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 Amen.

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 Open your Bibles, if you would please, to Acts chapter 2.

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! Acts chapter 2.

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 If you're using the Pew Bibles, it's on page 909.

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 We're making our way through the book of Acts,

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 and we have spent at least the first chapter seeing

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 that God is working through a group of individuals,

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 a small group of individuals, 120,

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 preparing them for this great work

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 that we're going to begin to see start here in Acts chapter 2.

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 But what does it take to prepare a people for this work?

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 Well, first thing it takes is patience.

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 God is patiently preparing a people for himself.

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 Now, I don't know if you can take a personal self-examination,

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 a personal evaluation of your own heart.

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 Are you, would you call yourself a patient person?

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 Well, I know the immediate answer for myself is absolutely not.

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 I am not a patient person.

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 And by God's grace, he's been trying to develop this in me,

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 and it's taken a lot of time.

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 I'm sure that there's a lot of time to go in developing patience.

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 But just thinking about the importance or the significance of waiting and growing in patience,

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 I'm reminded of today.

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 It's 27 years ago and five months that our first child was born.

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 And when we first heard that we were pregnant,

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 my first response was,

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 What?

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 How can that be possible?

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 And I realized that God allows nine months and allows 40 weeks

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 because there's some learning to do,

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 there's some preparation that needs to happen in our heart,

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 that God has graciously allowed there to be time in waiting

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 to help create a sense of expectation

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 so that we go from,

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 How can we be having a baby?

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 To,

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 Hey,

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 we're having a baby.

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 And sometimes that happens well within that nine-month period of time.

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 Sometimes it takes repeated opportunities to begin to learn that.

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 And then as your children grow up,

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 you're learning patience through that process as well.

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 You're seeing yourself kind of reflected in the way that they respond.

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 Hey,

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 where did you get that?

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 Oh,

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 right,

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 you got that from me,

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 of course.

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 But seeing how their life develops

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 and seeing how God is fashioning them

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 and seeing how God is instrumentally molding them

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 and getting to see that have a front row seat

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 to the work of God in their life

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 that happens as God is helping us to grow in patience

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 and preparing us for that work,

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 not only in our children's life,

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 but that work that's happening in our own life

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 through that process.

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 We realize that patience is God's gift.

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 Instrumentally,

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 it's a God's gift to us

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 that God's delays are not God's rejection.

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 God's delays aren't God's no.

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 God's delays aren't God saying,

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 I don't care.

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 But it's God's way,

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 His appointed means of preparing us,

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 helping to grow us,

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 helping us to refine us.

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 This preparation process for the work that He wants to do,

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 He accomplishes through,

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 so often,

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 the waiting room.

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 This morning,

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 as we look at the book of Acts again,

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 I want to just remind ourselves

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 of how the Lord prepares His people.

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 You see,

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 the Lord prepares His people

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 through the waiting room.

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 And what's going to break out in Jerusalem,

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 beginning here in Acts chapter 2,

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 is this mighty work of God,

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 this unstoppable movement,

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 this church that begins to spring to life,

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 and the work of God,

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 working through His people instrumentally

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 to build His church.

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 We saw that,

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 that God will build His church.

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 The gates of hell will not prevail against it.

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 But how does He accomplish that?

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 Well, He accomplishes that through

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 a waiting people.

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 You see,

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 if there's ever going to be

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 a church that's birthed,

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 it needs to begin

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 with a person

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 who understands

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 what church means.

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 What it means to be a church.

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 What it means to anchor your heart,

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 your faith,

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 your confidence

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 in who God is,

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 and to learn instrumentally

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 through that process of waiting

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 that dependence,

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 dependence on Him

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 is the only way

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 that He accomplishes

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 His objectives.

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 So, the Lord will prepare His church.

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 And there are six ways.

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 The Lord prepared His church,

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 and we saw,

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 we got to see that

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 through the first chapter

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 of Acts 1.

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 We saw that the Lord

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 confirms His message.

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 That's His first way

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 of preparing the church.

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 You see,

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 if He's going to make

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 a people to Himself,

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 they have to be a people

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 that understand the gospel,

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 that understand His message,

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 that are anchored

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 and confident

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 in who Jesus is,

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 and are able

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 to share that message

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 with others.

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 They have to know

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 the gospel.

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 And so,

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 there in Acts 1, verse 3,

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 we see that what Jesus did,

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 notice,

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 He presented Himself

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 alive to them

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 after His suffering

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 by many proofs.

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 Jesus showed up.

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 After His death,

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 there was a resurrection.

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 resurrection.

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 There cannot be a gospel

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 without the resurrection.

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 That's what Paul says

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 in Romans 10, verse 9.

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 He says,

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 If you confess with your mouth

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 that Jesus is Lord,

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 and you believe in your heart

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 that God raised Jesus

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 from the dead,

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 you'll be saved.

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 Without this evidence,

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 in the work of Christ,

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 or the work of God

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 in raising Christ

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 from the dead,

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 there will be no gospel.

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 And so,

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 what does the Lord do?

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 He helps to confirm

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 the testimony

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 of the gospel

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 by allowing the disciples

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 to be able to see

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 the evidence

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 of a resurrected Savior.

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 What an incredible gift to us.

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 So,

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 the Savior shows up

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 to the 12th

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 on the night

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 of the resurrection.

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 And the Savior shows up

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 to the disciples

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 throughout this 40 days,

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 this 40-day window

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 between the Passover

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 and His ascension.

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 He meets them

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 at least on two

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 different occasions.

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 One on the mountainside

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 and one at the Sea of Galilee.

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 He shows up to them again

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 here in Jerusalem.

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 He's meeting with them

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 here in Jerusalem.

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 He's confirming this message.

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 The gospel is real.

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 The evidence

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 that God has given to us

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 about the trustworthiness

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 of the gospel

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 is what we need

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 to understand

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 and recognize for ourselves.

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 Do you believe

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 in a resurrected Savior?

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 Does your life

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 demonstrate

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 a commitment

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 to that truth?

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 Are you bearing that out?

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 Is it evidencing itself

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 in a life

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 that is lived

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 in response

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 to a resurrected Lord?

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 Not just believe it intellectually,

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 but it's fundamentally

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 changed who you are.

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 You believe

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 in a resurrected Lord

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 and it's changed

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 your life.

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 Second,

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 the Lord prepares

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 His church

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 by repeating

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 His purpose.

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 He wants the church

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 to understand

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 why

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 they exist,

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 why they belong,

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 what is their mission,

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 what is their purpose.

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 And so,

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 in verse 3,

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 the second part,

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 it says,

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 He appeared to them

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 during 40 days

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 and speaking

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 about the kingdom

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 of God.

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 That was their purpose.

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 The purpose has been the same

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 from the very beginning.

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 Remember,

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 during Jesus' ministry,

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 what does He do?

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 His ministry was characterized

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 as proclaiming

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 the kingdom of God.

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 That He was

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 the Son of David.

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 He was the fulfillment

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 of that promise.

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 That He had come

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 to be King

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 and Lord

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 over His people.

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 Jesus' promises

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 hadn't failed.

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 And here,

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 the death of Christ

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 and now the resurrection

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 of Christ

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 and this confirmed

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 message of Christ

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 spoken to His disciples,

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 confirmed

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 that His promises

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 had not failed.

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 His purposes

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 had not failed.

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 That God was still

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 going to bring

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 a kingdom.

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 He was still going

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 to usher in a kingdom.

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 But Jesus was still

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 going to reign

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 over His people.

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 Third,

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 God gives His commands.

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 He gives His commands.

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 We saw those.

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 We've seen them

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 for the last several weeks

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 in verses 4 and 5

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 of chapter 1

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 where Jesus tells them

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 while He was staying

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 with them,

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 He ordered them

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 not to depart

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 from Jerusalem

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 but to wait

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 for the promise

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 of the Father.

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 God has graciously

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 given us instructions.

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 God has graciously

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 given us a word

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 so that we can

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 just follow

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 what He's told us

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 to do.

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 You see,

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 most of the time

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 while those instructions

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 that God has given

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 to us are clear,

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 while those instructions

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 are often simple,

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 most of the time

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 the instructions

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 that God gives to us

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 are incremental.

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 We get them

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 one step at a time.

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 Just like the psalmist

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 says,

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 Thy word is a lamp

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 unto my feet

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 and a light

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 unto my path.

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 We don't always

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 know the master plan.

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 We might know

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 what the goal is.

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 We might know

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 how it starts.

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 But incrementally,

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 little by little,

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 we have these

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 incremental steps,

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 these instructions

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 that God gives to us

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 so that we can know

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 little by little,

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 one step at a time,

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 put one step

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 in front of the other

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 and we follow

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 the instructions

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 that God gives to us

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 and He's given to us

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 His gracious commands

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 to follow.

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 Fourth,

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 He guides their obedience.

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 He guides their obedience.

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 We see that in verses

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 12 and 13

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 of chapter 1.

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 Notice,

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 they returned

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 to Jerusalem

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 and when they had entered

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 they went up

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 to the upper room.

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 They followed

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 the instructions

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 that they were given

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 and God is graciously

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 guiding them

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 in their obedience

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 and helping them

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 understand

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 that simple obedience

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 to the commands

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 of God

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 yields the results,

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 the product,

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 the life

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 and the fruit

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 that God would

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 seek to give to us.

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 Go to Jerusalem.

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 Wait for power.

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 Simple instructions

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 carried out

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 in obedience.

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 And the result

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 of that is

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 what is going

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 to happen

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 in Jerusalem

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 does not depend

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 upon what you bring

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 to the table.

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 It doesn't depend

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 on your ingenuity.

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 It doesn't rest

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 on the numbers

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 as it were.

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 It doesn't rest

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 on your unique giftedness

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 or your knowledge,

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 your vision

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 or the strategy

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 that you bring

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 to the table

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 but simply

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 on your obedience

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 and that's what they do.

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 They return

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 to Jerusalem.

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 They go

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 to the upper room.

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 They wait

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 for the promise

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 of the Spirit.

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 God is guiding

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 their obedience

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 and helping them

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 to understand

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 and obedient people

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 are the people

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 that God will use.

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 I'm reminded

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 of what John says

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 in 1 John 2.

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 He says,

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 this is how

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 that you know

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 that you know me

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 if you keep

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 my commandments.

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 Are we

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 those who know

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 the commands

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 of God?

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 Are we those

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 who settle

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 our hearts

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 in faithful,

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 deliberate

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 obedience

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 step by step

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 that's often

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 incremental?

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 We don't have

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 to know

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 what the future

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 holds necessarily.

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 We just have

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 to know

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 what the next

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 step is

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 and to commit

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 ourselves

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 in obedience

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 to what he said.

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 God delights

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 in using

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 those kinds

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 of people.

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 Fifth,

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 he strengthens

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 their dependence.

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 He strengthens

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 their dependence.

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 Notice verse 14.

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 All these

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 with one accord

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 were devoting

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 themselves

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 to prayer

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 together

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 with the women

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 and Mary

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 the mother

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 of Jesus

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 and his brothers.

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 Yes,

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 they go back

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 to Jerusalem

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 and what do

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 they do

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 once they get there?

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 Well,

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 they unite.

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 They're united.

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 They're one accord.

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 They're together

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 and they pray.

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 They pray

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 for God's

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 help.

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 They pray

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 for God

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 to bring

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 his power.

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 They pray

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 for God

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 to direct

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 their hearts.

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 They pray

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 for God

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 to glorify

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 himself.

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 They pray

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 for God

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 to accomplish

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 his purposes,

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 his mission.

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 The mission,

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 your kingdom

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 come,

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 your will be

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 done on earth

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 as it is in heaven.

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 God,

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 we pray

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 that your

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 purposes

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 will stand

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 and we

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 are depending

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 upon you

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 to do your

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 work.

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 We bring

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 nothing to the table.

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 We understand

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 that it's going

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 to happen

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 through your power.

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 We depend

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 on you.

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 We are a

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 praying

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 dependent

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 people.

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 In sixth,

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 God's preparing

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 them by helping

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 to establish

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 their leaders.

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 Helping to

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 establish

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 their leaders.

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 We see that

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 in verses,

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 in verse 15.

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 It says,

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 In those days,

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 Peter stood up

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 among the brothers.

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 Then verse 16,

00:13:56.779 --> 00:13:57.059
 Brothers,

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 the scripture

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 must be fulfilled

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 which the Holy

00:14:00.139 --> 00:14:01.039
 Spirit spoke

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 beforehand by the

00:14:01.899 --> 00:14:02.600
 mouth of David

00:14:02.600 --> 00:14:03.919
 concerning Judas.

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 Peter takes

00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:05.879
 the lead.

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 He doesn't just

00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:08.179
 assume this role.

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 He doesn't just

00:14:08.819 --> 00:14:09.959
 place himself

00:14:09.959 --> 00:14:11.539
 in this spot

00:14:11.539 --> 00:14:12.220
 of leadership

00:14:12.220 --> 00:14:13.220
 haphazardly.

00:14:13.779 --> 00:14:14.679
 He has been

00:14:14.679 --> 00:14:15.399
 commissioned

00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:16.620
 by the Lord

00:14:16.620 --> 00:14:17.220
 himself

00:14:17.220 --> 00:14:17.980
 to step

00:14:17.980 --> 00:14:18.659
 into this role

00:14:18.659 --> 00:14:19.419
 and to fulfill

00:14:19.419 --> 00:14:21.179
 the role

00:14:21.179 --> 00:14:21.799
 of leadership

00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:22.919
 among this

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 group.

00:14:24.500 --> 00:14:25.079
 They recognize

00:14:25.079 --> 00:14:25.879
 that Judas

00:14:25.879 --> 00:14:27.299
 has kind of

00:14:27.299 --> 00:14:28.740
 been escorted

00:14:28.740 --> 00:14:29.139
 out.

00:14:29.699 --> 00:14:30.139
 He's been

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 dismissed,

00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:31.339
 as it were.

00:14:31.599 --> 00:14:32.199
 His betrayal

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 has disqualified

00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:33.979
 him from leadership

00:14:33.979 --> 00:14:34.779
 and now they

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 need a full

00:14:35.219 --> 00:14:35.539
 team.

00:14:36.579 --> 00:14:37.000
 So Peter

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 encourages

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 the believers

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 who are there

00:14:39.620 --> 00:14:40.219
 to choose

00:14:40.219 --> 00:14:41.019
 among themselves

00:14:41.019 --> 00:14:41.579
 two men.

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 Joseph,

00:14:42.979 --> 00:14:43.439
 Matthias,

00:14:43.939 --> 00:14:44.219
 they're going

00:14:44.219 --> 00:14:44.839
 to put those

00:14:44.839 --> 00:14:46.000
 men before

00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:47.039
 the congregation

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 and before

00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:49.059
 these believers

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 and they're

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 going to allow

00:14:50.279 --> 00:14:51.519
 God to affirm

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 and confirm

00:14:52.299 --> 00:14:54.299
 this team.

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 You find that

00:14:55.759 --> 00:14:56.599
 in verse 26,

00:14:57.000 --> 00:14:57.819
 they cast lots.

00:14:58.439 --> 00:14:58.919
 The lot fell

00:14:58.919 --> 00:14:59.539
 on Matthias

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 and he was

00:15:00.459 --> 00:15:01.439
 numbered with

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 the eleven

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 apostles.

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 God is

00:15:04.659 --> 00:15:05.319
 reestablishing

00:15:05.319 --> 00:15:05.879
 his leadership.

00:15:06.119 --> 00:15:06.859
 God is using

00:15:06.859 --> 00:15:08.099
 qualified leaders

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 to accomplish

00:15:08.899 --> 00:15:09.799
 his purposes

00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:10.379
 and that's how

00:15:10.379 --> 00:15:11.000
 God does it.

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 We find from

00:15:12.799 --> 00:15:13.500
 Ephesians chapter

00:15:13.500 --> 00:15:13.879
 two,

00:15:14.559 --> 00:15:15.259
 verse 20,

00:15:15.939 --> 00:15:17.359
 is that the

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 church is built

00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:19.240
 on the foundation

00:15:19.240 --> 00:15:20.720
 of the apostles

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 and prophets,

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 Jesus Christ

00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:23.500
 himself being

00:15:23.500 --> 00:15:23.819
 the chief

00:15:23.819 --> 00:15:24.299
 cornerstone.

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 This is God's

00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:26.039
 strategy.

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 He uses

00:15:27.139 --> 00:15:28.340
 spiritual leaders

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 to accomplish

00:15:29.740 --> 00:15:31.580
 his priorities.

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 These qualified

00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:34.799
 leaders will show

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 they have this

00:15:35.939 --> 00:15:37.480
 preserving faith,

00:15:37.980 --> 00:15:38.980
 this persevering

00:15:38.980 --> 00:15:39.319
 faith,

00:15:39.580 --> 00:15:40.259
 this staying

00:15:40.259 --> 00:15:40.779
 power,

00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:42.220
 this dependence

00:15:42.220 --> 00:15:42.840
 on God,

00:15:42.939 --> 00:15:43.580
 this commitment

00:15:43.580 --> 00:15:44.919
 to follow truth

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 and so they're

00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:46.719
 in the perfect

00:15:46.719 --> 00:15:47.439
 place to be

00:15:47.439 --> 00:15:48.279
 used by God

00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:49.799
 then to begin

00:15:49.799 --> 00:15:51.159
 this incredible,

00:15:51.559 --> 00:15:53.059
 amazing mission,

00:15:53.199 --> 00:15:53.839
 this church

00:15:53.839 --> 00:15:55.500
 building mission.

00:15:56.599 --> 00:15:57.059
 And with all

00:15:57.059 --> 00:15:57.779
 of that in place,

00:15:57.899 --> 00:15:58.519
 they were finally

00:15:58.519 --> 00:15:59.579
 ready to carry out

00:15:59.579 --> 00:16:00.899
 that mission that

00:16:00.899 --> 00:16:01.500
 God had set

00:16:01.500 --> 00:16:02.240
 before them.

00:16:03.279 --> 00:16:03.899
 They're convinced

00:16:03.899 --> 00:16:04.519
 of the gospel,

00:16:04.939 --> 00:16:05.719
 its message,

00:16:06.519 --> 00:16:07.379
 they're convinced

00:16:07.379 --> 00:16:08.339
 of God's purpose,

00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:09.819
 they're informed

00:16:09.819 --> 00:16:10.740
 of his commands,

00:16:10.860 --> 00:16:12.059
 they are demonstrating

00:16:12.059 --> 00:16:13.379
 obedience to his

00:16:13.379 --> 00:16:13.939
 instructions,

00:16:14.619 --> 00:16:15.519
 they're dependent

00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:16.579
 on the Lord

00:16:16.579 --> 00:16:17.359
 to work,

00:16:18.099 --> 00:16:19.039
 and they understand

00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:20.019
 his design

00:16:20.019 --> 00:16:20.699
 for leadership.

00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:23.619
 Do we want God

00:16:23.619 --> 00:16:24.359
 to use us

00:16:24.359 --> 00:16:25.519
 instrumentally?

00:16:26.319 --> 00:16:27.419
 Do we want to be

00:16:27.419 --> 00:16:28.959
 found faithful?

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 Do we want

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 to enjoy the same

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 benefits of what

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 the early church

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 experienced?

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 Do we want God

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 to accomplish

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 his purposes

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 through us?

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 The same strategy,

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 the same preparation,

00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:42.720
 the same work

00:16:42.720 --> 00:16:43.639
 needs to happen

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 in every single

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 heart?

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 Do we know

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 the gospel?

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 Do we embrace

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 Jesus Christ?

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 Do we know

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 his instructions?

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 Are we carrying

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 them out

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 from day to day?

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 Are we dependent

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 on the Lord

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 to do this work?

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 Are we deferring

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 to the leaders

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 that God has set

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 over us

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 and seeking

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 to draw them

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 into the process

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 of growing

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 and instruction

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 and learning

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 and following

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 the strategies

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 that God

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 has entrusted

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 to them?

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 You see,

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 the Lord

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 delights

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 in preparing

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 his people.

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 He often does

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 that through

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 the waiting room.

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 He often does

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 that through

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 this process

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 of patience

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 because he wants

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 to create

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 a people

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 for himself.

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 Next,

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 we see

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 in chapter 2,

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 verses 1 and 4,

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 not only does

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 the Lord

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 prepare his people,

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 but the Spirit

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 empowers

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 his people.

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 Notice this

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 with me.

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 When the day

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 of Pentecost

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 arrived,

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 they were all

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 together in one

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 place,

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 and suddenly

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 there came

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 from heaven

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 a sound

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 like a mighty

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 rushing wind.

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 It filled

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 the entire house

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 where they were

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 sitting,

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 and divided

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 tongues

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 as of fire

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 appeared to them

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 and rested

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 on each

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 one of them.

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 And they were

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 all filled

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 with the Holy

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 Spirit,

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 and began

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 to speak

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 in other tongues

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 as the Spirit

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 gave them

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 utterance.

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 What dominated

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 the last 10 days?

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 The days

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 between Jesus'

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 ascension

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 and the day

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 of this

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 Pentecost,

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 this day

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 of the indwelling?

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 How would you

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 have characterized

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 these individuals?

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 Well,

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 they were

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 a waiting people.

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 They were

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 a praying people.

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 They were

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 a unified people.

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 They were

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 a people

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 who were

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 devoting

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 themselves

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 to the

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 Scripture,

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 and so

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 when the

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 Spirit comes,

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 we see

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 the benefits

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 of their

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 togetherness.

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 We see

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 the benefits

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 of their

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 faith in

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 the Lord

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 Jesus.

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 Here in

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 chapter 2,

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 verse 1,

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 we see

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 for the

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 fourth time

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 now,

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 the disciples

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 who are

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 intentionally

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 gathering

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 together

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 to see

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 what God

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 will do.

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 We saw

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 that in

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 chapter 1,

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 verse 6.

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 Speaking of

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 the disciples,

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 they had

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 come

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 together.

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 In chapter 1,

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 verse 14,

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 they were

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 all together

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 in one accord.

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 In chapter 1,

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 verse 15,

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 Peter stands

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 among the

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 brothers who

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 are together.

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 And now,

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 again,

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 for a fourth

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 time,

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 chapter 2,

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 verse 1,

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 they are all

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 together

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 in one place.

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 In all of this,

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 they set an

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 example for the

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 church today.

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 the importance

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 of togetherness,

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 the importance

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 of unity,

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 the importance

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 of a united,

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 consolidated

00:19:32.700 --> 00:19:34.419
 purpose,

00:19:34.819 --> 00:19:35.519
 following after

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 the Lord.

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 If we're ever

00:19:36.939 --> 00:19:38.139
 going to enjoy

00:19:38.139 --> 00:19:38.879
 and experience

00:19:38.879 --> 00:19:40.059
 the power

00:19:40.059 --> 00:19:40.939
 of God,

00:19:41.399 --> 00:19:42.179
 we need to be a

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 people who are

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 together and a

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 people who are

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 characterized

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 by waiting.

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 They were waiting.

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 Waiting for the

00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:49.960
 power of God

00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:51.400
 to show up.

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 I wonder,

00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:55.340
 when was the

00:19:55.340 --> 00:19:56.079
 last time

00:19:56.079 --> 00:19:57.380
 that you ever

00:19:57.380 --> 00:19:58.980
 waited for God

00:19:58.980 --> 00:20:00.380
 instead of

00:20:00.380 --> 00:20:01.120
 worked around

00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:01.400
 God?

00:20:03.059 --> 00:20:03.779
 When was the

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.680
 last time that

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 actually your

00:20:06.120 --> 00:20:07.100
 first reflex

00:20:07.100 --> 00:20:08.860
 was to pray

00:20:08.860 --> 00:20:10.200
 and not to

00:20:10.200 --> 00:20:10.740
 press forward?

00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:12.279
 Now,

00:20:12.360 --> 00:20:13.140
 I'm speaking to

00:20:13.140 --> 00:20:13.420
 you,

00:20:13.740 --> 00:20:14.240
 I'm speaking to

00:20:14.240 --> 00:20:14.960
 myself as much

00:20:14.960 --> 00:20:15.460
 as I'm speaking

00:20:15.460 --> 00:20:15.980
 to you because

00:20:15.980 --> 00:20:16.539
 that is our

00:20:16.539 --> 00:20:17.120
 reflex, right?

00:20:17.940 --> 00:20:18.980
 Our reflex is

00:20:18.980 --> 00:20:19.680
 not to wait.

00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:20.259
 It's not to

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 pray.

00:20:20.580 --> 00:20:20.920
 It's not to

00:20:20.920 --> 00:20:21.279
 depend.

00:20:21.660 --> 00:20:22.680
 Our reflex is

00:20:22.680 --> 00:20:23.820
 to get things

00:20:23.820 --> 00:20:24.740
 done, to make

00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:25.940
 things happen.

00:20:26.140 --> 00:20:27.180
 Our reflex is

00:20:27.180 --> 00:20:29.060
 to move forward.

00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:30.240
 When we feel

00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:30.960
 like God is

00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:31.740
 silent, when we

00:20:31.740 --> 00:20:32.400
 feel we haven't

00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:33.240
 heard from

00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:34.080
 Him, we want

00:20:34.080 --> 00:20:34.680
 to make sure

00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:35.620
 that we carry

00:20:35.620 --> 00:20:36.340
 out His work

00:20:36.340 --> 00:20:36.940
 and so we get

00:20:36.940 --> 00:20:37.759
 ahead of God

00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:39.660
 instead of

00:20:39.660 --> 00:20:40.220
 wait for God.

00:20:41.060 --> 00:20:41.820
 We do our

00:20:41.820 --> 00:20:42.380
 own thing

00:20:42.380 --> 00:20:43.600
 instead of

00:20:43.600 --> 00:20:44.160
 waiting for God

00:20:44.160 --> 00:20:45.000
 to do His

00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:45.299
 thing.

00:20:46.840 --> 00:20:47.500
 I wonder

00:20:47.500 --> 00:20:49.140
 if much of

00:20:49.140 --> 00:20:49.700
 our problem

00:20:49.700 --> 00:20:51.100
 begins there.

00:20:52.300 --> 00:20:52.759
 The importance

00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:53.200
 of waiting,

00:20:53.960 --> 00:20:54.259
 the importance

00:20:54.259 --> 00:20:54.759
 of resting,

00:20:55.660 --> 00:20:56.320
 the importance

00:20:56.320 --> 00:20:57.180
 of depending.

00:20:58.380 --> 00:20:59.060
 Instead of

00:20:59.060 --> 00:21:00.380
 waiting for God,

00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:01.800
 we often work

00:21:01.800 --> 00:21:02.780
 around Him.

00:21:02.780 --> 00:21:03.180
 At least we

00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:03.680
 think we are.

00:21:05.300 --> 00:21:05.900
 And so this

00:21:05.900 --> 00:21:08.100
 body of

00:21:08.100 --> 00:21:09.580
 believers is

00:21:09.580 --> 00:21:10.480
 experiencing now

00:21:10.480 --> 00:21:11.580
 the benefits of

00:21:11.580 --> 00:21:12.320
 the waiting,

00:21:12.720 --> 00:21:14.140
 depending process.

00:21:14.140 --> 00:21:14.820
 process.

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.280
 And so we

00:21:16.280 --> 00:21:17.240
 find the grace

00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:18.180
 of God that

00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:19.020
 now comes on

00:21:19.020 --> 00:21:19.980
 them here in

00:21:19.980 --> 00:21:20.500
 chapter 2,

00:21:20.560 --> 00:21:21.100
 verse 1.

00:21:21.920 --> 00:21:22.320
 You see,

00:21:22.520 --> 00:21:23.420
 Jesus had come

00:21:23.420 --> 00:21:24.520
 boldly and He

00:21:24.520 --> 00:21:25.380
 had come bodily

00:21:25.380 --> 00:21:26.759
 to them, to the

00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:29.140
 disciples in Acts

00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:29.820
 chapter 1.

00:21:30.340 --> 00:21:31.500
 What a grace it

00:21:31.500 --> 00:21:32.800
 was for Jesus to

00:21:32.800 --> 00:21:33.840
 show up in a

00:21:33.840 --> 00:21:34.620
 very physical,

00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:36.000
 very visible way

00:21:36.000 --> 00:21:37.680
 over 40 days.

00:21:37.900 --> 00:21:38.700
 And here the

00:21:38.700 --> 00:21:39.880
 Spirit, Spirit

00:21:39.880 --> 00:21:42.140
 is invisible.

00:21:42.800 --> 00:21:44.180
 He is Spirit.

00:21:44.300 --> 00:21:45.220
 We can't see

00:21:45.220 --> 00:21:45.400
 Him.

00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:46.660
 But even in

00:21:46.660 --> 00:21:48.020
 this, the grace

00:21:48.020 --> 00:21:49.080
 of God in

00:21:49.080 --> 00:21:49.740
 bringing His

00:21:49.740 --> 00:21:50.640
 Spirit in a way

00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:51.280
 that was

00:21:51.280 --> 00:21:52.760
 recognizable, that

00:21:52.760 --> 00:21:53.620
 was perceptible.

00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:54.680
 Notice the

00:21:54.680 --> 00:21:55.340
 sounds.

00:21:55.640 --> 00:21:56.120
 Notice the

00:21:56.120 --> 00:21:57.280
 sight, the

00:21:57.280 --> 00:21:59.440
 gracious gift of

00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:00.400
 God in giving

00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:01.260
 to Himself in

00:22:01.260 --> 00:22:01.740
 this way.

00:22:02.420 --> 00:22:02.900
 Verse 2.

00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:05.060
 Suddenly, there

00:22:05.060 --> 00:22:06.020
 came from heaven

00:22:06.020 --> 00:22:07.400
 a sound like a

00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:08.020
 mighty rushing

00:22:08.020 --> 00:22:08.420
 wind.

00:22:08.420 --> 00:22:09.539
 It filled the

00:22:09.539 --> 00:22:10.380
 entire house

00:22:10.380 --> 00:22:11.039
 where they were

00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:11.400
 sitting.

00:22:12.560 --> 00:22:13.420
 In divided tongues

00:22:13.420 --> 00:22:14.640
 as a fire

00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:15.700
 appeared to them

00:22:15.700 --> 00:22:16.539
 and rested on

00:22:16.539 --> 00:22:18.080
 each one of

00:22:18.080 --> 00:22:18.380
 them.

00:22:19.519 --> 00:22:20.340
 This word

00:22:20.340 --> 00:22:22.100
 suddenly happened

00:22:22.100 --> 00:22:23.220
 in a way that

00:22:23.220 --> 00:22:23.720
 they weren't

00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:24.180
 expecting.

00:22:24.300 --> 00:22:24.940
 They had

00:22:24.940 --> 00:22:26.220
 anticipated His

00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:26.779
 coming, but they

00:22:26.779 --> 00:22:27.720
 didn't know the

00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:28.019
 moment.

00:22:28.220 --> 00:22:29.460
 It came on them

00:22:29.460 --> 00:22:29.940
 suddenly.

00:22:30.980 --> 00:22:31.720
 And I love how

00:22:31.720 --> 00:22:32.560
 John Piper puts

00:22:32.560 --> 00:22:32.820
 this.

00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:33.279
 He says,

00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:34.779
 speaking of the

00:22:34.779 --> 00:22:35.940
 Spirit, He keeps

00:22:35.940 --> 00:22:37.440
 His own hours.

00:22:38.420 --> 00:22:40.960
 You see, the

00:22:40.960 --> 00:22:41.460
 Spirit doesn't

00:22:41.460 --> 00:22:42.500
 always follow our

00:22:42.500 --> 00:22:43.800
 own prescribed

00:22:43.800 --> 00:22:44.700
 plans.

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 As Jesus will

00:22:47.100 --> 00:22:47.920
 say of the

00:22:47.920 --> 00:22:48.580
 Holy Spirit in

00:22:48.580 --> 00:22:49.500
 John chapter 3,

00:22:50.120 --> 00:22:50.940
 He blows

00:22:50.940 --> 00:22:51.480
 wherever He

00:22:51.480 --> 00:22:51.840
 wishes.

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 And while we

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 have access to

00:22:54.560 --> 00:22:55.279
 His power, and

00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:56.160
 those of us who

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:57.300
 live in this age

00:22:57.300 --> 00:22:58.580
 are indwelt by

00:22:58.580 --> 00:22:59.580
 the Spirit, He

00:22:59.580 --> 00:23:00.240
 doesn't come and

00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:01.300
 go like He did

00:23:01.300 --> 00:23:02.259
 in the Old

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:02.660
 Testament.

00:23:02.820 --> 00:23:03.740
 We have the

00:23:03.740 --> 00:23:04.360
 Holy Spirit, but

00:23:04.360 --> 00:23:04.920
 He doesn't often

00:23:04.920 --> 00:23:06.420
 operate or work in

00:23:06.420 --> 00:23:07.039
 the way that we

00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:08.659
 desire, we

00:23:08.659 --> 00:23:09.259
 expect.

00:23:10.500 --> 00:23:11.659
 And here in

00:23:11.659 --> 00:23:12.579
 Acts chapter 2,

00:23:12.720 --> 00:23:14.180
 this whole new

00:23:14.180 --> 00:23:15.200
 movement that's

00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:16.220
 taking place where

00:23:16.220 --> 00:23:17.240
 He comes

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:18.000
 suddenly.

00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:19.559
 He comes

00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:21.579
 unexpectedly, but

00:23:21.579 --> 00:23:22.680
 He comes very

00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:23.859
 obviously.

00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:25.379
 Notice this

00:23:25.379 --> 00:23:25.879
 sound.

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 The sound.

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 It was like a

00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:30.200
 mighty rushing

00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:30.680
 wind.

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 It was audible.

00:23:32.119 --> 00:23:32.980
 They could hear

00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:33.099
 it.

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 It was discernible.

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:36.220
 In the Greek, this

00:23:36.220 --> 00:23:37.799
 word for pneuma is

00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:39.019
 the word for wind

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 or breath.

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 It's also the word

00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:41.819
 for spirit.

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 It carries this

00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:44.200
 double meaning.

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 So the mighty

00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:47.099
 rushing wind and

00:23:47.099 --> 00:23:48.200
 then the presence of

00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:49.339
 the Holy Spirit that

00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:49.859
 was available.

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 There's also this

00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:53.160
 double meaning of

00:23:53.160 --> 00:23:54.059
 this sight.

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 What they saw.

00:23:56.559 --> 00:23:57.940
 They saw divided

00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:59.039
 tongues as of

00:23:59.039 --> 00:23:59.420
 fire.

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 It appeared to

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 them and rested on

00:24:01.480 --> 00:24:02.180
 each one of them.

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 Again, kind of this

00:24:03.180 --> 00:24:04.440
 double meaning where

00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:05.360
 tongues can either

00:24:05.360 --> 00:24:06.720
 mean the physical

00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:08.000
 organ of the tongue.

00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:09.200
 It can also mean

00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:09.980
 languages.

00:24:10.220 --> 00:24:11.240
 It can mean what's

00:24:11.240 --> 00:24:11.680
 spoken.

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 This double meaning

00:24:14.500 --> 00:24:16.180
 helping the people

00:24:16.180 --> 00:24:16.840
 who were there to

00:24:16.840 --> 00:24:18.039
 understand what this

00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:18.960
 gift was about to

00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:19.440
 accomplish.

00:24:20.259 --> 00:24:21.700
 This flaming tongue

00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:22.920
 that rested on each

00:24:22.920 --> 00:24:24.200
 one was going to be a

00:24:24.200 --> 00:24:25.500
 representation of this

00:24:25.500 --> 00:24:27.820
 Holy Spirit empowering

00:24:27.820 --> 00:24:28.660
 that was going to help

00:24:28.660 --> 00:24:30.060
 them speak in

00:24:30.060 --> 00:24:30.840
 multiple tongues,

00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:32.500
 in multiple languages.

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 This will be the only

00:24:34.199 --> 00:24:35.480
 time we find through

00:24:35.480 --> 00:24:36.439
 all of the scriptures

00:24:36.439 --> 00:24:37.740
 where the Spirit comes

00:24:37.740 --> 00:24:38.279
 this way.

00:24:38.459 --> 00:24:39.879
 Comes in a flaming

00:24:39.879 --> 00:24:41.279
 tongue of fire.

00:24:41.759 --> 00:24:42.399
 It was unique.

00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:43.319
 It was special.

00:24:43.619 --> 00:24:44.559
 It was set apart.

00:24:45.139 --> 00:24:45.539
 Why?

00:24:45.740 --> 00:24:47.139
 Because God wants to

00:24:47.139 --> 00:24:47.919
 help his people

00:24:47.919 --> 00:24:48.819
 understand that

00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:49.899
 something new is

00:24:49.899 --> 00:24:50.279
 happening.

00:24:51.799 --> 00:24:53.220
 Yes, the Spirit will

00:24:53.220 --> 00:24:54.019
 come in power.

00:24:54.799 --> 00:24:56.039
 We see his coming in

00:24:56.039 --> 00:24:57.279
 power in Acts chapter

00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:58.319
 4 verse 31.

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 And when they had

00:24:59.859 --> 00:25:00.779
 prayed, the place

00:25:00.779 --> 00:25:01.419
 which they were

00:25:01.419 --> 00:25:02.740
 gathered together was

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:04.299
 shaken and they were

00:25:04.299 --> 00:25:05.139
 filled with the Spirit

00:25:05.139 --> 00:25:06.079
 and continued to speak

00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:06.839
 the word of God with

00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.279
 boldness.

00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:08.859
 He will come in power

00:25:08.859 --> 00:25:09.980
 again in Acts chapter

00:25:09.980 --> 00:25:11.399
 16 where you know

00:25:11.399 --> 00:25:12.960
 Paul and Silas are there

00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:14.539
 and they're singing.

00:25:14.720 --> 00:25:15.759
 They've been imprisoned

00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:16.559
 and they're singing.

00:25:17.679 --> 00:25:19.559
 And the Spirit comes.

00:25:20.359 --> 00:25:21.299
 The prison is shaken.

00:25:22.740 --> 00:25:25.200
 The shackles are released

00:25:25.200 --> 00:25:26.580
 and the prison doors

00:25:26.580 --> 00:25:27.039
 open.

00:25:27.259 --> 00:25:29.279
 The power of God is

00:25:29.279 --> 00:25:30.440
 discernible there as

00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:30.640
 well.

00:25:30.740 --> 00:25:32.360
 But he won't come in

00:25:32.360 --> 00:25:34.380
 this way, described in

00:25:34.380 --> 00:25:35.279
 coming this way, ever

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:35.559
 again.

00:25:36.360 --> 00:25:37.380
 We won't see tongues of

00:25:37.380 --> 00:25:39.799
 fire in this unique sense.

00:25:40.840 --> 00:25:41.819
 But this gift, notice,

00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:43.400
 this gift comes on

00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:43.860
 everyone.

00:25:45.660 --> 00:25:46.460
 Verse 3.

00:25:47.120 --> 00:25:48.740
 Divided tongues of fire

00:25:48.740 --> 00:25:50.600
 appeared to them and

00:25:50.600 --> 00:25:53.580
 rested on each one of

00:25:53.580 --> 00:25:53.840
 them.

00:25:53.839 --> 00:25:55.439
 And it says they were

00:25:55.439 --> 00:25:56.419
 all filled with the

00:25:56.419 --> 00:25:56.679
 Spirit.

00:25:57.459 --> 00:25:58.319
 Not just the leaders

00:25:58.319 --> 00:25:59.199
 but the entire

00:25:59.199 --> 00:26:01.459
 congregation enjoys the

00:26:01.459 --> 00:26:01.759
 benefit.

00:26:01.879 --> 00:26:03.319
 All the believers who

00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:04.779
 were gathered enjoy the

00:26:04.779 --> 00:26:05.919
 benefits of the

00:26:05.919 --> 00:26:07.519
 indwelling Holy Spirit.

00:26:08.980 --> 00:26:10.939
 And I believe that

00:26:10.939 --> 00:26:13.220
 this is not what they

00:26:13.220 --> 00:26:14.679
 necessarily expected.

00:26:14.799 --> 00:26:16.539
 I think this shattered

00:26:16.539 --> 00:26:17.399
 their categories.

00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:18.980
 This shattered their

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.639
 expectations.

00:26:20.639 --> 00:26:22.000
 Because remember what

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:23.279
 God had promised the

00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:24.339
 disciples, the apostles,

00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:25.139
 in the upper room.

00:26:25.920 --> 00:26:26.899
 Luke 24, 39.

00:26:27.099 --> 00:26:27.759
 I am sending the

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.660
 promise of my Father

00:26:28.660 --> 00:26:29.500
 upon you.

00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:31.299
 But stay in Jerusalem

00:26:31.299 --> 00:26:32.200
 until you are clothed

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:33.339
 with power from on

00:26:33.339 --> 00:26:33.579
 high.

00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:34.819
 Spoken to thee, the

00:26:34.819 --> 00:26:35.200
 twelve.

00:26:35.899 --> 00:26:36.440
 And then in Acts

00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:37.399
 chapter 1, verse 4 and

00:26:37.399 --> 00:26:37.639
 5.

00:26:37.879 --> 00:26:38.720
 Wait for the promise of

00:26:38.720 --> 00:26:39.059
 the Father.

00:26:39.180 --> 00:26:40.639
 You will be baptized with

00:26:40.639 --> 00:26:41.299
 the Holy Spirit.

00:26:42.099 --> 00:26:43.559
 The original expectation

00:26:43.559 --> 00:26:44.819
 is that the Spirit would

00:26:44.819 --> 00:26:46.680
 come on the apostles.

00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:50.059
 They knew that God was

00:26:50.059 --> 00:26:50.660
 going to build his

00:26:50.660 --> 00:26:50.920
 church.

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:52.080
 They knew that the

00:26:52.080 --> 00:26:52.700
 mission was going to

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:54.320
 result in the ends of

00:26:54.320 --> 00:26:55.360
 the world, understanding

00:26:55.360 --> 00:26:57.100
 and hearing the gospel.

00:26:58.019 --> 00:26:59.860
 But I think that when

00:26:59.860 --> 00:27:01.500
 the Spirit comes on each

00:27:01.500 --> 00:27:03.620
 one of them, it shattered

00:27:03.620 --> 00:27:05.019
 every expectation.

00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:06.720
 God's grace poured out.

00:27:07.660 --> 00:27:09.500
 Now, of course, of course

00:27:09.500 --> 00:27:11.080
 there was this Old

00:27:11.080 --> 00:27:12.759
 Testament expectation of

00:27:12.759 --> 00:27:14.340
 what the new covenant

00:27:14.340 --> 00:27:15.039
 would look like.

00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:17.420
 From Ezekiel chapter 36,

00:27:17.420 --> 00:27:19.500
 I will give my Holy Spirit,

00:27:19.740 --> 00:27:20.680
 put my Holy Spirit upon

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:20.980
 you.

00:27:21.560 --> 00:27:23.460
 But in the Old Testament,

00:27:23.580 --> 00:27:24.779
 the Spirit came in a way

00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:26.279
 that was utterly different

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:27.980
 than what we see here in

00:27:27.980 --> 00:27:28.620
 Acts chapter 2.

00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:30.480
 In at least three ways.

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:32.940
 First, in the Old Testament,

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:34.460
 the Old Covenant, the

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:35.900
 Spirit's coming was

00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:37.660
 temporary, not permanent.

00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:39.940
 That's why David would say,

00:27:40.580 --> 00:27:42.000
 take not your Holy Spirit

00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:42.820
 from me.

00:27:43.300 --> 00:27:43.560
 Right?

00:27:43.559 --> 00:27:45.480
 And that's why the Holy

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:47.159
 Spirit would come on King

00:27:47.159 --> 00:27:48.960
 Saul and would allow him

00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:49.559
 to prophesy.

00:27:50.579 --> 00:27:51.639
 But towards the end of

00:27:51.639 --> 00:27:53.019
 his life, there's no

00:27:53.019 --> 00:27:55.359
 Spirit on his life in

00:27:55.359 --> 00:27:56.059
 ministry anymore.

00:27:56.779 --> 00:27:57.259
 His reign.

00:27:58.200 --> 00:28:00.079
 Second, the Spirit's coming

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.980
 in the Old Testament was

00:28:00.980 --> 00:28:01.419
 selective.

00:28:02.859 --> 00:28:03.619
 Spirit would come on

00:28:03.619 --> 00:28:05.200
 certain individuals to

00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:06.559
 equip them for certain

00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:07.200
 tasks.

00:28:07.980 --> 00:28:10.379
 Like Bezalel, remember?

00:28:11.059 --> 00:28:12.599
 He is the one who was

00:28:12.599 --> 00:28:15.359
 tasked by Moses to build

00:28:15.359 --> 00:28:16.839
 the tabernacle and to

00:28:16.839 --> 00:28:17.779
 build the furniture that

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.759
 was in the tabernacle.

00:28:18.959 --> 00:28:20.819
 And that special gifting

00:28:20.819 --> 00:28:22.659
 of the Holy Spirit was

00:28:22.659 --> 00:28:24.159
 placed on him so that he

00:28:24.159 --> 00:28:25.719
 could carry out that work.

00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:27.359
 He could do the task.

00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:30.439
 Third, it was a ministry

00:28:30.439 --> 00:28:31.799
 of the Spirit that came

00:28:31.799 --> 00:28:34.079
 on a person and not

00:28:34.079 --> 00:28:36.119
 something that indwelt a

00:28:36.119 --> 00:28:37.779
 person as we find here in

00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.879
 Acts chapter 2 verse 1.

00:28:39.959 --> 00:28:40.879
 Repeatedly we find

00:28:40.879 --> 00:28:41.339
 throughout the Old

00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:41.699
 Testament.

00:28:42.419 --> 00:28:43.639
 The judges, for example,

00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:45.099
 who the Spirit would come

00:28:45.099 --> 00:28:45.419
 on.

00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:47.639
 Otniel in Judges chapter

00:28:47.639 --> 00:28:48.619
 3 verse 10.

00:28:48.980 --> 00:28:50.519
 The Spirit of the Lord was

00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:51.159
 upon him.

00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:53.059
 Then Gideon, Judges

00:28:53.059 --> 00:28:54.720
 chapter 6 verse 34.

00:28:55.019 --> 00:28:55.859
 The Spirit of the Lord

00:28:55.859 --> 00:28:56.980
 clothed Gideon.

00:28:57.740 --> 00:28:58.399
 And then some of the

00:28:58.399 --> 00:28:58.819
 kings.

00:28:59.699 --> 00:29:01.099
 Azariah in 2 Chronicles

00:29:01.099 --> 00:29:02.399
 chapter 15 verse 1.

00:29:02.679 --> 00:29:04.099
 The Spirit of God came

00:29:04.099 --> 00:29:05.279
 upon Azariah.

00:29:05.939 --> 00:29:07.119
 And then Zechariah, 2

00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:08.299
 Chronicles 24 20.

00:29:08.299 --> 00:29:10.299
 The Spirit of God clothed

00:29:10.299 --> 00:29:11.079
 Zechariah.

00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:14.000
 It was a unique, special

00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:16.299
 kind of work that the

00:29:16.299 --> 00:29:17.919
 Spirit did for certain

00:29:17.919 --> 00:29:19.519
 individuals for a

00:29:19.519 --> 00:29:21.399
 specific amount of time

00:29:21.399 --> 00:29:22.379
 and for a specific

00:29:22.379 --> 00:29:22.899
 purpose.

00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:26.779
 But now, this unique

00:29:26.779 --> 00:29:28.680
 work of the Spirit would

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:31.159
 mark every true believer.

00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:33.319
 It would mark them as a

00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:34.879
 new covenant person.

00:29:34.980 --> 00:29:36.059
 A new covenant believer.

00:29:36.059 --> 00:29:37.740
 Remember, as we find in

00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:39.919
 Ezekiel 36, I will put my

00:29:39.919 --> 00:29:41.519
 Spirit within you and

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:43.259
 cause you to walk in my

00:29:43.259 --> 00:29:45.259
 statutes and to carefully

00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:47.039
 obey my rules.

00:29:48.220 --> 00:29:49.659
 Now, this ministry would be

00:29:49.659 --> 00:29:51.440
 a permanent mark of God's

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:51.759
 people.

00:29:51.879 --> 00:29:53.279
 He would indwell them for

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:54.220
 the ministry that he had

00:29:54.220 --> 00:29:55.740
 called them to carry out.

00:29:56.379 --> 00:29:57.539
 As we find in Ephesians

00:29:57.539 --> 00:29:59.779
 chapter 1 verses 13 and 14,

00:29:59.980 --> 00:30:00.679
 it says this,

00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:04.320
 In Him, you also trusted

00:30:04.320 --> 00:30:05.500
 when you heard the word of

00:30:05.500 --> 00:30:07.200
 truth, the gospel of your

00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:08.600
 salvation, and you

00:30:08.600 --> 00:30:09.460
 believed in Him.

00:30:09.539 --> 00:30:10.960
 You were sealed with the

00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:13.380
 promised Holy Spirit who is

00:30:13.380 --> 00:30:14.340
 the guarantee of our

00:30:14.340 --> 00:30:15.860
 inheritance until we acquire

00:30:15.860 --> 00:30:17.840
 possession of it to the

00:30:17.840 --> 00:30:19.680
 praise of His glory.

00:30:20.820 --> 00:30:22.940
 If you are a child of God,

00:30:22.980 --> 00:30:23.960
 if you are a person who has

00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:25.640
 placed your faith in Jesus

00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:28.100
 Christ, if you have

00:30:28.099 --> 00:30:29.359
 acknowledged that He is the

00:30:29.359 --> 00:30:31.359
 only way of salvation, if

00:30:31.359 --> 00:30:33.259
 you are now looking forward

00:30:33.259 --> 00:30:36.199
 to being with Him one day

00:30:36.199 --> 00:30:38.240
 and you have bowed your

00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:41.139
 life to His Lordship, you

00:30:41.139 --> 00:30:42.939
 are one then who enjoys and

00:30:42.939 --> 00:30:44.579
 experiences this indwelling

00:30:44.579 --> 00:30:46.740
 presence of the Spirit and

00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:48.259
 you will have it eternally.

00:30:49.639 --> 00:30:51.559
 What a tremendous, what a

00:30:51.559 --> 00:30:52.819
 tremendous advantage and

00:30:52.819 --> 00:30:54.359
 privilege we have as God's

00:30:54.359 --> 00:30:55.939
 people that distinguishes

00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:59.519
 us from Old Testament

00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:00.039
 saints.

00:31:01.100 --> 00:31:02.580
 But the Apostle Paul sees

00:31:02.580 --> 00:31:04.759
 this as something that is a

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:07.100
 deficiency in the church.

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:09.779
 Something that they have, but

00:31:09.779 --> 00:31:11.820
 not something that they enjoy.

00:31:12.820 --> 00:31:14.059
 He prays for the church on

00:31:14.059 --> 00:31:14.840
 at least two different

00:31:14.840 --> 00:31:15.259
 occasions.

00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:16.640
 In Colossians chapter 1,

00:31:16.700 --> 00:31:17.720
 verse 9, he says this,

00:31:18.580 --> 00:31:20.720
 And so, from the day we

00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:22.759
 heard, we have not ceased to

00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:24.960
 pray for you, asking that you

00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:25.940
 may be filled with the

00:31:25.940 --> 00:31:27.579
 knowledge of His will in all

00:31:27.579 --> 00:31:28.680
 spiritual wisdom and

00:31:28.680 --> 00:31:30.519
 understanding, being

00:31:30.519 --> 00:31:32.440
 strengthened with all power

00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:34.200
 according to His glorious

00:31:34.200 --> 00:31:36.900
 might, for all endurance and

00:31:36.900 --> 00:31:38.319
 patience with joy.

00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:42.059
 This is the reality for every

00:31:42.059 --> 00:31:44.420
 believer who has placed their

00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:45.480
 faith in Jesus Christ.

00:31:46.440 --> 00:31:49.039
 You enjoy the benefits of the

00:31:49.039 --> 00:31:50.559
 indwelling Holy Spirit.

00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:53.440
 But the Apostle Paul, in

00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:54.319
 seeing the church of

00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:56.419
 Colossae, and seeing the

00:31:56.419 --> 00:31:58.480
 church throughout this known

00:31:58.480 --> 00:32:01.119
 world, recognizes the power

00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:03.579
 that is there, but is praying

00:32:03.579 --> 00:32:05.279
 that the church will come to

00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:07.139
 terms with this power and put

00:32:07.139 --> 00:32:07.579
 it to work.

00:32:09.179 --> 00:32:11.799
 How many times have we said,

00:32:12.579 --> 00:32:13.539
 I just can't do that.

00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:16.139
 I'm just not qualified.

00:32:16.140 --> 00:32:18.560
 I'm just not capable.

00:32:19.500 --> 00:32:21.080
 I don't have the power to

00:32:21.080 --> 00:32:22.620
 obey God's rules.

00:32:23.520 --> 00:32:25.520
 I feel so stunted.

00:32:25.640 --> 00:32:26.800
 I feel so inadequate.

00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:28.860
 I feel so ineffective.

00:32:29.100 --> 00:32:31.460
 I cannot do what God is

00:32:31.460 --> 00:32:32.380
 calling me to do.

00:32:32.660 --> 00:32:33.640
 And that's what the Apostle

00:32:33.640 --> 00:32:34.940
 Paul is praying about here.

00:32:36.520 --> 00:32:37.660
 Oh Lord, please help this

00:32:37.660 --> 00:32:40.040
 church who has all of the

00:32:40.040 --> 00:32:41.600
 power of your Spirit

00:32:41.600 --> 00:32:42.640
 resident in their life,

00:32:43.020 --> 00:32:44.380
 help them to understand that

00:32:44.380 --> 00:32:46.320
 while they may be insufficient,

00:32:46.840 --> 00:32:48.280
 inadequate, and ineffective

00:32:48.280 --> 00:32:50.480
 on their own, they can carry

00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:53.240
 out the purpose that you have

00:32:53.240 --> 00:32:54.640
 called them to, and they can

00:32:54.640 --> 00:32:56.120
 do it because of your power,

00:32:56.300 --> 00:32:57.180
 not because of theirs.

00:33:00.020 --> 00:33:01.480
 In Ephesians chapter 1, verses

00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:03.160
 15 and 16, the Apostle Paul

00:33:03.160 --> 00:33:04.680
 prays for the church there.

00:33:05.800 --> 00:33:06.120
 He says,

00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:31.419
 If you're a follower of Jesus,

00:33:32.119 --> 00:33:33.459
 if you have placed your faith

00:33:33.460 --> 00:33:35.059
 in Jesus Christ, you have

00:33:35.059 --> 00:33:35.880
 this kind of power.

00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:38.480
 My guess is that no one in

00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:39.700
 this room would ever say,

00:33:40.539 --> 00:33:42.500
 Jesus Christ just can't pull

00:33:42.500 --> 00:33:43.000
 that off.

00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:46.600
 And yet, everyone in this

00:33:46.600 --> 00:33:48.100
 room, if you've been indwelt

00:33:48.100 --> 00:33:49.840
 by the Spirit, have the power

00:33:49.840 --> 00:33:51.180
 of Jesus in your life.

00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:53.920
 How dare we ever say,

00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:57.140
 the Spirit cannot pull this off.

00:33:57.140 --> 00:34:01.060
 I wonder if it's because we

00:34:01.060 --> 00:34:02.980
 treat the Holy Spirit like a

00:34:02.980 --> 00:34:05.200
 backup generator instead of

00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:07.140
 treating the Lord Jesus like

00:34:07.140 --> 00:34:07.940
 the power source.

00:34:08.640 --> 00:34:10.519
 The source of power, the source

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:12.260
 of help, the source of support,

00:34:12.660 --> 00:34:15.440
 the one who wants to draw glory

00:34:15.440 --> 00:34:18.079
 and praise to himself and not

00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:18.480
 to you.

00:34:19.500 --> 00:34:21.860
 And so, when we come face to face

00:34:21.860 --> 00:34:24.280
 with our inadequacy, we say,

00:34:24.280 --> 00:34:26.460
 Jesus is able, God is able

00:34:26.460 --> 00:34:28.040
 through his Spirit to pull

00:34:28.040 --> 00:34:29.660
 this off, to show his power.

00:34:30.260 --> 00:34:31.300
 I'm trusting him.

00:34:32.800 --> 00:34:34.860
 That's why I love the statement

00:34:34.860 --> 00:34:36.400
 that Phillips Brooks says.

00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:36.880
 He says,

00:34:37.300 --> 00:34:39.300
 Pray not for an easy life.

00:34:39.700 --> 00:34:41.380
 Pray to be stronger men.

00:34:42.600 --> 00:34:45.960
 Pray not for tasks equal to

00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:46.440
 your power.

00:34:47.420 --> 00:34:49.320
 Pray for power equal to the task.

00:34:49.820 --> 00:34:51.560
 And every single one of us have

00:34:51.560 --> 00:34:52.820
 the power of the Holy Spirit

00:34:52.820 --> 00:34:53.960
 working through.

00:34:55.180 --> 00:34:57.320
 And all things are possible

00:34:57.320 --> 00:34:58.140
 with God.

00:34:58.360 --> 00:35:01.280
 He can equip you for the work

00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:02.440
 that he's called you to do.

00:35:03.420 --> 00:35:03.620
 Okay?

00:35:04.059 --> 00:35:05.720
 And maybe that's the guiding

00:35:05.720 --> 00:35:06.519
 statement here.

00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:08.740
 Is that we need to understand

00:35:08.740 --> 00:35:09.980
 that the purposes that God

00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:11.840
 has called us to are very clear

00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:12.640
 in his word.

00:35:13.059 --> 00:35:14.600
 And as we are faithful

00:35:14.600 --> 00:35:17.559
 to carry out those instructions,

00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:19.500
 we can trust that God will work

00:35:19.500 --> 00:35:20.680
 out those purposes.

00:35:20.679 --> 00:35:25.539
 Finally, the Lord prepares his people.

00:35:26.179 --> 00:35:27.899
 The Spirit empowers his people.

00:35:28.019 --> 00:35:30.239
 And finally, the gospel marks

00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:31.179
 God's people.

00:35:31.839 --> 00:35:34.079
 The gospel marks God's people.

00:35:34.899 --> 00:35:36.399
 Notice in verse 5, it says,

00:35:36.759 --> 00:35:38.679
 Now, they were dwelling in Jerusalem,

00:35:39.319 --> 00:35:39.799
 excuse me,

00:35:39.859 --> 00:35:41.039
 they were dwelling in Jerusalem,

00:35:41.419 --> 00:35:43.779
 Jews, devout men from every nation

00:35:43.779 --> 00:35:44.319
 under heaven,

00:35:44.639 --> 00:35:46.259
 and at the sound of the multitude

00:35:46.259 --> 00:35:47.099
 came together,

00:35:47.099 --> 00:35:49.099
 and they were bewildered

00:35:49.099 --> 00:35:50.719
 because each one was hearing

00:35:50.719 --> 00:35:52.659
 them speak in his own language.

00:35:53.819 --> 00:35:54.880
 And they were amazed

00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:56.179
 and astonished, saying,

00:35:56.699 --> 00:35:57.819
 Are not all these

00:35:57.819 --> 00:35:59.839
 who are speaking Galileans?

00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:03.039
 How is it that we hear each one,

00:36:03.619 --> 00:36:04.539
 each of us,

00:36:04.599 --> 00:36:05.599
 in his own native language?

00:36:05.599 --> 00:36:08.039
 Parthians and Medes,

00:36:08.380 --> 00:36:09.460
 Elamites and residents

00:36:09.460 --> 00:36:10.500
 of Mesopotamia,

00:36:11.019 --> 00:36:12.319
 Judea and Cappadocia,

00:36:12.679 --> 00:36:13.719
 Pontus and Asia,

00:36:14.139 --> 00:36:15.400
 Phrygia and Pamphylia,

00:36:15.839 --> 00:36:17.279
 Egypt and parts of Libya,

00:36:17.739 --> 00:36:18.880
 belonging to Cyrene,

00:36:18.980 --> 00:36:20.460
 and visitors from Rome,

00:36:20.539 --> 00:36:21.980
 both Jews and proselytes,

00:36:22.299 --> 00:36:23.539
 Cretans and Arabians,

00:36:23.599 --> 00:36:24.679
 we hear them telling

00:36:24.679 --> 00:36:26.199
 in our own tongues

00:36:26.199 --> 00:36:28.559
 the mighty works of God.

00:36:28.559 --> 00:36:32.759
 There's a lot of confusion today

00:36:32.759 --> 00:36:35.360
 as to what is the gift of tongues?

00:36:36.279 --> 00:36:37.320
 What is this gift?

00:36:37.380 --> 00:36:38.259
 Who has this gift?

00:36:38.559 --> 00:36:39.920
 What does it look like?

00:36:39.940 --> 00:36:41.239
 And how does it play out?

00:36:41.840 --> 00:36:42.980
 Well, here we find

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:45.579
 in chapter 2, verse 1,

00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:47.360
 some very clear definitions

00:36:47.360 --> 00:36:50.119
 of what this gift accomplishes.

00:36:50.659 --> 00:36:52.320
 Not ecstatic languages

00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:54.159
 that can't be understood,

00:36:54.420 --> 00:36:56.820
 but specific, precise languages.

00:36:56.820 --> 00:36:59.320
 Now, while the word tongue

00:36:59.320 --> 00:37:01.180
 can be understood generally,

00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:03.660
 and it's somewhat ambiguous,

00:37:03.900 --> 00:37:04.920
 what does a tongue mean?

00:37:05.240 --> 00:37:06.220
 What does a tongue do?

00:37:06.800 --> 00:37:08.780
 The word language or dialect

00:37:08.780 --> 00:37:09.800
 that we find here

00:37:09.800 --> 00:37:11.620
 is very specific.

00:37:11.800 --> 00:37:12.940
 It's very precise.

00:37:14.160 --> 00:37:15.400
 And here we find

00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:18.940
 there are at least 16 different groups

00:37:18.940 --> 00:37:22.320
 and probably as many as 18

00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:25.080
 different specific languages

00:37:25.079 --> 00:37:26.960
 that are identified

00:37:26.960 --> 00:37:28.340
 and are used

00:37:28.340 --> 00:37:30.699
 and are finding their way

00:37:30.699 --> 00:37:32.739
 in this city of Jerusalem.

00:37:32.900 --> 00:37:33.599
 And what is the goal?

00:37:34.500 --> 00:37:35.779
 What is the final purpose?

00:37:36.539 --> 00:37:38.199
 We find it here in verse 11.

00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:39.980
 We hear them telling

00:37:39.980 --> 00:37:41.539
 in our own tongues

00:37:41.539 --> 00:37:44.840
 the mighty works of God.

00:37:46.219 --> 00:37:47.579
 That's what God has called us to.

00:37:48.619 --> 00:37:50.460
 Speaking and proclaiming

00:37:50.460 --> 00:37:51.900
 the mighty works of God.

00:37:51.900 --> 00:37:52.800
 Sometimes the gospel

00:37:52.800 --> 00:37:54.940
 is just that easy.

00:37:56.380 --> 00:37:57.139
 And notice again

00:37:57.139 --> 00:37:58.519
 this wind that caused

00:37:58.519 --> 00:37:59.639
 these people to gather

00:37:59.639 --> 00:38:00.920
 and the grace of God

00:38:00.920 --> 00:38:01.800
 in allowing them

00:38:01.800 --> 00:38:03.740
 who weren't yet believers

00:38:03.740 --> 00:38:05.500
 to experience

00:38:05.500 --> 00:38:07.000
 and to see

00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:09.519
 the same kinds of things

00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:10.200
 that the believers

00:38:10.200 --> 00:38:11.440
 in the upper room

00:38:11.440 --> 00:38:12.079
 were experiencing.

00:38:12.260 --> 00:38:13.320
 This wind,

00:38:13.440 --> 00:38:14.380
 this rush of wind.

00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:16.300
 And because of it,

00:38:16.400 --> 00:38:17.139
 they were amazed.

00:38:17.820 --> 00:38:19.000
 They were astonished.

00:38:19.000 --> 00:38:21.739
 Luke heaps up words

00:38:21.739 --> 00:38:22.440
 to describe

00:38:22.440 --> 00:38:24.239
 the crowd's perplexity.

00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:25.559
 They were blown away.

00:38:25.739 --> 00:38:26.179
 They didn't know

00:38:26.179 --> 00:38:27.139
 what in the world

00:38:27.139 --> 00:38:28.219
 was happening

00:38:28.219 --> 00:38:29.840
 because each one

00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:30.820
 was hearing them speak

00:38:30.820 --> 00:38:31.599
 in his own language

00:38:31.599 --> 00:38:34.079
 and this gift of tongues

00:38:34.079 --> 00:38:35.800
 that is this spoken,

00:38:36.340 --> 00:38:37.980
 distinct languages

00:38:37.980 --> 00:38:39.599
 with the intention

00:38:39.599 --> 00:38:41.019
 of proclaiming

00:38:41.019 --> 00:38:42.960
 the mighty works of God.

00:38:44.000 --> 00:38:45.940
 When the Spirit comes in power,

00:38:46.679 --> 00:38:47.880
 He fills you up

00:38:47.880 --> 00:38:49.360
 with the greatness of God

00:38:49.360 --> 00:38:50.559
 and a desire to speak

00:38:50.559 --> 00:38:52.180
 those great words

00:38:52.180 --> 00:38:52.920
 about Him.

00:38:54.519 --> 00:38:55.559
 Those who are filled

00:38:55.559 --> 00:38:56.119
 with the Spirit

00:38:56.119 --> 00:38:57.099
 will speak about

00:38:57.099 --> 00:38:58.820
 the wonderful works of God

00:38:58.820 --> 00:39:00.440
 because they will be

00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:01.340
 speaking the words

00:39:01.340 --> 00:39:01.980
 of the Spirit

00:39:01.980 --> 00:39:03.440
 who came to make

00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:04.340
 Jesus known.

00:39:07.220 --> 00:39:08.360
 If someone listened

00:39:08.360 --> 00:39:09.460
 to your speech this week,

00:39:10.140 --> 00:39:12.019
 how would they categorize

00:39:12.019 --> 00:39:12.980
 your speech?

00:39:14.140 --> 00:39:15.300
 Would they place it

00:39:15.300 --> 00:39:16.360
 in the category of

00:39:16.360 --> 00:39:17.360
 this is a person

00:39:17.360 --> 00:39:19.340
 who speaks about God

00:39:19.340 --> 00:39:20.440
 in a way that makes

00:39:20.440 --> 00:39:22.180
 Him look glorious?

00:39:23.420 --> 00:39:24.400
 Or would they say,

00:39:24.500 --> 00:39:25.300
 well this is a person

00:39:25.300 --> 00:39:26.840
 who is marked out

00:39:26.840 --> 00:39:28.039
 as being an absolute

00:39:28.039 --> 00:39:28.559
 complainer,

00:39:29.280 --> 00:39:30.420
 an absolute bellyache,

00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:32.260
 critical about everyone

00:39:32.260 --> 00:39:32.860
 around them,

00:39:33.519 --> 00:39:34.940
 always anxious,

00:39:35.160 --> 00:39:36.140
 always fearful,

00:39:36.559 --> 00:39:37.579
 always wondering

00:39:37.579 --> 00:39:38.840
 who is going to,

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:40.099
 when that next shoe

00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:40.860
 is going to drop?

00:39:42.220 --> 00:39:43.140
 Or are we people

00:39:43.139 --> 00:39:44.480
 who are faithfully

00:39:44.480 --> 00:39:46.420
 proclaiming those

00:39:46.420 --> 00:39:47.299
 mighty works of God

00:39:47.299 --> 00:39:47.940
 wherever we go?

00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:50.559
 I love how the Apostle

00:39:50.559 --> 00:39:52.139
 Peter puts it

00:39:52.139 --> 00:39:53.079
 in 1 Peter 2,

00:39:53.359 --> 00:39:54.599
 verses 9 and 10.

00:39:55.019 --> 00:39:55.440
 He says,

00:39:55.539 --> 00:39:57.599
 you are a chosen generation.

00:39:58.299 --> 00:40:00.179
 You are a royal priesthood.

00:40:00.719 --> 00:40:01.900
 You are a holy nation.

00:40:02.039 --> 00:40:03.059
 You are God's own

00:40:03.059 --> 00:40:03.859
 special people.

00:40:03.960 --> 00:40:04.199
 Why?

00:40:04.199 --> 00:40:05.279
 So that you would

00:40:05.279 --> 00:40:07.039
 proclaim the praises

00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:07.579
 of Him

00:40:07.579 --> 00:40:08.920
 who called you

00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:09.539
 out of darkness

00:40:09.539 --> 00:40:11.359
 into His marvelous light.

00:40:11.360 --> 00:40:13.000
 what kind of

00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:15.140
 wonderful works of God

00:40:15.140 --> 00:40:16.059
 has He been doing

00:40:16.059 --> 00:40:16.980
 in your life?

00:40:18.120 --> 00:40:19.519
 How do we focus

00:40:19.519 --> 00:40:21.480
 on God's grace

00:40:21.480 --> 00:40:22.120
 in our life,

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:23.539
 God's forgiveness

00:40:23.539 --> 00:40:24.360
 in our life,

00:40:24.539 --> 00:40:26.220
 God's power

00:40:26.220 --> 00:40:26.880
 in our life,

00:40:27.000 --> 00:40:27.920
 God's provision

00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:28.940
 in our life,

00:40:29.200 --> 00:40:30.059
 God's help

00:40:30.059 --> 00:40:31.320
 in sustaining us

00:40:31.320 --> 00:40:32.079
 in this life,

00:40:32.260 --> 00:40:34.079
 all the mighty works

00:40:34.079 --> 00:40:34.559
 of God

00:40:34.559 --> 00:40:35.340
 that He does

00:40:35.340 --> 00:40:36.480
 time and time

00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:38.340
 and time again.

00:40:39.980 --> 00:40:40.840
 I'm reminded of

00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:42.039
 Psalm 103

00:40:42.039 --> 00:40:43.519
 and I'm just beginning

00:40:43.519 --> 00:40:44.320
 to memorize this

00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:45.300
 so bear with me.

00:40:45.940 --> 00:40:47.100
 It begins this way.

00:40:47.180 --> 00:40:47.300
 It says,

00:40:47.420 --> 00:40:48.180
 oh bless the Lord

00:40:48.180 --> 00:40:48.860
 oh my soul

00:40:48.860 --> 00:40:51.000
 and all that is within me

00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:52.720
 bless His holy name.

00:40:53.820 --> 00:40:54.800
 Bless the Lord

00:40:54.800 --> 00:40:55.579
 oh my soul

00:40:55.579 --> 00:40:57.760
 and all that is within me

00:40:57.760 --> 00:40:59.460
 and forget not

00:40:59.460 --> 00:41:00.920
 all His benefits.

00:41:02.320 --> 00:41:04.039
 Who redeems your life

00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:04.600
 from the pit.

00:41:05.200 --> 00:41:06.240
 Who forgives

00:41:06.240 --> 00:41:07.360
 all your iniquities.

00:41:07.360 --> 00:41:09.860
 who crowns you

00:41:09.860 --> 00:41:10.360
 with love

00:41:10.360 --> 00:41:10.900
 and kindness.

00:41:11.579 --> 00:41:12.980
 Who satisfies you

00:41:12.980 --> 00:41:13.860
 with good things

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 that your youth

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 is renewed

00:41:15.019 --> 00:41:15.680
 like the eagles.

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 All the benefits,

00:41:18.760 --> 00:41:19.660
 all the joys

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 that those who know

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 the Lord

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 get to experience.

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 Is that

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 the confession

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 of our life?

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 Bless the Lord

00:41:27.880 --> 00:41:28.880
 oh my soul

00:41:28.880 --> 00:41:30.559
 in all that is within me

00:41:30.559 --> 00:41:31.320
 bless

00:41:31.320 --> 00:41:32.420
 His holy name.

00:41:32.480 --> 00:41:33.039
 May we be

00:41:33.039 --> 00:41:34.420
 those kinds of people

00:41:34.420 --> 00:41:35.639
 and may

00:41:35.639 --> 00:41:37.599
 that confession

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 of the mighty works

00:41:38.460 --> 00:41:38.900
 of God

00:41:38.900 --> 00:41:39.980
 have the same kind

00:41:39.980 --> 00:41:40.400
 of result

00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:41.099
 that we're going to see

00:41:41.099 --> 00:41:41.940
 as we continue

00:41:41.940 --> 00:41:42.539
 to work our way

00:41:42.539 --> 00:41:44.460
 through Acts chapter 2.

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 The work of God

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 working in hearts

00:41:46.840 --> 00:41:48.039
 because of the confession

00:41:48.039 --> 00:41:49.460
 of faithful

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 believers in Jesus.

00:41:51.720 --> 00:41:52.320
 Let's pray.

00:41:57.180 --> 00:41:58.019
 Lord thank you

00:41:58.019 --> 00:41:58.639
 for your gift

00:41:58.639 --> 00:41:59.579
 of grace

00:41:59.579 --> 00:42:01.159
 in calling us

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 to yourself

00:42:01.659 --> 00:42:02.300
 in making

00:42:02.300 --> 00:42:03.260
 a people

00:42:03.260 --> 00:42:05.000
 that are prepared

00:42:05.000 --> 00:42:05.400
 for you.

00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:07.740
 Help us

00:42:07.740 --> 00:42:09.460
 to be those

00:42:09.460 --> 00:42:10.120
 who are

00:42:10.120 --> 00:42:11.060
 not just

00:42:11.060 --> 00:42:11.640
 indwelt

00:42:11.640 --> 00:42:12.360
 by the Spirit

00:42:12.360 --> 00:42:13.840
 but those

00:42:13.840 --> 00:42:14.760
 who are living

00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:15.900
 each day

00:42:15.900 --> 00:42:17.580
 with spiritual

00:42:17.580 --> 00:42:18.200
 power

00:42:18.200 --> 00:42:19.440
 carrying out

00:42:19.440 --> 00:42:19.740
 the work

00:42:19.740 --> 00:42:20.000
 that you've

00:42:20.000 --> 00:42:20.539
 called us to

00:42:20.539 --> 00:42:21.680
 in the little

00:42:21.680 --> 00:42:22.120
 things

00:42:22.120 --> 00:42:22.620
 in the big

00:42:22.620 --> 00:42:23.000
 things

00:42:23.000 --> 00:42:24.580
 and ultimately

00:42:24.580 --> 00:42:24.920
 Lord

00:42:24.920 --> 00:42:25.440
 that we would

00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:26.200
 give confession

00:42:26.200 --> 00:42:28.760
 to our glorious

00:42:28.760 --> 00:42:29.160
 God

00:42:29.160 --> 00:42:30.880
 that we would

00:42:30.880 --> 00:42:31.240
 proclaim

00:42:31.239 --> 00:42:31.979
 the praises

00:42:31.979 --> 00:42:32.359
 of him

00:42:32.359 --> 00:42:33.339
 who called

00:42:33.339 --> 00:42:33.739
 us out of

00:42:33.739 --> 00:42:34.039
 darkness

00:42:34.039 --> 00:42:34.639
 into his

00:42:34.639 --> 00:42:35.339
 marvelous light.

00:42:36.199 --> 00:42:36.639
 May you be

00:42:36.639 --> 00:42:37.219
 glorified.

00:42:38.019 --> 00:42:38.619
 May you be

00:42:38.619 --> 00:42:39.479
 pleased

00:42:39.479 --> 00:42:40.359
 with our

00:42:40.359 --> 00:42:40.979
 conversations

00:42:40.979 --> 00:42:41.679
 this week

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 in Jesus name.

00:42:43.259 --> 00:42:43.479
 Amen.

00:42:44.299 --> 00:42:44.919
 God bless you.

00:42:45.059 --> 00:42:45.639
 Have a great week.

00:42:45.639 --> 00:42:46.639
 God bless you.