 --> 00:32:47.400
 its members united

00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:48.580
 together, working

00:32:48.580 --> 00:32:49.100
 together.

00:32:51.660 --> 00:32:52.660
 When someone's

00:32:52.660 --> 00:32:55.600
 dislocated, it

00:32:55.600 --> 00:32:57.100
 affects the supply

00:32:57.100 --> 00:32:58.340
 of grace running

00:32:58.340 --> 00:32:59.039
 through the body.

00:33:00.840 --> 00:33:02.240
 That phrase, from

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:02.980
 whom the whole body

00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:03.700
 joined and held

00:33:03.700 --> 00:33:05.160
 together, with which

00:33:05.160 --> 00:33:06.380
 it is equipped, every

00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:07.240
 joint with which it

00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:08.059
 is equipped, it's a

00:33:08.059 --> 00:33:09.139
 picture of this

00:33:09.139 --> 00:33:11.079
 connectivity between

00:33:11.079 --> 00:33:12.619
 Christians in which

00:33:12.619 --> 00:33:13.700
 God uses that

00:33:13.700 --> 00:33:14.799
 connectivity, that

00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:15.899
 positioning and

00:33:15.899 --> 00:33:18.339
 proximity to pour out

00:33:18.339 --> 00:33:19.000
 His grace on

00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:19.339
 people.

00:33:21.720 --> 00:33:22.759
 Some scholars think

00:33:22.759 --> 00:33:23.500
 that's talking about

00:33:23.500 --> 00:33:23.799
 leaders.

00:33:23.980 --> 00:33:24.759
 Other scholars think

00:33:24.759 --> 00:33:25.639
 that's a reference to

00:33:25.639 --> 00:33:26.339
 all the saints.

00:33:26.799 --> 00:33:27.679
 Whatever the case may

00:33:27.679 --> 00:33:29.700
 be, it's about God's

00:33:29.700 --> 00:33:30.799
 grace flowing through

00:33:30.799 --> 00:33:31.259
 the body.

00:33:32.019 --> 00:33:33.279
 And we all need to be

00:33:33.279 --> 00:33:34.539
 in right position with

00:33:34.539 --> 00:33:35.079
 one another.

00:33:36.500 --> 00:33:38.339
 Not disjointed, not

00:33:38.339 --> 00:33:40.460
 dislocated, but

00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:40.839
 unified.

00:33:43.359 --> 00:33:46.240
 What holds together a

00:33:46.240 --> 00:33:47.039
 body of Christ?

00:33:49.819 --> 00:33:51.220
 What does that?

00:33:53.980 --> 00:33:55.299
 In verse 15, we see

00:33:55.299 --> 00:33:55.480
 it.

00:33:55.680 --> 00:33:56.420
 Rather, speaking the

00:33:56.420 --> 00:33:59.879
 truth in love, we're

00:33:59.879 --> 00:34:00.559
 to grow up in every

00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:01.559
 way into Him who is

00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:01.819
 the head.

00:34:01.859 --> 00:34:02.539
 Look at the end of

00:34:02.539 --> 00:34:03.159
 verse 16.

00:34:03.920 --> 00:34:05.180
 Makes the body grow so

00:34:05.180 --> 00:34:06.480
 that it builds itself

00:34:06.480 --> 00:34:07.539
 up in love.

00:34:08.579 --> 00:34:09.519
 That's the whole point

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:10.800
 of Ephesians 4, 1

00:34:10.800 --> 00:34:11.500
 through 6.

00:34:12.159 --> 00:34:14.559
 United in love unto

00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:15.059
 Jesus.

00:34:18.139 --> 00:34:19.480
 Have you ever seen

00:34:19.480 --> 00:34:20.779
 someone dislocate a

00:34:20.779 --> 00:34:21.619
 shoulder and then

00:34:21.619 --> 00:34:22.739
 watched the process of

00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:23.880
 it being set back in?

00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:25.820
 It's kind of painful

00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:26.500
 to watch.

00:34:27.800 --> 00:34:28.639
 But for that person

00:34:28.639 --> 00:34:29.719
 who has a

00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:31.039
 dislocated shoulder,

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:33.179
 whatever pain it takes

00:34:33.179 --> 00:34:34.159
 to get it reset,

00:34:34.460 --> 00:34:35.800
 the result is

00:34:35.800 --> 00:34:36.920
 eventual healing and

00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:37.880
 full function of the

00:34:37.880 --> 00:34:38.199
 body.

00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:41.860
 Here's the question.

00:34:43.820 --> 00:34:44.840
 Are you somehow

00:34:44.840 --> 00:34:46.039
 disjointed from the

00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:46.340
 body?

00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:50.980
 In general, or from

00:34:50.980 --> 00:34:52.059
 another Christian in

00:34:52.059 --> 00:34:54.500
 particular, are you

00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:55.099
 disconnected?

00:34:55.659 --> 00:34:56.880
 And what needs to

00:34:56.880 --> 00:34:58.699
 happen for you to be

00:34:58.699 --> 00:35:00.679
 set back into place

00:35:00.679 --> 00:35:02.480
 so that the grace of

00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:03.519
 our Lord Jesus, our

00:35:03.519 --> 00:35:04.759
 head, flows down

00:35:04.759 --> 00:35:05.480
 through us to all

00:35:05.480 --> 00:35:06.059
 body parts?

00:35:07.539 --> 00:35:08.619
 What is it going to

00:35:08.619 --> 00:35:08.879
 take?

00:35:11.480 --> 00:35:12.199
 Maybe it means

00:35:12.199 --> 00:35:13.579
 re-engaging in our

00:35:13.579 --> 00:35:14.419
 life together as a

00:35:14.419 --> 00:35:15.079
 church in person.

00:35:16.339 --> 00:35:17.379
 Maybe it means getting

00:35:17.379 --> 00:35:18.119
 involved with a life

00:35:18.119 --> 00:35:18.799
 group finally.

00:35:19.799 --> 00:35:20.599
 Maybe it means getting

00:35:20.599 --> 00:35:21.679
 onto a ministry team.

00:35:22.339 --> 00:35:23.899
 Maybe it means taking

00:35:23.899 --> 00:35:25.379
 some steps of faith

00:35:25.379 --> 00:35:26.159
 and courage and

00:35:26.159 --> 00:35:27.219
 raising topics with

00:35:27.219 --> 00:35:27.879
 other brothers and

00:35:27.879 --> 00:35:28.159
 sisters.

00:35:28.819 --> 00:35:29.859
 That may not be easy

00:35:29.859 --> 00:35:30.500
 to talk about.

00:35:31.279 --> 00:35:32.939
 If you are disjointed

00:35:32.939 --> 00:35:35.259
 from the body, not

00:35:35.259 --> 00:35:36.079
 only does it affect

00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.739
 the body, we're

00:35:37.739 --> 00:35:39.639
 missing God using

00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:40.919
 your gift grace in

00:35:40.919 --> 00:35:41.439
 our life.

00:35:41.859 --> 00:35:43.139
 It's affecting you.

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:46.599
 You're lacking God's

00:35:46.599 --> 00:35:46.939
 grace.

00:35:48.379 --> 00:35:49.339
 You don't need to

00:35:49.339 --> 00:35:50.299
 remain disconnected

00:35:50.299 --> 00:35:50.939
 and distant.

00:35:52.259 --> 00:35:53.359
 Get connected.

00:35:53.859 --> 00:35:54.659
 Get close.

00:35:54.659 --> 00:35:56.619
 It's necessary to

00:35:56.619 --> 00:35:58.319
 your calling to be

00:35:58.319 --> 00:35:59.359
 part of building up

00:35:59.359 --> 00:36:00.460
 this particular body.

00:36:02.460 --> 00:36:03.279
 That's the fifth

00:36:03.279 --> 00:36:04.059
 observation.

00:36:04.359 --> 00:36:05.199
 Here's the sixth, and

00:36:05.199 --> 00:36:05.879
 this is brief.

00:36:07.739 --> 00:36:10.440
 All of us growing.

00:36:11.519 --> 00:36:12.599
 It's the result.

00:36:13.519 --> 00:36:15.639
 It's the result of

00:36:15.639 --> 00:36:16.659
 knowing that you're

00:36:16.659 --> 00:36:17.079
 called.

00:36:17.539 --> 00:36:18.279
 It's the result of

00:36:18.279 --> 00:36:18.819
 knowing that you're

00:36:18.819 --> 00:36:19.119
 gifted.

00:36:19.559 --> 00:36:20.539
 It's the result of

00:36:20.539 --> 00:36:21.519
 speaking the truth in

00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:22.759
 love, of being equipped

00:36:22.760 --> 00:36:23.600
 to do that.

00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:25.040
 It's the result of

00:36:25.040 --> 00:36:26.580
 being rightly, humbly

00:36:26.580 --> 00:36:27.700
 positioned to one

00:36:27.700 --> 00:36:28.420
 another in this

00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:28.860
 church.

00:36:29.500 --> 00:36:31.560
 The result is the

00:36:31.560 --> 00:36:33.060
 body builds itself up

00:36:33.060 --> 00:36:33.800
 in love.

00:36:33.920 --> 00:36:34.840
 You have a particular

00:36:34.840 --> 00:36:35.820
 gift, brother and

00:36:35.820 --> 00:36:37.660
 sister, that Jesus

00:36:37.660 --> 00:36:38.800
 himself has given

00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:40.640
 you, and while you

00:36:40.640 --> 00:36:42.140
 are using that gift

00:36:42.140 --> 00:36:43.640
 in close proximity to

00:36:43.640 --> 00:36:45.900
 other Christians, you

00:36:45.900 --> 00:36:46.920
 get to speak the truth

00:36:46.920 --> 00:36:49.700
 in love, moving people

00:36:49.700 --> 00:36:50.600
 towards Jesus.

00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:53.059
 And when we are

00:36:53.059 --> 00:36:54.860
 rightly connected to

00:36:54.860 --> 00:36:55.960
 each other in our

00:36:55.960 --> 00:36:58.099
 head, Jesus, the grace

00:36:58.099 --> 00:36:58.920
 falls down.

00:36:59.679 --> 00:37:01.420
 It fills us with the

00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:02.279
 fullness of God.

00:37:02.960 --> 00:37:04.119
 It grows us.

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:05.819
 We learn from him.

00:37:06.139 --> 00:37:07.119
 We live for him.

00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:08.639
 We become like him

00:37:08.639 --> 00:37:10.299
 because we love him.

00:37:13.980 --> 00:37:14.980
 Grace it does.

00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:16.019
 Grace it does the body

00:37:16.019 --> 00:37:16.279
 good.

00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:19.500
 Grace it does.

00:37:20.660 --> 00:37:23.000
 Grace it does this body

00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:23.320
 good.

00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:26.680
 And that includes

00:37:26.680 --> 00:37:28.640
 moving non-Christians

00:37:28.640 --> 00:37:30.660
 into our body when they

00:37:30.660 --> 00:37:31.340
 believe on the Lord

00:37:31.340 --> 00:37:32.100
 Jesus Christ.

00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:33.120
 We add members.

00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:37.140
 It's all about moving

00:37:37.140 --> 00:37:38.340
 people towards Jesus, our

00:37:38.340 --> 00:37:38.580
 head.

00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:40.740
 We grow.

00:37:41.160 --> 00:37:42.019
 He gets the glory.

00:37:42.019 --> 00:37:44.599
 So let me conclude.

00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:46.159
 Who makes disciples,

00:37:46.360 --> 00:37:47.079
 brothers and sisters?

00:37:48.880 --> 00:37:50.579
 Every Christian, all of

00:37:50.579 --> 00:37:51.860
 us, must be making

00:37:51.860 --> 00:37:52.280
 disciples.

00:37:52.440 --> 00:37:53.480
 In order for our church

00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:54.579
 culture to become a

00:37:54.579 --> 00:37:55.940
 disciple-making church

00:37:55.940 --> 00:37:58.079
 culture, this biblical

00:37:58.079 --> 00:37:59.219
 truth that we're talking

00:37:59.219 --> 00:38:00.219
 about from Ephesians

00:38:00.219 --> 00:38:02.519
 chapter 4 must be driven

00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:04.099
 down to the bedrock of

00:38:04.099 --> 00:38:04.920
 your being.

00:38:05.420 --> 00:38:06.420
 You must be thoroughly

00:38:06.420 --> 00:38:07.420
 convinced of this.

00:38:07.420 --> 00:38:09.639
 And when we are all

00:38:09.639 --> 00:38:12.000
 convinced of this, the

00:38:12.000 --> 00:38:14.099
 grace flows in greater

00:38:14.099 --> 00:38:15.680
 fullness into greater

00:38:15.680 --> 00:38:16.159
 effect.

00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:18.180
 You've been called into

00:38:18.180 --> 00:38:19.039
 ministry, brother and

00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:19.260
 sister.

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:21.200
 You're an essential member

00:38:21.200 --> 00:38:22.119
 of the Christ the King

00:38:22.119 --> 00:38:23.380
 Church ministry staff.

00:38:25.059 --> 00:38:26.380
 And when we act on this

00:38:26.380 --> 00:38:29.460
 in faith, every member

00:38:29.460 --> 00:38:31.180
 becomes a disciple-maker.

00:38:33.800 --> 00:38:35.300
 The body builds itself in

00:38:35.300 --> 00:38:35.619
 love.

00:38:36.039 --> 00:38:37.059
 Grace it does the body

00:38:37.059 --> 00:38:37.380
 good.

00:38:37.420 --> 00:38:40.980
 Next week, where are

00:38:40.980 --> 00:38:41.940
 disciples made?

00:38:42.880 --> 00:38:43.519
 Let's pray.

00:38:47.320 --> 00:38:48.800
 Lord Jesus, we're so

00:38:48.800 --> 00:38:49.860
 grateful that you would

00:38:49.860 --> 00:38:52.220
 call each of us out of

00:38:52.220 --> 00:38:53.119
 the domain of darkness

00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:55.680
 and transfer us into the

00:38:55.680 --> 00:38:57.519
 kingdom of light, the

00:38:57.519 --> 00:38:58.340
 kingdom of the beloved

00:38:58.340 --> 00:38:58.820
 Son.

00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:02.000
 You made us alive with

00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:03.619
 Christ, Father.

00:39:04.659 --> 00:39:06.559
 You've called us to be

00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:07.200
 disciples.

00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:10.679
 God, would you convince us

00:39:10.679 --> 00:39:12.480
 of what you say to be

00:39:12.480 --> 00:39:14.779
 true of us so that we

00:39:14.779 --> 00:39:17.299
 can live in fullness and

00:39:17.299 --> 00:39:18.719
 that we can see this body

00:39:18.719 --> 00:39:21.500
 grow and that we do that

00:39:21.500 --> 00:39:21.939
 together.

00:39:23.159 --> 00:39:24.839
 Lord, would you bring peace

00:39:24.839 --> 00:39:25.579
 and unity?

00:39:26.719 --> 00:39:28.779
 We ask this in Jesus' name.

00:39:28.779 --> 00:39:29.980
 Amen.

00:39:29.980 --> 00:39:30.480
 Amen.

00:39:30.480 --> 00:39:30.519
 Amen.

00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:31.539
 Amen.

00:39:31.539 --> 00:39:31.840
 Amen.

00:39:31.840 --> 00:39:31.920
 Amen.

00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:32.039
 Amen.

00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:32.240
 Amen.

00:39:33.240 --> 00:39:33.440
 Amen.

00:39:33.440 --> 00:39:33.880
 Amen.

00:39:33.880 --> 00:39:34.079
 Amen.

00:39:34.079 --> 00:39:34.559
 Amen.

00:39:34.559 --> 00:39:34.699
 Amen.

00:39:38.500 --> 00:39:38.940
 Amen.

00:39:38.940 --> 00:39:39.280
 Amen.