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 We are going to move into our time in the Word together, and today we're going to begin a new

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 series of sermons through the book of 1 Timothy, the letter of 1 Timothy in the New Testament.

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 And this will last us right up until Christmas. And I know that we have a variety of people here

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 this morning, some who have been Christians, followers of Jesus for decades, and some to whom

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 all of this is pretty new. And so I'm going to just take a few minutes to explain what the letter of

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 Timothy is, and who wrote it, what kind of writing this is, and where it fits into the bigger story

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 of the Bible. And then we'll jump in and look at the first few verses of this letter. So if you have

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 your Bible, you can open it up to 1 Timothy, and you can follow along. We'll also have the words on the screen.

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 So for those of you who may not know, after Jesus came, he died on the cross, he rose again from the

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 dead, and then he continued to appear to his followers for a period of about 40 years, sorry, 40 days.

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 And then Jesus was taken up into heaven. We call that the ascension of Jesus. And then not too long

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 after that was the Jewish festival of Pentecost. And it was celebrated in Jerusalem. And it was then

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 that God poured out his spirit on the apostles, those men that Jesus had chosen. And the apostles

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 were enabled by the power of the spirit to do miraculous signs, kind of like Jesus did. And they

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 were enabled to speak the very words of God to the people. And that day, the apostle Peter, by the power

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 of God's spirit within him, preached a sermon, and thousands who heard it came to believe in Jesus

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 as the Messiah and as their Savior. We usually speak of this day, Pentecost, as the day that the church

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 was born. The word church in its original ancient meaning is very simply congregation or assembly or

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 gathering. And in this case, it was those who had gathered and were united by their faith in Jesus

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 as their Messiah and as their Savior. So Peter and the other apostles, they continued

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 doing these miraculous signs. They continued preaching the good news about Jesus to people

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 all over the place. And more and more came to repent and believe and be added to the church.

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 These people accepted God's gift of salvation and the number just kept growing and growing.

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 All of this, by the way, is recorded in your Bibles in the New Testament book of Acts.

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 Well, the Jewish leaders were not too happy with this. And so they began to persecute

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 the church, those who believed in Jesus. And many of the believers scattered. They fled for their lives.

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 They left Jerusalem. They left Israel, some of them, and went to surrounding territories and areas.

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 And they began telling people about Jesus wherever they went. And so suddenly, churches began to

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 spring up in all the surrounding nations and peoples. And in the midst of all this, there was a man named

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 Saul. And Saul was a Pharisee. He was a persecutor of the church of Jesus. And Luke tells us in the book

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 of Acts about how Jesus himself, from heaven, stopped Saul in his tracks when he was on the road to

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 Damascus. Jesus revealed himself to Saul. And Saul became a believer. In fact, more than that,

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 Jesus chose Saul to be one of his apostles, one of his spokesmen. And Jesus gave Saul, who from that

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 day on changed his name to Paul, a mission, a task. So Paul was now to go to the non-Jewish

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 places all around the Mediterranean Sea and tell them about Jesus and the salvation that he offers.

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 And so Paul did this. He went on three, what we call missionary journeys, traveling from city to city,

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 sometimes on foot, sometimes by boat, across the Mediterranean Sea to different places.

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 And Luke tells us in the book of Acts that some people in each of these cities came to believe

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 in Jesus. And local churches were born in all these towns and cities all around the Mediterranean Sea.

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 Well, in one of these cities, Paul came across a young man named Timothy. And Timothy's mother was a Jew

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 and his father was a Greek. But Timothy's mother had raised Timothy to believe in God. And Timothy accepted

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 the good news of Jesus for himself. And he was saved when, most likely when Paul and Barnabas actually

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 came to his city with the message of Jesus on Paul's first missionary journey.

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 According to Luke, Timothy grew in his faith and he matured to the point that other Christians in his

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 little church regarded him very highly.

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 And so Paul actually took Timothy on as a co-worker for his second and third missionary journeys.

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 So they, Paul and Timothy, traveled together and worked together to make Christ known and to see local

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 churches established all around the Mediterranean Sea. I'll put a little graphic on the screen there.

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 So you can see the line. They went all over the place. This is just one of Paul's missionary journeys.

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 And one of these cities where a church began was the ancient city of Ephesus. You can kind of see it

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 right there. It's just on the western coast of what's today Turkey. Back then it was the Roman province of Asia.

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 And you can read about how the church was started there in Ephesus in the book of Acts chapter 19.

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 Now the reason this is significant is because this city of Ephesus is where Timothy is right now

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 as Paul is writing this letter to him. We don't know the exact date that Paul wrote this letter,

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 but it was sometime between the time that this church in Ephesus was started and sometime and probably the time

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 when Paul died, which is actually a really short period of time. It's only about a 10-year window.

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 And so we're looking at about 55 to 65 AD. And maybe even we can narrow that down a little further

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 because it seems from the letter that the church has already had some time to be established.

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 And there's already been some things happening. We've seen some false teachers creeping into the church.

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 And so probably right around that time, 55 to 65 AD, this is only 25 to 35 years after Jesus ascended into heaven.

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 So if you want to open your Bibles up to 1 Timothy, let's look at the first few verses and see how this letter begins.

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 1 Timothy.

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 1 Timothy.

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 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope.

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 To Timothy, my true son in the faith,

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 grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer

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 or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies.

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 So this is very obviously a letter.

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 Paul introduces himself by name right at the top.

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 He tells us who he's writing to, Timothy.

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 There's a greeting which is at the same time kind of a blessing.

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 Grace, mercy, and peace from God and from Christ Jesus to you.

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 And then Paul jumps in verse 3 right into giving instruction to Timothy.

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 And this is quite typical of Paul's 13 letters in the New Testament.

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 They're full of instruction.

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 Instruction for how individuals that he's writing to ought to live.

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 But usually he writes to churches, local churches in different cities.

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 And so instructions for those local churches and how they're to live.

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 Let's notice just a few details in the introduction here.

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 First, Paul reminds Timothy and the church there in Ephesus of who he is.

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 He's writing as an apostle of Christ Jesus.

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 This is really important.

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 It's like Paul saying, this isn't just a friendly letter of correspondence,

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 but I am writing on behalf of Christ Jesus himself as his apostle, his chosen spokesperson.

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 So these instructions, these encouragements, these promises that I'm about to give to you,

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 they're not just from me, but they're from Jesus who speaks on whose behalf I speak.

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 So this is why we consider this letter so special, why we consider it sacred.

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 Because it's not just the words of a guy named Paul to a friend named Timothy.

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 Rather, it contains the very words of Christ Jesus himself spoken through Paul to Timothy.

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 So we take these words very seriously.

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 They're the words of God.

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 And Paul very briefly mentions how he came to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.

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 He says, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God and of Christ Jesus.

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 So both God and Christ Jesus together commanded it.

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 They decreed that Paul be an apostle.

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 And he mentions just one thing each about God and about Jesus there in his introduction.

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 God, our Savior.

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 He is the one who saves us, who rescues us.

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 And Jesus, our hope.

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 He's the one who our hope is in.

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 And then he goes on to Timothy, my true son in the faith.

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 Now it's easy to imagine how close this relationship would have been between Paul and Timothy.

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 I mean, here they were traveling together, working together,

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 all around the Mediterranean world.

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 And Paul being the older of the two and Timothy, a young man,

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 it's easy to see how they would have had a close father-son-like relationship.

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 But Paul thinks this way as a father-son relationship,

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 not just because of their many shared experiences,

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 not just because of the many moments where he probably got to counsel Timothy,

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 but because they share the same faith.

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 He says, to Timothy, my true son in the faith.

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 This is the key.

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 They both have faith in God.

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 They both have this same faith in Christ Jesus.

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 In fact, it's possible, not for sure,

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 but possible that Paul was even the one who led Timothy to be saved,

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 to know about Jesus at the start when he first came to Lystra.

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 So they have a very special, close relationship because of their faith in Jesus.

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 They're like spiritual family, father and son.

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 Now as we get beyond this greeting and into verse 3,

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 we see that Paul has some instructions for Timothy.

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 He says,

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 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,

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 stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people

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 not to teach false doctrines any longer.

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 So they were both in Ephesus at one point,

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 but then Paul left to go into Macedonia.

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 And at that time, he urged Timothy to stay there in Ephesus.

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 This kind of brings us to the question of what Timothy's role was in Ephesus.

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 You may have heard it said that Timothy was a pastor in the church at Ephesus.

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 And, you know, we kind of call these letters,

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 1st, 2nd Timothy, Titus, the pastoral epistles.

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 But actually, if we look at it really closely,

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 nowhere in the New Testament is Timothy called a pastor.

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 Neither is he called an elder.

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 Neither is he called an apostle,

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 like Paul is.

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 But in two of Paul's letters,

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 he refers to Timothy as his co-worker.

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 And we often hear Paul telling us in his letters

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 of how he sends Timothy over here,

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 or he sends him over there,

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 or he leaves Timothy behind with this church.

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 And it seems that probably

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 we should stop thinking of Timothy

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 as the pastor of the church in Ephesus.

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 He is doing that kind of a shepherding work while he's there.

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 But this is part of his assignment.

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 We could probably think of him as an apostolic delegate

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 who's been assigned to serve in this church

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 in order to deal with any particular problems that have arisen,

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 that need special care or attention,

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 and to see that the church is strengthened and established and healthy.

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 Now, one tendency as we talk about that kind of a relationship to the church

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 is to think of this letter as merely a kind of instructional handbook

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 for pastors or church leaders.

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 It is written to Timothy,

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 and he is kind of functioning as a pastor or leader while he's there.

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 But really, this letter is for the whole church.

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 About halfway through the letter,

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 Paul makes this crystal clear.

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 He tells us what his purpose is in writing this letter.

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 And this is in 1 Timothy 3, verse 14.

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 He says,

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 Although I hope to come to you soon,

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 I'm writing you these instructions

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 so that if I am delayed,

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 you will know how people ought to conduct themselves

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 in God's household,

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 which is the church of the living God,

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 the pillar and foundation of the truth.

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 So Paul intends to come back to Ephesus soon.

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 But in case something happens,

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 in case he gets put into prison again,

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 in case he gets held up in his travels,

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 he wants Timothy to have these instructions

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 so that Timothy will know how people there in the church at Ephesus

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 ought to live as the church.

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 How they ought to conduct themselves in God's household.

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 So what is this letter all about?

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 Well, it does have some instructions and encouragement

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 for leaders in the church,

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 but much more,

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 it's all about how we as a church

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 should conduct ourselves,

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 should live as followers of Jesus.

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 It's not just a leadership manual kind of letter.

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 It's a church life handbook kind of letter

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 written by Christ Jesus

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 through Paul to us.

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 Let me say it another way.

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 The aim of this letter is not just to equip church pastors and elders.

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 The aim of this letter is to show us

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 how we as a local spiritual family of God

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 should live,

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 should behave,

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 should act.

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 And this letter tells us some of the ways

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 that our faith in Jesus

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 should transform our conduct.

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 And I'm really excited about this.

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 Just as God was at work in our church

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 in the last sermon series we did

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 through the Gospel of John,

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 showing us things about Jesus maybe,

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 I hope,

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 that we hadn't seen before,

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 opening our eyes to see more of His glory.

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 I hope and pray that now

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 as we turn to this letter of 1 Timothy,

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 the Lord will do some wonderful things

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 and continue that work of transforming

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 our lives as a church

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 to match the faith

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 that we share in Jesus.

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 And this letter touches on

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 all kinds of conduct in the church.

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 I'll just list off a few things.

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 Paul will give some definition

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 to what's right and what's wrong.

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 He's going to tell us about

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 what kinds of things we should

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 and should not be teaching,

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 should and should not be talking about.

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 He will set some clear priorities for us

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 and what kinds of things

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 we should be giving ourselves to,

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 our attention to as a church.

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 He'll have specific instructions for men

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 and for women.

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 He's going to lay out a framework

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 for leadership in the church.

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 He'll warn us about

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 some of the false teachings

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 that are coming.

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 He'll talk about how different people

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 in the church should relate to each other,

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 how we should care for the needy among us.

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 So this is a wonderful letter from God

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 through Paul to his people, to us.

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 And I'm excited about how our church

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 may grow to increasing spiritual maturity

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 and unity in the months ahead

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 as we spend time here

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 in this letter together.

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 So let's look at it.

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 Let's look at the first instructions

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 that Paul gives to Timothy

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 in verses 3 to 11.

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 And we'll see what we can draw

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 from these words

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 for our church here in Davidson

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 and for ourselves.

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 So I'll just read it again,

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 starting in verse 3.

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 Although I hope to come to you soon,

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 I'm writing,

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 oh sorry, that's back in chapter 3.

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 Verse 3, chapter 1.

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 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,

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 stay there in Ephesus

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 so that you may command certain people

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 not to teach false doctrines any longer

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 or to devote themselves to myths

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 and endless genealogies.

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 Such things promote controversial speculations

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 rather than advancing God's work

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 which is by faith.

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 The goal of this command is love

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 which comes from a pure heart

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 and a good conscience

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 and a sincere faith.

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 Some have departed from these

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 and have turned to meaningless talk.

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 They want to be teachers of the law

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 but they do not know

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 what they're talking about

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 or what they so confidently affirm.

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 We know that the law is good

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 if one uses it properly.

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 We also know that the law is made

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 not for the righteous

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 but for lawbreakers and rebels,

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 the ungodly and sinful,

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 the unholy and irreligious,

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 for those who kill their fathers or mothers,

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 for murderers,

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 for the sexually immoral,

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 for those practicing homosexuality,

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 for slave traders and liars and perjurers

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 and for whatever else is contrary

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 to the sound doctrine

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 that conforms to the gospel

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 concerning the glory of the blessed God

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 which he entrusted to me.

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 So with the time that we have left this morning,

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 I want to look at six problems

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 in the church,

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 in Ephesus,

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 that we see in these first few verses.

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 Verse three down to verse eight.

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 Problem number one.

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 Certain people are teaching false doctrines.

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 Paul says,

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 stay there in Ephesus

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 so that you may command certain people

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 not to teach false doctrines any longer.

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 So this is a problem.

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 We've got people in the church

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 who are teaching things

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 that aren't true.

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 And Paul gives more detail

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 about what kinds of things

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 they're teaching down in verses six and seven.

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 He says,

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 some have departed from these

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 and have turned to meaningless talk

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 wanting to be teachers of the law

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 but not knowing what they're talking about

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 or what they so confidently affirm.

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 So these people who are doing the false teaching,

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 they've gotten away from the gospel.

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 They've gotten off the main message

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 that we're supposed to be teaching

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 and proclaiming as a church.

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 They're appealing to the Old Testament law

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 as an authority for how we should be living

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 as followers of Jesus in the church today.

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 But Paul says,

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 they don't even know what they're talking about.

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 In verse eight, he says,

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 we know that the law is good

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 if one uses it properly.

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 And so the implication here

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 is that these false teachers,

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 they're not using the law properly.

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 They're misunderstanding it.

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 They're misapplying it.

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 Now we don't know all the details

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 of exactly what they were teaching

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 from the Old Testament law,

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 but if we think back to the confrontations

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 that Jesus had with the Pharisees,

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 the Sadducees,

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 the religious leaders back in Jerusalem,

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 we can imagine the kinds of things

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 they might be saying and teaching.

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 So Paul wants Timothy to put a stop to this.

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 He wants Timothy to command them

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 not to teach these things any longer.

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 So that's the first problem.

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 Certain people teaching false doctrines.

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 The second problem in the church,

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 there are people following myths

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 and genealogies.

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 He says,

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 stay there in Ephesus

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 so that you may command certain people

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 not to devote themselves

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 to myths and endless genealogies.

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 So it seems that some of these false teachers,

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 they're making a really big deal

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 about these Jewish myths

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 and Jewish ancestry in their teachings.

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 And they're urging people

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 to pay close attention to this stuff.

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 And some of the believers

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 are getting sucked into it.

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 They're buying into this.

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 And it's leading the church

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 to get away from the main thing,

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 the gospel,

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 the good news of Jesus.

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 And so Paul urges Timothy,

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 command these people

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 not to devote themselves

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 to myths and endless genealogies.

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 So that's the second problem.

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 People following myths and genealogies.

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 Problem number three.

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 So these first two problems,

00:22:54.580 --> 00:22:56.860
 people teaching false things

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 and people following,

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 giving attention to myths and genealogies,

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 gives rise to a third problem.

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 And it's controversy

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 and speculations in the church.

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 Such things promote

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 controversial speculations,

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 he says,

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 rather than advancing God's work,

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 which is by faith.

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 So it seems that,

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 I mean, you can imagine this.

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 Like, if you're emphasizing genealogies

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 and tracing out lineages

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 and all kinds of things,

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 you can imagine the kind of quibbling

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 and arguments and disputes

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 that would be coming up

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 and how these Old Testament laws

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 should be applied

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 and how these ancestries

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 and genealogies

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 make this person more prominent

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 than this person over here.

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 So maybe we should listen

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 to this person

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 and not this person.

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 And with these controversial speculations,

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 it's translated differently

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 depending on your Bible,

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 your English translation,

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 but there's at least three ideas in here.

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 The first is,

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 it's promoting controversy,

00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.899
 disputes,

00:24:06.059 --> 00:24:06.559
 arguments,

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 are happening

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 over these things.

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 So that's the first idea in it.

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 The second,

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 some translations render it

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 as empty

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 or useless speculation.

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 So Paul's saying

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 that these are things,

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 these are matters

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 about which it's,

00:24:22.259 --> 00:24:23.359
 at the end of the day,

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 debating over this

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 is pointless.

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 It's empty.

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 There's no fruit to it.

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 There's nothing good

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 coming from it.

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 It's useless.

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 And then finally,

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 there's that idea

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 of speculation.

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 So they're not talking

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 about facts.

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 They're not talking

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 about truth.

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 They've gone off of that

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 into speculations,

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 raising questions

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 about obscure things

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 from these myths

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 and genealogies

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 and from the Old Testament law.

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 What is speculation?

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 It's coming up with theories

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 and guesses

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 and opinions

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 without a firm factual basis.

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 So that's the third problem.

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 The false teaching

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 and the focus

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 on these myths

00:25:14.580 --> 00:25:16.180
 and endless genealogies

00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:19.720
 is leading to controversy.

00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:21.600
 It's leading to speculating

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 of all kinds.

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 Useless,

00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:29.540
 pointless

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 over things

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 that we can't even be certain of.

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 That's problem number three.

00:25:34.720 --> 00:25:35.660
 Problem number four,

00:25:35.660 --> 00:25:37.540
 these speculations

00:25:37.540 --> 00:25:38.180
 and disputes

00:25:38.180 --> 00:25:39.540
 are not furthering

00:25:39.540 --> 00:25:40.220
 God's agenda

00:25:40.220 --> 00:25:40.980
 for the church.

00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:44.340
 He says,

00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:45.420
 such things promote

00:25:45.420 --> 00:25:46.980
 controversial speculations

00:25:46.980 --> 00:25:48.920
 rather than advancing

00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:50.380
 God's work,

00:25:51.259 --> 00:25:53.740
 God's program,

00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:54.680
 God's agenda.

00:25:57.480 --> 00:25:58.580
 So there's something

00:25:58.580 --> 00:25:59.560
 that God wants us

00:25:59.560 --> 00:26:00.779
 to be doing as a church.

00:26:01.279 --> 00:26:02.180
 He has a plan.

00:26:03.000 --> 00:26:04.279
 He has a purpose for us.

00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:05.480
 He has a track

00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.619
 that He wants us to be on

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:07.160
 and the problem

00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:08.399
 is that these things,

00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:09.740
 these disputes

00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.480
 and controversies

00:26:10.480 --> 00:26:11.200
 and speculations

00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:12.319
 are taking us

00:26:12.319 --> 00:26:13.220
 away from that.

00:26:13.359 --> 00:26:14.299
 They're distracting us.

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 They're sidelining us.

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 That's problem number four.

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 Number five,

00:26:26.440 --> 00:26:28.019
 some people in the church

00:26:28.019 --> 00:26:28.639
 have departed

00:26:28.639 --> 00:26:29.740
 from a pure heart,

00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:31.839
 a good conscience,

00:26:31.839 --> 00:26:34.139
 and a sincere faith.

00:26:35.339 --> 00:26:36.259
 Verse five,

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:37.599
 he says,

00:26:37.679 --> 00:26:38.539
 the goal of this command

00:26:38.539 --> 00:26:39.019
 is love

00:26:39.019 --> 00:26:39.619
 which comes from

00:26:39.619 --> 00:26:40.339
 a pure heart

00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:41.539
 and a good conscience

00:26:41.539 --> 00:26:43.039
 and a sincere faith.

00:26:43.919 --> 00:26:44.939
 Some have departed

00:26:44.939 --> 00:26:45.699
 from these

00:26:45.699 --> 00:26:47.339
 and have turned

00:26:47.339 --> 00:26:49.220
 to meaningless talk,

00:26:49.359 --> 00:26:50.179
 wanting to be teachers

00:26:50.179 --> 00:26:50.799
 of the law,

00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:52.339
 but they do not know

00:26:52.339 --> 00:26:53.259
 what they're talking about

00:26:53.259 --> 00:26:53.939
 or what they so

00:26:53.939 --> 00:26:55.039
 confidently affirm.

00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:58.299
 This is a pretty

00:26:58.299 --> 00:26:59.980
 heavy statement.

00:27:01.019 --> 00:27:01.639
 Some people

00:27:01.639 --> 00:27:02.279
 in the church

00:27:02.279 --> 00:27:04.579
 have departed.

00:27:04.759 --> 00:27:05.619
 They've left off

00:27:05.619 --> 00:27:06.659
 from a pure heart

00:27:06.659 --> 00:27:09.279
 and a good conscience

00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:11.579
 and a sincere faith.

00:27:11.659 --> 00:27:12.759
 This is a big problem.

00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:14.879
 We need a heart check here.

00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:16.379
 What's the goal?

00:27:16.500 --> 00:27:17.319
 What's the motivation

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:18.220
 of these people?

00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:23.160
 Paul makes it clear

00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:24.220
 that the false teachers

00:27:24.220 --> 00:27:24.940
 themselves

00:27:24.940 --> 00:27:25.519
 are the ones

00:27:25.519 --> 00:27:26.380
 who have left

00:27:26.380 --> 00:27:28.180
 these things behind

00:27:28.180 --> 00:27:28.799
 as they turn

00:27:28.799 --> 00:27:30.500
 to meaningless talk,

00:27:31.140 --> 00:27:31.920
 senseless babble,

00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:32.960
 fruitless discussions

00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:34.559
 over these things.

00:27:35.579 --> 00:27:36.720
 That's problem number five.

00:27:36.839 --> 00:27:37.519
 Some in the church

00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.079
 have departed

00:27:38.079 --> 00:27:39.240
 from a pure heart

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:41.559
 and a good conscience

00:27:41.559 --> 00:27:43.600
 and a sincere faith.

00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:45.220
 And finally,

00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:46.279
 problem number six.

00:27:46.279 --> 00:27:48.000
 there is pride

00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:48.899
 in abundance.

00:27:52.160 --> 00:27:52.839
 Arrogance

00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:54.480
 and ignorance

00:27:54.480 --> 00:27:56.619
 seem to describe

00:27:56.619 --> 00:27:57.879
 these false teachers.

00:27:59.079 --> 00:27:59.920
 They're confidently

00:27:59.920 --> 00:28:01.319
 affirming things,

00:28:01.680 --> 00:28:02.759
 says Paul,

00:28:03.180 --> 00:28:04.539
 and yet they don't even know

00:28:04.539 --> 00:28:05.559
 what they're talking about.

00:28:07.579 --> 00:28:08.440
 I mean, think of that.

00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:10.799
 They aren't using

00:28:10.799 --> 00:28:11.859
 the law properly.

00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:13.480
 Verse eight.

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 They don't understand it.

00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:16.240
 They're misapplying it,

00:28:16.279 --> 00:28:17.259
 so they're ignorant

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:18.480
 about what they're speaking

00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:19.500
 about,

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.519
 and yet they're

00:28:20.519 --> 00:28:21.299
 confidently

00:28:21.299 --> 00:28:22.579
 proclaiming it.

00:28:25.899 --> 00:28:26.879
 There's arrogance

00:28:26.879 --> 00:28:27.599
 and pride

00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:28.480
 in these teachers.

00:28:29.539 --> 00:28:30.279
 Pride is deadly

00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:31.099
 in the church,

00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:33.319
 especially if it comes

00:28:33.319 --> 00:28:34.680
 to find a pulpit

00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:35.399
 or a platform

00:28:35.399 --> 00:28:36.740
 or a leadership position.

00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:39.059
 The sense we get

00:28:39.059 --> 00:28:40.160
 is that these teachers

00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:40.980
 are more concerned

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:42.099
 about having a following

00:28:42.099 --> 00:28:43.720
 than they are

00:28:43.720 --> 00:28:45.259
 about anything else.

00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:48.160
 So these are the six problems.

00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:49.059
 There could be more,

00:28:49.140 --> 00:28:49.740
 but these are the ones

00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:51.839
 I found in these verses.

00:28:51.980 --> 00:28:52.779
 There's a lot there.

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:54.160
 Certain people teaching

00:28:54.160 --> 00:28:55.160
 false doctrines,

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:56.259
 people following myths

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:57.359
 and genealogies,

00:28:57.460 --> 00:28:58.500
 which are leading

00:28:58.500 --> 00:28:59.359
 to controversy

00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:00.059
 and disputes

00:29:00.059 --> 00:29:01.559
 over useless speculations,

00:29:01.559 --> 00:29:03.159
 and these speculations

00:29:03.159 --> 00:29:03.779
 and disputes

00:29:03.779 --> 00:29:04.720
 are not furthering

00:29:04.720 --> 00:29:05.359
 God's agenda

00:29:05.359 --> 00:29:06.159
 for the church.

00:29:07.539 --> 00:29:08.440
 Some of these people

00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:08.919
 have departed

00:29:08.919 --> 00:29:09.879
 from a pure heart,

00:29:10.019 --> 00:29:10.819
 a good conscience,

00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:11.960
 and a sincere faith,

00:29:12.460 --> 00:29:13.579
 and pride

00:29:13.579 --> 00:29:15.299
 is one of the things

00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:15.980
 that's at the root

00:29:15.980 --> 00:29:16.440
 of this.

00:29:20.980 --> 00:29:21.819
 Paul's going to go on

00:29:21.819 --> 00:29:22.339
 to talk more

00:29:22.339 --> 00:29:22.960
 about the law

00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:23.619
 and its purpose

00:29:23.619 --> 00:29:24.679
 in verse eight to eleven.

00:29:24.679 --> 00:29:25.460
 We're going to come back

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:26.819
 to that in a future message

00:29:26.819 --> 00:29:28.200
 in about three weeks,

00:29:28.200 --> 00:29:30.240
 but what can we take

00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:31.000
 as a church

00:29:31.000 --> 00:29:31.660
 for ourselves

00:29:31.660 --> 00:29:33.279
 from these six problems?

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.400
 I think the Lord

00:29:35.400 --> 00:29:36.200
 would have us do

00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:37.640
 some reflecting,

00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:39.180
 some prayerful reflecting

00:29:39.180 --> 00:29:39.660
 as we think

00:29:39.660 --> 00:29:40.600
 of these problems

00:29:40.600 --> 00:29:41.759
 in the church

00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:42.279
 at Ephesus.

00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:45.340
 And I came up

00:29:45.340 --> 00:29:46.740
 with sort of three,

00:29:47.220 --> 00:29:48.259
 I guess you could say,

00:29:49.120 --> 00:29:50.200
 ways that we can respond

00:29:50.720 --> 00:29:52.740
 to these six problems

00:29:52.740 --> 00:29:53.240
 that we see

00:29:53.240 --> 00:29:53.819
 in the church.

00:29:53.819 --> 00:29:56.639
 First,

00:29:57.119 --> 00:29:59.039
 I think we see here

00:29:59.039 --> 00:29:59.439
 that we need

00:29:59.439 --> 00:30:00.299
 to check our hearts.

00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:02.720
 If we think back

00:30:02.720 --> 00:30:03.240
 to the beginning

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:03.919
 of this year

00:30:03.919 --> 00:30:05.419
 and our church's

00:30:05.419 --> 00:30:06.220
 annual meeting,

00:30:07.059 --> 00:30:08.079
 our elders shared

00:30:08.079 --> 00:30:08.619
 with the church

00:30:08.619 --> 00:30:10.500
 five growth priorities,

00:30:10.919 --> 00:30:11.720
 and one of those

00:30:11.720 --> 00:30:12.859
 was growing in love,

00:30:13.740 --> 00:30:14.879
 that we as a church

00:30:14.879 --> 00:30:17.139
 would grow in our love

00:30:17.139 --> 00:30:18.519
 for one another.

00:30:20.799 --> 00:30:22.019
 Well, Paul tells us here

00:30:22.019 --> 00:30:22.700
 in verse seven,

00:30:23.819 --> 00:30:25.899
 that love grows

00:30:25.899 --> 00:30:27.599
 out of a pure heart.

00:30:27.700 --> 00:30:28.299
 It flows out

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:29.220
 of a pure heart

00:30:29.220 --> 00:30:31.039
 and a good conscience

00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:33.419
 and a sincere faith.

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:35.619
 That's the fertile soil

00:30:35.619 --> 00:30:37.839
 that real Christian love

00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:39.119
 grows in.

00:30:40.819 --> 00:30:41.279
 And so,

00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:42.700
 if we want to grow

00:30:42.700 --> 00:30:44.240
 to be a more loving church,

00:30:44.839 --> 00:30:46.720
 we need to ask ourselves,

00:30:47.339 --> 00:30:49.539
 do we have a pure heart

00:30:49.539 --> 00:30:52.299
 and a good conscience,

00:30:52.419 --> 00:30:53.299
 a clean conscience,

00:30:53.299 --> 00:30:55.680
 do we have a sincere faith?

00:30:57.519 --> 00:30:58.779
 The problem in Ephesus

00:30:58.779 --> 00:30:59.919
 was that some had departed

00:30:59.919 --> 00:31:00.839
 from those things.

00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.579
 They turned away

00:31:02.579 --> 00:31:03.240
 from those things.

00:31:03.319 --> 00:31:04.059
 They'd given their hearts

00:31:04.059 --> 00:31:05.319
 instead to the desires

00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:06.099
 of the flesh.

00:31:07.139 --> 00:31:08.079
 They were no longer

00:31:08.079 --> 00:31:08.879
 acting according

00:31:08.879 --> 00:31:09.799
 to a clear conscience,

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:11.180
 and they'd turned away

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:12.539
 from that sincere faith

00:31:12.539 --> 00:31:13.059
 in Jesus.

00:31:14.779 --> 00:31:15.659
 And I think God

00:31:15.659 --> 00:31:16.500
 is asking us here,

00:31:16.619 --> 00:31:17.279
 each one of us,

00:31:17.339 --> 00:31:19.359
 to simply examine ourselves,

00:31:19.359 --> 00:31:20.639
 to prayerfully examine

00:31:20.639 --> 00:31:21.819
 our own hearts.

00:31:23.159 --> 00:31:24.319
 And so let me ask you,

00:31:24.419 --> 00:31:25.240
 how is your heart?

00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:30.979
 Are you walking

00:31:30.979 --> 00:31:33.099
 in sincere faith

00:31:33.099 --> 00:31:34.359
 in Jesus?

00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:37.879
 are you living

00:31:37.879 --> 00:31:38.859
 by the Spirit

00:31:38.859 --> 00:31:40.619
 to please God?

00:31:43.039 --> 00:31:43.879
 Or are you

00:31:43.879 --> 00:31:44.339
 kind of

00:31:44.339 --> 00:31:46.039
 gotten off of that,

00:31:46.139 --> 00:31:47.099
 gotten away from that,

00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.899
 knowingly

00:31:47.899 --> 00:31:48.699
 going against

00:31:48.699 --> 00:31:49.539
 your conscience,

00:31:51.479 --> 00:31:51.979
 living

00:31:51.979 --> 00:31:53.439
 to scratch

00:31:53.439 --> 00:31:53.979
 the itch

00:31:53.979 --> 00:31:54.679
 of the flesh?

00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:57.060
 or are you

00:31:57.060 --> 00:31:58.000
 continually

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.900
 coming back

00:31:58.900 --> 00:31:59.560
 to Christ

00:31:59.560 --> 00:32:00.880
 when you have sinned

00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:01.400
 and when you have

00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:01.940
 done wrong

00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:03.620
 and confessing

00:32:03.620 --> 00:32:04.320
 and repenting

00:32:04.320 --> 00:32:04.940
 and receiving

00:32:04.940 --> 00:32:05.720
 His grace

00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:06.779
 and walking

00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.340
 with Him?

00:32:09.100 --> 00:32:09.700
 Or

00:32:09.700 --> 00:32:10.900
 are you living

00:32:10.900 --> 00:32:11.980
 in habitual,

00:32:12.259 --> 00:32:12.840
 persistent

00:32:12.840 --> 00:32:14.120
 sin,

00:32:15.019 --> 00:32:15.640
 doing things

00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:15.960
 you know

00:32:15.960 --> 00:32:16.440
 are wrong?

00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:18.640
 So I want

00:32:18.640 --> 00:32:19.220
 to urge you

00:32:19.220 --> 00:32:20.220
 to prayerfully

00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:21.200
 examine

00:32:21.200 --> 00:32:22.360
 your own heart

00:32:22.359 --> 00:32:26.039
 because the love

00:32:26.039 --> 00:32:26.539
 that we long

00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:27.419
 to see overflow

00:32:27.419 --> 00:32:28.099
 and abound

00:32:28.099 --> 00:32:28.819
 in our church

00:32:28.819 --> 00:32:30.659
 requires good soil

00:32:30.659 --> 00:32:31.740
 to grow in,

00:32:32.779 --> 00:32:33.599
 a pure heart,

00:32:34.799 --> 00:32:35.879
 a good conscience

00:32:35.879 --> 00:32:37.679
 and a sincere faith

00:32:37.679 --> 00:32:38.179
 in Jesus.

00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:39.059
 And hey,

00:32:39.399 --> 00:32:40.219
 if you're struggling

00:32:40.219 --> 00:32:40.799
 with this,

00:32:41.740 --> 00:32:42.459
 if you're wrestling

00:32:42.459 --> 00:32:43.019
 with doubt,

00:32:43.819 --> 00:32:44.759
 if you're feeling

00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:45.359
 cold

00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:46.459
 and hard

00:32:46.459 --> 00:32:47.259
 inside,

00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:49.219
 unresponsive,

00:32:49.439 --> 00:32:50.079
 would you tell

00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:51.019
 a brother or sister

00:32:51.019 --> 00:32:51.659
 in the church

00:32:51.660 --> 00:32:53.880
 would you ask

00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:54.420
 them to pray

00:32:54.420 --> 00:32:54.880
 for you?

00:32:55.160 --> 00:32:55.640
 Just share

00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:56.019
 that you're

00:32:56.019 --> 00:32:56.340
 struggling

00:32:56.340 --> 00:32:56.840
 with them.

00:32:58.200 --> 00:32:58.840
 We don't have

00:32:58.840 --> 00:32:59.380
 to do this

00:32:59.380 --> 00:32:59.759
 alone.

00:33:01.500 --> 00:33:02.180
 So that's the

00:33:02.180 --> 00:33:02.580
 first thing

00:33:02.580 --> 00:33:03.120
 that we can do

00:33:03.120 --> 00:33:03.640
 in response

00:33:03.640 --> 00:33:04.180
 to this

00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:08.040
 is to check

00:33:08.040 --> 00:33:08.560
 our hearts.

00:33:08.779 --> 00:33:09.279
 Paul said it

00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:09.640
 this way

00:33:09.640 --> 00:33:10.140
 in this letter

00:33:10.140 --> 00:33:10.800
 to the Corinthians.

00:33:11.000 --> 00:33:11.220
 He said,

00:33:11.660 --> 00:33:12.279
 examine yourselves

00:33:12.279 --> 00:33:12.920
 to see whether

00:33:12.920 --> 00:33:13.519
 you are in the

00:33:13.519 --> 00:33:13.840
 faith.

00:33:15.100 --> 00:33:15.960
 Test yourselves.

00:33:17.080 --> 00:33:17.500
 Do you not

00:33:17.500 --> 00:33:18.100
 realize that

00:33:18.100 --> 00:33:18.600
 Christ Jesus

00:33:18.600 --> 00:33:19.340
 is in you

00:33:19.340 --> 00:33:20.620
 unless,

00:33:20.619 --> 00:33:21.059
 of course,

00:33:21.119 --> 00:33:21.439
 you fail

00:33:21.439 --> 00:33:21.959
 to test?

00:33:23.379 --> 00:33:23.979
 That's the

00:33:23.979 --> 00:33:24.379
 first thing

00:33:24.379 --> 00:33:24.659
 to do,

00:33:24.739 --> 00:33:25.099
 to check

00:33:25.099 --> 00:33:25.500
 our own

00:33:25.500 --> 00:33:25.899
 hearts.

00:33:27.500 --> 00:33:28.239
 The second

00:33:28.239 --> 00:33:29.039
 thing is

00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:29.459
 to check

00:33:29.459 --> 00:33:30.339
 our focus

00:33:30.339 --> 00:33:31.079
 and our

00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:31.699
 priorities

00:33:31.699 --> 00:33:32.479
 and our

00:33:32.479 --> 00:33:32.939
 message.

00:33:33.739 --> 00:33:34.099
 And this

00:33:34.099 --> 00:33:35.479
 is a church

00:33:35.479 --> 00:33:35.819
 thing.

00:33:36.679 --> 00:33:37.359
 Are we as a

00:33:37.359 --> 00:33:38.000
 church keeping

00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:38.599
 the main

00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:39.019
 thing,

00:33:39.419 --> 00:33:39.839
 the main

00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:40.179
 thing?

00:33:40.939 --> 00:33:41.439
 Are we

00:33:41.439 --> 00:33:42.279
 staying focused?

00:33:42.419 --> 00:33:42.639
 Are we

00:33:42.639 --> 00:33:43.179
 staying on

00:33:43.179 --> 00:33:43.539
 mission?

00:33:44.739 --> 00:33:45.339
 Are we

00:33:45.339 --> 00:33:45.899
 staying on

00:33:45.899 --> 00:33:46.500
 message?

00:33:46.500 --> 00:33:46.579
 church?

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:50.259
 Is the

00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:50.680
 gospel,

00:33:51.339 --> 00:33:51.779
 the good

00:33:51.779 --> 00:33:52.299
 news of

00:33:52.299 --> 00:33:52.640
 Jesus,

00:33:53.099 --> 00:33:53.839
 the main

00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:54.240
 thing,

00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:55.559
 the biggest

00:33:55.559 --> 00:33:56.220
 priority of

00:33:56.220 --> 00:33:56.680
 our church?

00:33:56.740 --> 00:33:57.099
 Is it our

00:33:57.099 --> 00:33:57.759
 main teaching?

00:33:57.880 --> 00:33:58.299
 Is that what

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.960
 we're mostly

00:33:58.960 --> 00:33:59.799
 focused on

00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:01.700
 sharing with

00:34:01.700 --> 00:34:02.440
 the community

00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:03.019
 around us,

00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:03.299
 with the

00:34:03.299 --> 00:34:03.859
 people around

00:34:03.859 --> 00:34:04.180
 us who

00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:04.700
 are lost?

00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:07.920
 Or are we

00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:08.159
 getting

00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:08.960
 sidetracked?

00:34:09.500 --> 00:34:10.039
 Are we

00:34:10.039 --> 00:34:10.199
 getting

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.820
 distracted?

00:34:10.820 --> 00:34:10.940
 distracted?

00:34:13.860 --> 00:34:14.519
 Now I know

00:34:14.519 --> 00:34:15.000
 some of us

00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:15.240
 have been

00:34:15.240 --> 00:34:15.760
 Christians for

00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:16.059
 a long

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:16.420
 time.

00:34:17.519 --> 00:34:18.039
 And sometimes

00:34:18.039 --> 00:34:18.680
 we can

00:34:18.680 --> 00:34:20.019
 grow dull.

00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:21.700
 We can

00:34:21.700 --> 00:34:22.380
 get bored.

00:34:26.340 --> 00:34:26.960
 We can

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.440
 tire of

00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:27.780
 hearing the

00:34:27.780 --> 00:34:28.380
 same things

00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:28.920
 over and

00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:29.220
 over and

00:34:29.220 --> 00:34:29.740
 over again.

00:34:30.780 --> 00:34:31.260
 Hopefully

00:34:31.260 --> 00:34:31.760
 not, but

00:34:31.760 --> 00:34:32.240
 some of you

00:34:32.240 --> 00:34:32.760
 maybe think

00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:33.880
 that, why

00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:34.220
 didn't you

00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.860
 tell us

00:34:34.860 --> 00:34:35.740
 some new

00:34:35.740 --> 00:34:36.160
 stuff,

00:34:36.820 --> 00:34:37.519
 Pastor Josh?

00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:38.740
 Stop just

00:34:38.740 --> 00:34:39.240
 telling us

00:34:39.240 --> 00:34:39.720
 the same

00:34:39.720 --> 00:34:40.280
 thing over

00:34:40.280 --> 00:34:40.660
 and over

00:34:40.660 --> 00:34:41.040
 again.

00:34:42.040 --> 00:34:42.260
 I want

00:34:42.260 --> 00:34:42.400
 to hear

00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:42.600
 some

00:34:42.600 --> 00:34:42.900
 different

00:34:42.900 --> 00:34:43.440
 things.

00:34:45.880 --> 00:34:46.620
 But Paul

00:34:46.620 --> 00:34:47.200
 speaks here

00:34:47.200 --> 00:34:47.700
 to remind

00:34:47.700 --> 00:34:48.200
 us that

00:34:48.200 --> 00:34:49.560
 this, the

00:34:49.560 --> 00:34:50.280
 gospel of

00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:51.400
 Jesus, is

00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:52.280
 the thing.

00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:53.420
 It's the

00:34:53.420 --> 00:34:54.620
 main thing.

00:34:55.519 --> 00:34:56.260
 As Paul

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.820
 says in

00:34:56.820 --> 00:34:58.100
 verse 11,

00:34:58.820 --> 00:34:59.400
 it is the

00:34:59.400 --> 00:35:00.660
 gospel concerning

00:35:00.660 --> 00:35:02.300
 the glory of

00:35:02.300 --> 00:35:02.860
 the blessed

00:35:02.860 --> 00:35:03.460
 God.

00:35:04.820 --> 00:35:05.519
 That's the

00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:06.240
 sound doctrine.

00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:06.820
 That's the

00:35:06.820 --> 00:35:07.460
 message that

00:35:07.460 --> 00:35:07.820
 we've been

00:35:07.820 --> 00:35:08.720
 entrusted with.

00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:10.040
 That's what

00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:10.380
 we've got to

00:35:10.380 --> 00:35:10.900
 be focused

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:11.739
 on, making

00:35:11.739 --> 00:35:12.480
 that known.

00:35:14.820 --> 00:35:15.420
 Are we

00:35:15.420 --> 00:35:15.940
 doing that?

00:35:17.719 --> 00:35:18.360
 We don't

00:35:18.360 --> 00:35:18.940
 leave off of

00:35:18.940 --> 00:35:19.460
 this ever.

00:35:20.779 --> 00:35:21.400
 So this is

00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:21.779
 why we're

00:35:21.779 --> 00:35:22.579
 doing Alive

00:35:22.579 --> 00:35:23.059
 on Sunday

00:35:23.059 --> 00:35:23.420
 mornings.

00:35:24.099 --> 00:35:24.860
 This is why

00:35:24.860 --> 00:35:25.219
 we did

00:35:25.219 --> 00:35:25.719
 Five Day

00:35:25.719 --> 00:35:26.579
 Club this

00:35:26.579 --> 00:35:26.820
 summer.

00:35:26.980 --> 00:35:27.400
 This is why

00:35:27.400 --> 00:35:27.759
 we're doing

00:35:27.759 --> 00:35:28.179
 Light the

00:35:28.179 --> 00:35:28.599
 Night on

00:35:28.599 --> 00:35:29.699
 October 31st

00:35:29.699 --> 00:35:29.960
 and the

00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:30.279
 Christmas

00:35:30.279 --> 00:35:30.960
 carol sing

00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:31.539
 in December.

00:35:33.699 --> 00:35:34.440
 There's no

00:35:34.440 --> 00:35:35.039
 end to the

00:35:35.039 --> 00:35:35.500
 things that we

00:35:35.500 --> 00:35:36.179
 could pour our

00:35:36.179 --> 00:35:36.599
 time and

00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:37.420
 energy into.

00:35:37.420 --> 00:35:40.099
 But our

00:35:40.099 --> 00:35:40.460
 time and

00:35:40.460 --> 00:35:40.940
 energy is

00:35:40.940 --> 00:35:41.260
 limited.

00:35:41.480 --> 00:35:42.200
 So are we

00:35:42.200 --> 00:35:43.700
 using it to

00:35:43.700 --> 00:35:44.180
 make the

00:35:44.180 --> 00:35:45.139
 gospel of

00:35:45.139 --> 00:35:46.340
 Jesus known

00:35:46.340 --> 00:35:48.200
 in this

00:35:48.200 --> 00:35:49.220
 community to

00:35:49.220 --> 00:35:49.579
 those who

00:35:49.579 --> 00:35:49.980
 don't know

00:35:49.980 --> 00:35:50.159
 it?

00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:52.139
 That's the

00:35:52.139 --> 00:35:52.740
 second way we

00:35:52.740 --> 00:35:53.300
 can respond.

00:35:53.460 --> 00:35:53.840
 Check our

00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:54.340
 focus.

00:35:54.940 --> 00:35:55.280
 Check our

00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:55.840
 priorities.

00:35:56.519 --> 00:35:56.880
 Check our

00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:57.320
 message.

00:35:58.800 --> 00:35:59.320
 And finally,

00:35:59.920 --> 00:36:00.440
 the third

00:36:00.440 --> 00:36:00.700
 one.

00:36:03.320 --> 00:36:04.000
 One of the

00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:04.579
 big problems

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:05.099
 in the church

00:36:05.099 --> 00:36:05.579
 at Ephesus

00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:06.599
 was controversial

00:36:06.599 --> 00:36:07.539
 speculations.

00:36:09.059 --> 00:36:09.699
 Speculations

00:36:09.699 --> 00:36:10.559
 that caused

00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:11.619
 controversy.

00:36:12.659 --> 00:36:13.340
 Speculations

00:36:13.340 --> 00:36:13.759
 which were

00:36:13.759 --> 00:36:14.279
 useless,

00:36:15.099 --> 00:36:15.500
 empty,

00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:16.920
 pointless.

00:36:18.039 --> 00:36:18.559
 Pointless

00:36:18.559 --> 00:36:19.340
 disputes over

00:36:19.340 --> 00:36:19.759
 guesses,

00:36:20.420 --> 00:36:20.840
 theories,

00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:22.299
 opinions,

00:36:23.219 --> 00:36:23.699
 things that

00:36:23.699 --> 00:36:24.059
 are not

00:36:24.059 --> 00:36:25.000
 especially rooted

00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:25.659
 in fact.

00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:27.460
 Now in

00:36:27.460 --> 00:36:27.819
 their day

00:36:27.819 --> 00:36:28.219
 they had

00:36:28.219 --> 00:36:28.420
 their

00:36:28.420 --> 00:36:28.980
 controversial

00:36:28.980 --> 00:36:29.840
 speculations

00:36:29.840 --> 00:36:31.119
 over Jewish

00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:31.880
 law,

00:36:33.139 --> 00:36:33.860
 over myths

00:36:33.860 --> 00:36:35.360
 and genealogies.

00:36:35.579 --> 00:36:37.659
 what do we

00:36:37.659 --> 00:36:38.460
 here today

00:36:38.460 --> 00:36:39.380
 have our

00:36:39.380 --> 00:36:40.420
 controversial

00:36:40.420 --> 00:36:41.259
 speculations

00:36:41.259 --> 00:36:41.679
 over?

00:36:42.639 --> 00:36:43.279
 Now this is

00:36:43.279 --> 00:36:43.699
 something I

00:36:43.699 --> 00:36:44.159
 want to urge

00:36:44.159 --> 00:36:44.619
 you not to

00:36:44.619 --> 00:36:45.179
 take offense

00:36:45.179 --> 00:36:45.500
 over.

00:36:46.500 --> 00:36:48.059
 And I

00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:48.559
 also want to

00:36:48.559 --> 00:36:49.119
 confess that

00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:49.679
 I am guilty

00:36:49.679 --> 00:36:50.480
 here myself.

00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:52.699
 But I'd like

00:36:52.699 --> 00:36:53.219
 to suggest

00:36:53.219 --> 00:36:53.619
 that we

00:36:53.619 --> 00:36:54.219
 here today

00:36:54.219 --> 00:36:55.179
 have our

00:36:55.179 --> 00:36:55.719
 controversial

00:36:55.719 --> 00:36:56.579
 speculations

00:36:56.579 --> 00:36:57.840
 not over

00:36:57.840 --> 00:36:58.480
 Old Testament

00:36:58.480 --> 00:36:59.639
 law but

00:36:59.639 --> 00:37:00.940
 over Bible

00:37:00.940 --> 00:37:01.739
 prophecies

00:37:01.739 --> 00:37:03.619
 and end

00:37:03.619 --> 00:37:04.239
 times

00:37:04.239 --> 00:37:06.879
 timelines

00:37:06.879 --> 00:37:08.279
 and theories

00:37:08.279 --> 00:37:09.379
 and frameworks.

00:37:13.699 --> 00:37:14.619
 I'd like to

00:37:14.619 --> 00:37:15.139
 suggest that

00:37:15.139 --> 00:37:15.619
 we have our

00:37:15.619 --> 00:37:16.199
 controversial

00:37:16.199 --> 00:37:17.599
 speculations

00:37:17.599 --> 00:37:18.279
 over what's

00:37:18.279 --> 00:37:18.779
 happening in

00:37:18.779 --> 00:37:19.199
 the news

00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:19.699
 and what

00:37:19.699 --> 00:37:20.359
 that means

00:37:20.359 --> 00:37:20.679
 in the

00:37:20.679 --> 00:37:21.379
 grand scheme

00:37:21.379 --> 00:37:21.959
 of God's

00:37:21.959 --> 00:37:22.359
 plan

00:37:22.359 --> 00:37:24.659
 over politics

00:37:24.659 --> 00:37:25.839
 and who

00:37:25.839 --> 00:37:26.179
 will win

00:37:26.179 --> 00:37:26.619
 or lose

00:37:26.619 --> 00:37:27.199
 the next

00:37:27.199 --> 00:37:27.939
 election

00:37:27.939 --> 00:37:28.299
 and what

00:37:28.299 --> 00:37:28.779
 that will

00:37:28.779 --> 00:37:29.539
 mean for

00:37:29.539 --> 00:37:29.879
 us in

00:37:29.880 --> 00:37:30.240
 the days

00:37:30.240 --> 00:37:30.640
 ahead.

00:37:31.079 --> 00:37:31.440
 Now yes

00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:31.760
 some of

00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:32.180
 these things

00:37:32.180 --> 00:37:32.579
 have to

00:37:32.579 --> 00:37:33.019
 do with

00:37:33.019 --> 00:37:33.440
 what we

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:33.780
 read in

00:37:33.780 --> 00:37:34.200
 the Bible.

00:37:35.840 --> 00:37:36.559
 So did

00:37:36.559 --> 00:37:36.820
 the Old

00:37:36.820 --> 00:37:37.140
 Testament

00:37:37.140 --> 00:37:37.880
 law stuff

00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:38.920
 that these

00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:39.480
 teachers in

00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:40.160
 Ephesus were

00:37:40.160 --> 00:37:40.660
 getting off

00:37:40.660 --> 00:37:40.940
 into.

00:37:41.780 --> 00:37:42.559
 It's certainly

00:37:42.559 --> 00:37:43.140
 not wrong

00:37:43.140 --> 00:37:43.539
 to do

00:37:43.539 --> 00:37:43.880
 earnest

00:37:43.880 --> 00:37:44.640
 Bible study

00:37:44.640 --> 00:37:45.860
 to seek

00:37:45.860 --> 00:37:46.700
 to understand

00:37:46.700 --> 00:37:47.480
 the scriptures

00:37:47.480 --> 00:37:49.680
 how they

00:37:49.680 --> 00:37:50.119
 apply.

00:37:52.220 --> 00:37:52.860
 But I

00:37:52.860 --> 00:37:53.200
 think like

00:37:53.200 --> 00:37:53.579
 they did

00:37:53.579 --> 00:37:54.019
 in Ephesus

00:37:54.019 --> 00:37:54.440
 with the

00:37:54.440 --> 00:37:55.019
 Old Testament

00:37:55.019 --> 00:37:55.460
 law

00:37:55.460 --> 00:37:57.099
 we all

00:37:57.099 --> 00:37:57.619
 too easily

00:37:57.619 --> 00:37:58.039
 and often

00:37:58.039 --> 00:37:58.519
 today

00:37:58.519 --> 00:37:59.059
 when it

00:37:59.059 --> 00:37:59.539
 comes to

00:37:59.539 --> 00:38:00.579
 end times

00:38:00.579 --> 00:38:01.460
 matters of

00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:01.779
 Bible

00:38:01.779 --> 00:38:02.500
 prophecies

00:38:02.500 --> 00:38:02.840
 we get

00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:03.239
 off the

00:38:03.239 --> 00:38:03.500
 plain

00:38:03.500 --> 00:38:03.840
 meaning

00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:04.119
 into

00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:04.380
 all

00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:04.719
 kinds

00:38:04.719 --> 00:38:04.980
 of

00:38:04.980 --> 00:38:06.579
 speculations

00:38:06.579 --> 00:38:08.360
 guesses

00:38:08.360 --> 00:38:09.920
 theories

00:38:09.920 --> 00:38:10.880
 opinions

00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:11.539
 things that

00:38:11.539 --> 00:38:11.860
 are not

00:38:11.860 --> 00:38:12.300
 rooted in

00:38:12.300 --> 00:38:12.759
 fact

00:38:12.759 --> 00:38:13.800
 or clearly

00:38:13.800 --> 00:38:14.440
 stated in

00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:14.800
 scripture

00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:16.179
 they're

00:38:16.179 --> 00:38:16.500
 guesses

00:38:16.500 --> 00:38:17.119
 about how

00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:17.619
 things will

00:38:17.619 --> 00:38:18.159
 unfold

00:38:18.159 --> 00:38:18.480
 in the

00:38:18.480 --> 00:38:18.840
 future

00:38:18.840 --> 00:38:20.860
 now in

00:38:20.860 --> 00:38:21.199
 Ephesus

00:38:21.199 --> 00:38:22.480
 the problem

00:38:22.480 --> 00:38:22.739
 was

00:38:22.739 --> 00:38:23.759
 teachers in

00:38:23.759 --> 00:38:24.219
 the church

00:38:24.219 --> 00:38:24.719
 who are

00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:25.079
 promoting

00:38:25.079 --> 00:38:25.699
 these things

00:38:25.699 --> 00:38:25.960
 and who

00:38:25.960 --> 00:38:26.719
 are confidently

00:38:26.719 --> 00:38:27.519
 affirming

00:38:27.519 --> 00:38:28.719
 all kinds

00:38:28.719 --> 00:38:29.119
 of things

00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:29.419
 but I

00:38:29.419 --> 00:38:29.739
 think our

00:38:29.739 --> 00:38:29.959
 problem

00:38:29.959 --> 00:38:30.319
 today is

00:38:30.319 --> 00:38:30.619
 not so

00:38:30.619 --> 00:38:30.759
 much

00:38:30.759 --> 00:38:31.139
 teachers

00:38:31.139 --> 00:38:31.539
 in our

00:38:31.539 --> 00:38:31.859
 midst

00:38:31.859 --> 00:38:34.119
 but teachers

00:38:34.119 --> 00:38:34.919
 and influencers

00:38:34.919 --> 00:38:35.919
 online

00:38:35.919 --> 00:38:38.719
 now there's

00:38:38.719 --> 00:38:39.059
 some good

00:38:39.059 --> 00:38:39.980
 content online

00:38:39.980 --> 00:38:40.480
 don't get me

00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:40.759
 wrong

00:38:40.759 --> 00:38:42.299
 but many

00:38:42.299 --> 00:38:42.599
 lack

00:38:42.599 --> 00:38:43.219
 discernment

00:38:43.219 --> 00:38:44.919
 I wonder

00:38:44.919 --> 00:38:45.279
 what Paul

00:38:45.279 --> 00:38:45.619
 would say

00:38:45.619 --> 00:38:45.980
 to us

00:38:45.980 --> 00:38:46.259
 in our

00:38:46.259 --> 00:38:46.500
 day

00:38:46.500 --> 00:38:48.039
 would he

00:38:48.039 --> 00:38:48.339
 tell us

00:38:48.339 --> 00:38:48.879
 to stop

00:38:48.879 --> 00:38:49.359
 listening

00:38:49.359 --> 00:38:50.019
 to that

00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:50.419
 kind of

00:38:50.419 --> 00:38:50.739
 stuff

00:38:50.739 --> 00:38:50.959
 on

00:38:50.959 --> 00:38:51.480
 YouTube

00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:53.139
 would he

00:38:53.139 --> 00:38:53.419
 tell us

00:38:53.419 --> 00:38:53.980
 to stop

00:38:53.980 --> 00:38:54.399
 listening

00:38:54.399 --> 00:38:54.980
 to self

00:38:54.980 --> 00:38:55.379
 appointed

00:38:55.379 --> 00:38:56.099
 discernment

00:38:56.099 --> 00:38:56.559
 ministry

00:38:56.559 --> 00:38:57.079
 people

00:38:57.079 --> 00:39:00.239
 we may

00:39:00.239 --> 00:39:00.480
 think

00:39:00.480 --> 00:39:00.820
 that that

00:39:00.820 --> 00:39:01.039
 guy

00:39:01.039 --> 00:39:01.500
 seems to

00:39:01.500 --> 00:39:01.719
 really

00:39:01.719 --> 00:39:02.079
 know

00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:02.360
 his

00:39:02.360 --> 00:39:02.699
 stuff

00:39:02.699 --> 00:39:03.159
 he knows

00:39:03.159 --> 00:39:03.460
 what he's

00:39:03.460 --> 00:39:03.779
 talking

00:39:03.779 --> 00:39:04.079
 about

00:39:04.079 --> 00:39:04.320
 he's

00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:04.500
 so

00:39:04.500 --> 00:39:05.019
 confident

00:39:05.019 --> 00:39:06.960
 but do

00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:07.320
 we really

00:39:07.320 --> 00:39:07.900
 know him

00:39:07.900 --> 00:39:10.199
 what if

00:39:10.199 --> 00:39:10.460
 he is

00:39:10.460 --> 00:39:11.119
 confidently

00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:11.840
 affirming

00:39:11.840 --> 00:39:13.199
 and yet

00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:13.619
 he doesn't

00:39:13.619 --> 00:39:14.119
 even know

00:39:14.119 --> 00:39:14.599
 really

00:39:14.599 --> 00:39:15.119
 at the end

00:39:15.119 --> 00:39:15.320
 of the

00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:15.500
 day

00:39:15.500 --> 00:39:15.900
 what he's

00:39:15.900 --> 00:39:16.239
 talking

00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:16.639
 about

00:39:16.639 --> 00:39:20.659
 let us

00:39:20.659 --> 00:39:20.920
 admit

00:39:20.920 --> 00:39:21.340
 that when

00:39:21.340 --> 00:39:21.739
 it comes

00:39:21.739 --> 00:39:22.059
 to the

00:39:22.059 --> 00:39:22.460
 future

00:39:22.460 --> 00:39:24.059
 only

00:39:24.059 --> 00:39:24.840
 God

00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:25.639
 knows

00:39:25.639 --> 00:39:26.460
 the

00:39:26.460 --> 00:39:26.840
 future

00:39:26.840 --> 00:39:28.619
 only

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:28.900
 God

00:39:28.900 --> 00:39:29.159
 knows

00:39:29.159 --> 00:39:29.340
 the

00:39:29.340 --> 00:39:29.920
 intricacies

00:39:29.920 --> 00:39:30.380
 of how

00:39:30.380 --> 00:39:30.639
 his

00:39:30.639 --> 00:39:31.019
 plan

00:39:31.019 --> 00:39:31.240
 will

00:39:31.240 --> 00:39:31.860
 unfold

00:39:31.860 --> 00:39:33.000
 and how

00:39:33.000 --> 00:39:33.199
 his

00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:33.539
 prophetic

00:39:33.539 --> 00:39:33.960
 words

00:39:33.960 --> 00:39:34.220
 will be

00:39:34.220 --> 00:39:34.500
 fulfilled

00:39:34.500 --> 00:39:34.820
 at the

00:39:34.820 --> 00:39:35.119
 end

00:39:35.119 --> 00:39:37.300
 and so

00:39:37.300 --> 00:39:37.940
 based on

00:39:37.940 --> 00:39:39.320
 what Paul

00:39:39.320 --> 00:39:39.760
 says to

00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:40.039
 Timothy

00:39:40.039 --> 00:39:40.340
 here

00:39:40.340 --> 00:39:40.619
 I would

00:39:40.619 --> 00:39:41.059
 urge us

00:39:41.059 --> 00:39:42.300
 not to

00:39:42.300 --> 00:39:42.760
 listen to

00:39:42.760 --> 00:39:43.159
 people

00:39:43.159 --> 00:39:43.800
 who

00:39:43.800 --> 00:39:44.380
 speculate

00:39:44.380 --> 00:39:44.679
 about

00:39:44.679 --> 00:39:45.000
 what's

00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:45.179
 soon

00:39:45.179 --> 00:39:45.360
 to

00:39:45.360 --> 00:39:45.699
 happen

00:39:45.699 --> 00:39:45.880
 or

00:39:45.880 --> 00:39:46.139
 what's

00:39:46.139 --> 00:39:46.480
 just

00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:46.820
 around

00:39:46.820 --> 00:39:47.039
 the

00:39:47.039 --> 00:39:47.380
 corner

00:39:47.380 --> 00:39:48.360
 I

00:39:48.360 --> 00:39:48.500
 would

00:39:48.500 --> 00:39:48.780
 urge us

00:39:48.780 --> 00:39:49.139
 not to

00:39:49.139 --> 00:39:49.360
 listen

00:39:49.360 --> 00:39:49.519
 to

00:39:49.519 --> 00:39:49.800
 people

00:39:49.800 --> 00:39:49.960
 who

00:39:49.960 --> 00:39:50.320
 tell us

00:39:50.320 --> 00:39:50.820
 confidently

00:39:50.820 --> 00:39:51.099
 that

00:39:51.099 --> 00:39:51.559
 they know

00:39:51.559 --> 00:39:52.199
 the significance

00:39:52.199 --> 00:39:52.699
 of all

00:39:52.699 --> 00:39:53.159
 the things

00:39:53.159 --> 00:39:53.420
 that are

00:39:53.420 --> 00:39:53.719
 happening

00:39:53.719 --> 00:39:54.019
 in the

00:39:54.019 --> 00:39:54.299
 news

00:39:54.299 --> 00:39:54.860
 in God's

00:39:54.860 --> 00:39:55.279
 plan

00:39:55.279 --> 00:39:59.039
 these

00:39:59.039 --> 00:39:59.380
 things are

00:39:59.380 --> 00:39:59.699
 guesses

00:39:59.699 --> 00:40:00.980
 these

00:40:00.980 --> 00:40:01.119
 are

00:40:01.119 --> 00:40:01.539
 theories

00:40:01.539 --> 00:40:01.820
 these

00:40:01.820 --> 00:40:01.980
 are

00:40:01.980 --> 00:40:02.679
 speculations

00:40:02.679 --> 00:40:04.219
 and they're

00:40:04.219 --> 00:40:04.779
 controversial

00:40:04.779 --> 00:40:05.219
 and as

00:40:05.219 --> 00:40:05.699
 Paul says

00:40:05.699 --> 00:40:06.199
 they do

00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:06.900
 not advance

00:40:06.900 --> 00:40:07.340
 God's

00:40:07.340 --> 00:40:07.759
 work

00:40:07.759 --> 00:40:09.940
 God's

00:40:09.940 --> 00:40:10.360
 agenda

00:40:10.360 --> 00:40:12.880
 I think

00:40:12.880 --> 00:40:13.340
 these things

00:40:13.340 --> 00:40:14.019
 often steal

00:40:14.019 --> 00:40:14.500
 our attention

00:40:14.500 --> 00:40:15.019
 away from

00:40:15.019 --> 00:40:15.440
 our main

00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:16.059
 priority

00:40:16.059 --> 00:40:17.360
 as a

00:40:17.360 --> 00:40:17.699
 church

00:40:17.699 --> 00:40:19.299
 it's one

00:40:19.299 --> 00:40:19.759
 reason I

00:40:19.759 --> 00:40:20.400
 don't support

00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:20.980
 Bible

00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:21.500
 prophecy

00:40:21.500 --> 00:40:22.460
 conferences

00:40:22.460 --> 00:40:24.239
 or end

00:40:24.239 --> 00:40:24.539
 times

00:40:24.539 --> 00:40:25.099
 conferences

00:40:25.099 --> 00:40:25.599
 because

00:40:25.599 --> 00:40:26.519
 what are

00:40:26.519 --> 00:40:26.679
 they

00:40:26.679 --> 00:40:27.139
 more often

00:40:27.139 --> 00:40:27.460
 than not

00:40:27.460 --> 00:40:27.780
 it's a

00:40:27.780 --> 00:40:28.039
 mixture

00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:28.519
 of some

00:40:28.519 --> 00:40:28.840
 good

00:40:28.840 --> 00:40:29.320
 teaching

00:40:29.320 --> 00:40:29.820
 and preaching

00:40:29.820 --> 00:40:30.619
 with a

00:40:30.619 --> 00:40:31.179
 whole lot

00:40:31.179 --> 00:40:31.880
 of

00:40:31.880 --> 00:40:32.500
 controversial

00:40:32.500 --> 00:40:33.619
 speculations

00:40:33.619 --> 00:40:35.440
 now please

00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:35.960
 hear me

00:40:35.960 --> 00:40:36.179
 out

00:40:36.179 --> 00:40:37.119
 I'm not

00:40:37.119 --> 00:40:37.500
 saying

00:40:37.500 --> 00:40:38.400
 that we

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:38.639
 shouldn't

00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:39.039
 care about

00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:39.260
 what's

00:40:39.260 --> 00:40:39.639
 going on

00:40:39.639 --> 00:40:39.820
 in the

00:40:39.820 --> 00:40:39.980
 world

00:40:39.980 --> 00:40:40.380
 today

00:40:40.380 --> 00:40:41.599
 we

00:40:41.599 --> 00:40:41.900
 should

00:40:41.900 --> 00:40:43.320
 neither

00:40:43.320 --> 00:40:43.599
 am I

00:40:43.599 --> 00:40:43.800
 saying

00:40:43.800 --> 00:40:44.059
 that we

00:40:44.059 --> 00:40:44.320
 can't

00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:44.460
 know

00:40:44.460 --> 00:40:44.639
 the

00:40:44.639 --> 00:40:45.000
 facts

00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:45.219
 about

00:40:45.219 --> 00:40:45.500
 what's

00:40:45.500 --> 00:40:45.920
 happening

00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:46.800
 in the

00:40:46.800 --> 00:40:47.159
 news

00:40:47.159 --> 00:40:48.699
 we

00:40:48.699 --> 00:40:49.059
 can

00:40:49.059 --> 00:40:50.900
 neither

00:40:50.900 --> 00:40:51.199
 am I

00:40:51.199 --> 00:40:51.440
 saying

00:40:51.440 --> 00:40:51.739
 that it's

00:40:51.739 --> 00:40:52.079
 wrong to

00:40:52.079 --> 00:40:52.420
 have a

00:40:52.420 --> 00:40:52.719
 guess

00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:53.000
 or an

00:40:53.000 --> 00:40:53.380
 opinion

00:40:53.380 --> 00:40:54.820
 about

00:40:54.820 --> 00:40:55.719
 what may

00:40:55.719 --> 00:40:56.199
 happen

00:40:56.199 --> 00:40:57.799
 but the

00:40:57.799 --> 00:40:58.299
 problem with

00:40:58.299 --> 00:40:58.940
 these teachers

00:40:58.940 --> 00:40:59.480
 in Ephesus

00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:00.059
 was that they

00:41:00.059 --> 00:41:00.920
 were confidently

00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:01.980
 affirming

00:41:01.980 --> 00:41:03.360
 they were boldly

00:41:03.360 --> 00:41:04.219
 proclaiming

00:41:04.219 --> 00:41:05.539
 even though they

00:41:05.539 --> 00:41:06.519
 didn't truly

00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:07.599
 know for certain

00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:08.500
 what they were

00:41:08.500 --> 00:41:09.159
 talking about

00:41:09.159 --> 00:41:10.599
 and I think

00:41:10.599 --> 00:41:11.179
 that part is

00:41:11.179 --> 00:41:11.500
 key

00:41:11.500 --> 00:41:14.039
 many big end

00:41:14.039 --> 00:41:14.900
 times teachers

00:41:14.900 --> 00:41:15.599
 and discernment

00:41:15.599 --> 00:41:16.380
 ministry teachers

00:41:16.380 --> 00:41:17.160
 are often

00:41:17.160 --> 00:41:18.480
 boldly

00:41:18.480 --> 00:41:19.220
 proclaiming

00:41:19.220 --> 00:41:19.880
 confidently

00:41:19.880 --> 00:41:20.599
 affirming

00:41:20.599 --> 00:41:22.000
 this is how

00:41:22.000 --> 00:41:22.519
 it's going to

00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:22.980
 go in the

00:41:22.980 --> 00:41:23.340
 future

00:41:23.340 --> 00:41:24.260
 I've got all

00:41:24.260 --> 00:41:24.860
 the pieces

00:41:24.860 --> 00:41:26.320
 arranged properly

00:41:26.320 --> 00:41:26.820
 and figured

00:41:26.820 --> 00:41:27.320
 out

00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:29.980
 yet do they

00:41:29.980 --> 00:41:30.619
 really know

00:41:30.619 --> 00:41:32.019
 if such and

00:41:32.019 --> 00:41:32.640
 such an event

00:41:32.640 --> 00:41:33.340
 in the news

00:41:33.340 --> 00:41:34.880
 is a precursor

00:41:34.880 --> 00:41:35.460
 to a bible

00:41:35.460 --> 00:41:36.380
 prophecy soon

00:41:36.380 --> 00:41:37.160
 to be fulfilled

00:41:37.160 --> 00:41:39.860
 I'm skeptical

00:41:39.860 --> 00:41:41.260
 and I've been

00:41:41.260 --> 00:41:41.760
 guilty of this

00:41:41.760 --> 00:41:42.300
 myself

00:41:42.300 --> 00:41:44.140
 when I first

00:41:44.140 --> 00:41:44.720
 came out of

00:41:44.720 --> 00:41:45.519
 bible college

00:41:45.519 --> 00:41:46.039
 I was like a

00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:46.719
 bulldog in a

00:41:46.719 --> 00:41:47.279
 china shop

00:41:47.279 --> 00:41:47.759
 when it came

00:41:47.759 --> 00:41:48.599
 to end times

00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:49.739
 and bible

00:41:49.739 --> 00:41:50.239
 prophecy

00:41:50.239 --> 00:41:51.759
 and I was so

00:41:51.759 --> 00:41:52.699
 deeply disappointed

00:41:52.699 --> 00:41:53.460
 if I discovered

00:41:53.460 --> 00:41:54.139
 that some other

00:41:54.139 --> 00:41:54.980
 person over here

00:41:54.980 --> 00:41:55.699
 didn't come to

00:41:55.699 --> 00:41:56.920
 the same view

00:41:56.920 --> 00:41:57.639
 that I had

00:41:57.639 --> 00:41:58.079
 the same

00:41:58.079 --> 00:41:59.079
 speculations

00:41:59.079 --> 00:42:00.460
 that I had

00:42:00.460 --> 00:42:04.239
 and so based

00:42:04.239 --> 00:42:04.719
 on what Paul

00:42:04.719 --> 00:42:05.460
 says to Timothy

00:42:05.460 --> 00:42:05.739
 here

00:42:05.739 --> 00:42:06.400
 if we have

00:42:06.400 --> 00:42:06.860
 theories

00:42:06.860 --> 00:42:07.559
 if we have

00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:07.940
 guesses

00:42:07.940 --> 00:42:08.539
 if we have

00:42:08.539 --> 00:42:08.960
 opinions

00:42:08.960 --> 00:42:09.340
 we should

00:42:09.340 --> 00:42:10.019
 hold them

00:42:10.019 --> 00:42:12.159
 as theories

00:42:12.159 --> 00:42:12.699
 guesses

00:42:12.699 --> 00:42:13.259
 opinions

00:42:13.260 --> 00:42:15.300
 we should

00:42:15.300 --> 00:42:15.580
 hold them

00:42:15.580 --> 00:42:16.040
 with open

00:42:16.040 --> 00:42:16.520
 hands

00:42:16.520 --> 00:42:17.460
 we should

00:42:17.460 --> 00:42:17.800
 be willing

00:42:17.800 --> 00:42:18.200
 to let

00:42:18.200 --> 00:42:18.540
 go

00:42:18.540 --> 00:42:19.360
 of them

00:42:19.360 --> 00:42:19.700
 we should

00:42:19.700 --> 00:42:20.040
 not be

00:42:20.040 --> 00:42:20.520
 eager to

00:42:20.520 --> 00:42:20.940
 promote

00:42:20.940 --> 00:42:21.240
 them

00:42:21.240 --> 00:42:22.120
 and convince

00:42:22.120 --> 00:42:22.760
 others

00:42:22.760 --> 00:42:24.440
 this is

00:42:24.440 --> 00:42:25.100
 the truth

00:42:25.100 --> 00:42:28.240
 and we

00:42:28.240 --> 00:42:28.580
 shouldn't get

00:42:28.580 --> 00:42:29.160
 offended when

00:42:29.160 --> 00:42:29.660
 people don't

00:42:29.660 --> 00:42:30.060
 buy into

00:42:30.060 --> 00:42:31.540
 those hunches

00:42:31.540 --> 00:42:34.620
 those ideas

00:42:34.620 --> 00:42:35.380
 that we have

00:42:35.380 --> 00:42:37.360
 at the end

00:42:37.360 --> 00:42:38.040
 of all things

00:42:38.040 --> 00:42:38.760
 God will keep

00:42:38.760 --> 00:42:39.440
 every word of

00:42:39.440 --> 00:42:40.040
 his promises

00:42:40.039 --> 00:42:42.119
 no doubt

00:42:42.119 --> 00:42:42.739
 about that

00:42:42.739 --> 00:42:43.739
 he will

00:42:43.739 --> 00:42:44.259
 prove his

00:42:44.259 --> 00:42:44.719
 matchless

00:42:44.719 --> 00:42:45.119
 wisdom

00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:45.579
 and his

00:42:45.579 --> 00:42:45.900
 sovereign

00:42:45.900 --> 00:42:46.380
 power

00:42:46.380 --> 00:42:48.639
 let's make

00:42:48.639 --> 00:42:48.980
 an effort

00:42:48.980 --> 00:42:49.739
 to relegate

00:42:49.739 --> 00:42:50.980
 the controversial

00:42:50.980 --> 00:42:51.860
 speculations

00:42:51.860 --> 00:42:53.119
 to their

00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:53.599
 place

00:42:53.599 --> 00:42:57.259
 these things

00:42:57.259 --> 00:42:57.940
 as Paul said

00:42:57.940 --> 00:42:58.639
 do not get

00:42:58.639 --> 00:42:59.219
 us where God

00:42:59.219 --> 00:42:59.940
 wants us to be

00:42:59.940 --> 00:43:00.559
 as a church

00:43:00.559 --> 00:43:02.179
 they don't

00:43:02.179 --> 00:43:03.059
 further God's

00:43:03.059 --> 00:43:03.440
 work

00:43:03.440 --> 00:43:05.219
 let's not be

00:43:05.219 --> 00:43:05.960
 concerned so

00:43:05.960 --> 00:43:06.659
 much about

00:43:06.659 --> 00:43:07.860
 what's happening

00:43:07.860 --> 00:43:08.840
 way out there

00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:10.220
 what's going

00:43:10.220 --> 00:43:10.519
 to happen

00:43:10.519 --> 00:43:11.039
 tomorrow

00:43:11.039 --> 00:43:12.720
 as Jesus

00:43:12.720 --> 00:43:13.200
 said let's

00:43:13.200 --> 00:43:13.700
 be focused

00:43:13.700 --> 00:43:14.440
 on today

00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:16.800
 let's be

00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:17.440
 focused on

00:43:17.440 --> 00:43:18.120
 loving our

00:43:18.120 --> 00:43:18.460
 neighbor

00:43:18.460 --> 00:43:19.280
 this community

00:43:19.280 --> 00:43:19.760
 that he's

00:43:19.760 --> 00:43:20.260
 placed us

00:43:20.260 --> 00:43:20.500
 in

00:43:20.500 --> 00:43:24.500
 let's be

00:43:24.500 --> 00:43:25.059
 focused on

00:43:25.059 --> 00:43:25.500
 the good

00:43:25.500 --> 00:43:25.920
 news of

00:43:25.920 --> 00:43:26.220
 Jesus

00:43:26.220 --> 00:43:27.079
 the gospel

00:43:27.079 --> 00:43:28.200
 that main

00:43:28.200 --> 00:43:28.780
 message

00:43:28.780 --> 00:43:30.960
 if we want

00:43:30.960 --> 00:43:31.240
 to be a

00:43:31.240 --> 00:43:31.960
 healthy church

00:43:31.960 --> 00:43:33.559
 a healthy

00:43:33.559 --> 00:43:34.740
 local household

00:43:34.740 --> 00:43:35.180
 of God

00:43:35.180 --> 00:43:35.620
 these are the

00:43:35.620 --> 00:43:36.120
 things we need

00:43:36.120 --> 00:43:36.380
 to do

00:43:36.380 --> 00:43:36.780
 we need to

00:43:36.780 --> 00:43:37.160
 check our

00:43:37.160 --> 00:43:37.539
 hearts

00:43:37.539 --> 00:43:39.119
 we need to

00:43:39.119 --> 00:43:39.480
 check our

00:43:39.480 --> 00:43:40.079
 focus and

00:43:40.079 --> 00:43:40.679
 priorities

00:43:40.679 --> 00:43:42.279
 we need to

00:43:42.279 --> 00:43:42.619
 cut out

00:43:42.619 --> 00:43:43.199
 controversial

00:43:43.199 --> 00:43:44.000
 speculations

00:43:44.000 --> 00:43:44.940
 and the

00:43:44.940 --> 00:43:45.639
 sources that

00:43:45.639 --> 00:43:46.279
 promote them

00:43:46.279 --> 00:43:49.559
 because we've

00:43:49.559 --> 00:43:50.179
 been entrusted

00:43:50.179 --> 00:43:50.940
 with the

00:43:50.940 --> 00:43:51.380
 gospel

00:43:51.380 --> 00:43:53.820
 concerning

00:43:53.820 --> 00:43:57.259
 the glory

00:43:57.259 --> 00:43:58.480
 of the

00:43:58.480 --> 00:43:58.800
 blessed

00:43:58.800 --> 00:43:59.259
 God

00:43:59.259 --> 00:44:03.219
 this is our

00:44:03.219 --> 00:44:03.659
 message

00:44:03.659 --> 00:44:05.300
 and it's

00:44:05.300 --> 00:44:05.920
 really good

00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:06.280
 news

00:44:06.280 --> 00:44:07.380
 and it's

00:44:07.380 --> 00:44:07.680
 what we

00:44:07.680 --> 00:44:07.940
 want to

00:44:07.940 --> 00:44:08.280
 be known

00:44:08.280 --> 00:44:08.780
 for as a

00:44:08.780 --> 00:44:09.099
 church

00:44:09.099 --> 00:44:09.900
 more than

00:44:09.900 --> 00:44:10.780
 anything else

00:44:10.780 --> 00:44:13.000
 let's pray

00:44:13.000 --> 00:44:20.500
 father in heaven

00:44:20.500 --> 00:44:21.139
 thank you for

00:44:21.139 --> 00:44:21.579
 your word

00:44:21.579 --> 00:44:23.019
 and sometimes

00:44:23.019 --> 00:44:23.940
 it does cut

00:44:23.940 --> 00:44:25.579
 deeply into

00:44:25.579 --> 00:44:26.000
 us

00:44:26.000 --> 00:44:27.159
 and I do

00:44:27.159 --> 00:44:27.720
 pray lord

00:44:27.720 --> 00:44:29.119
 that you

00:44:29.119 --> 00:44:29.460
 would help

00:44:29.460 --> 00:44:30.099
 us see how

00:44:30.099 --> 00:44:30.760
 these words

00:44:30.760 --> 00:44:31.320
 apply to

00:44:31.320 --> 00:44:31.920
 each one of

00:44:31.920 --> 00:44:32.639
 us personally

00:44:32.639 --> 00:44:34.759
 we don't

00:44:34.759 --> 00:44:35.199
 want to be

00:44:35.199 --> 00:44:35.639
 off the

00:44:35.639 --> 00:44:36.019
 path

00:44:36.019 --> 00:44:36.759
 we want

00:44:36.759 --> 00:44:36.980
 to be

00:44:36.980 --> 00:44:37.599
 right where

00:44:37.599 --> 00:44:37.980
 you want

00:44:37.980 --> 00:44:38.359
 us to be

00:44:38.359 --> 00:44:38.619
 as a

00:44:38.619 --> 00:44:38.940
 church

00:44:38.940 --> 00:44:41.099
 we want

00:44:41.099 --> 00:44:41.299
 to be

00:44:41.299 --> 00:44:41.699
 declaring

00:44:41.699 --> 00:44:42.420
 your love

00:44:42.420 --> 00:44:44.059
 for people

00:44:44.059 --> 00:44:44.359
 who are

00:44:44.359 --> 00:44:44.759
 lost

00:44:44.759 --> 00:44:45.139
 and your

00:44:45.139 --> 00:44:45.759
 salvation

00:44:45.759 --> 00:44:47.199
 which you

00:44:47.199 --> 00:44:47.739
 offer through

00:44:47.739 --> 00:44:48.099
 Jesus

00:44:48.099 --> 00:44:50.920
 I pray that

00:44:50.920 --> 00:44:51.379
 you would do

00:44:51.379 --> 00:44:51.859
 that work

00:44:51.859 --> 00:44:52.339
 in us

00:44:52.339 --> 00:44:53.359
 that you

00:44:53.359 --> 00:44:53.719
 would lead

00:44:53.719 --> 00:44:54.139
 us to that

00:44:54.139 --> 00:44:54.440
 place

00:44:54.440 --> 00:44:54.679
 that you

00:44:54.679 --> 00:44:55.319
 would strengthen

00:44:55.319 --> 00:44:55.879
 us as a

00:44:55.879 --> 00:44:56.219
 church

00:44:56.219 --> 00:44:56.980
 that there

00:44:56.980 --> 00:44:57.299
 wouldn't be

00:44:57.299 --> 00:44:57.859
 any among

00:44:57.859 --> 00:44:58.159
 us

00:44:58.159 --> 00:45:01.039
 who leave

00:45:01.039 --> 00:45:01.619
 off of a

00:45:01.619 --> 00:45:02.379
 sincere faith

00:45:02.379 --> 00:45:03.039
 but that each

00:45:03.039 --> 00:45:03.480
 one of us

00:45:03.480 --> 00:45:04.159
 would be there

00:45:04.159 --> 00:45:04.899
 walking with

00:45:04.899 --> 00:45:06.440
 you and that

00:45:06.440 --> 00:45:06.879
 our love

00:45:06.879 --> 00:45:07.519
 would grow

00:45:07.519 --> 00:45:08.739
 for each

00:45:08.739 --> 00:45:09.219
 other and

00:45:09.219 --> 00:45:09.599
 for you

00:45:09.599 --> 00:45:11.460
 we ask this

00:45:11.460 --> 00:45:11.859
 in Jesus

00:45:11.859 --> 00:45:12.239
 name

00:45:12.239 --> 00:45:13.440
 amen