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 We are continuing our sermon series on Christ and culture.

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! And this morning I have the privilege of talking about work, vocation, job, job.

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! Martin Luther once said, a dairymaid can milk cows to the glory of God.

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 How does that happen? How can we do that?

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 How can we milk a cow to the glory of God?

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 How does that apply to us today?

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 Why do we work?

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 Why is it important to work?

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 All questions I hope to answer this morning in our Christ and Culture series this morning, topic of work.

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 Let's pray together.

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 Holy, holy, holy are you, O God.

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 Worthy of all praise this morning, I pray that that would occur.

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 God, as I stand up here, as I speak, I speak your words, I would make much of you and little of me.

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 God, that we would all be touched by you this morning.

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 God, that we would see our calling in our life as nothing elementary or simple or not important.

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 That we would see it as a calling from you, placed us where we are, to make much of you, to bring glory to you, to worship you alone.

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 Help us, God, this morning.

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 Help us to hear.

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 Help me to speak.

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 Help us to act as if we did hear a word from you this morning.

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 As I pray that will occur.

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 I love you.

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 We love you because you first loved us.

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 For your son, Jesus.

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 In his name I pray.

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 Amen.

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 Ephesians 4, verse 28 is our text this morning.

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 It's the main text, but we're going to springboard off of it.

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 We're going to go different directions in the Bible.

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 So, mark it.

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 Open up to 428 and we'll just kind of dig through.

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 Chapter 4, verse 28 reads,

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 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

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 Now, this verse sets up very similar to the book or the letter to the Ephesians.

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 In that chapters 1 through 3 define for us who we are in Christ and because of Christ.

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 It tells us, because of the work of Christ on the cross, because of the work of Christ in our hearts, who we are.

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 So, we are adopted sons.

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 We who were dead are now alive.

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 We are one in Christ.

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 Chapters 1 through 3.

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 Chapters 4 through 6 then tell us how we should live in light of who we are in Christ.

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 So, a higher calling.

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 A higher way to live.

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 Well, if we read verse 28, we have the first part of who we are, a thief.

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 Second part, how we should live then.

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 A higher calling once again.

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 My sermon this morning is two parts as well to kind of keep the theme going.

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 First part, I'm going to talk about stealing, how it applies to us.

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 Second part, I'm going to talk about work and how that applies to us.

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 So, the verse starts out by saying, let the thief no longer steal.

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 Some quick observations, just for all of us to be on the same page here with this verse.

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 Paul is speaking to Christians.

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 If you flip back to the beginning of chapter 4, it says,

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 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord,

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 Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.

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 He's speaking to Christians.

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 He's writing to the church in Ephesus.

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 So, we can't say that this thief is not a believer.

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 He's speaking to believers.

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 Second observation, Paul is speaking to Christians who have not yet given up the practice of stealing.

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 He says, let the thief no longer.

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 If it was somebody or people who had once stolen and not stolen anymore,

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 it would say something in past tense, that those who stole.

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 Third observation really quick.

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 Thieves are not outside the grace of God.

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 These are Christians, once again, the church at Ephesus.

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 In 1 Corinthians chapter 6, verse 9 through 11, we have a list.

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 It says, or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?

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 Do not be deceived.

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 Neither the sexual immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

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 That's where a lot of us want to grab that stone that Nathan talked about two weeks ago and throw it and just stop there.

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 But, verse 11, and such were some of you, but you were washed, you were sacrificed, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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 Even thieves are not outside the grace of God.

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 Think about the thief on the cross, Luke 23.

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 He turns to Jesus and says, remember me.

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 Jesus says, today you will be with me in paradise.

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 Fourth observation, real quick.

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 Salvation changes the heart, but does not automatically change a man's conduct or thinking.

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 Okay?

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 We have redemption stories all around us where this has happened.

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 Where guys have had addictions and the moment they've received Christ, the moment they become a Christian, that addiction is over with.

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 Drugs, alcohol, those types of things.

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 And those of redemption stories are to be rejoiced and to be excited about.

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 But that's not the norm.

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 That's not an automatic thing.

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 Coming to faith in Jesus does not end our struggle with sin.

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 Romans 6, Romans 7 tells us that it is a process.

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 We need to continually fight that sin.

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 This process is God perfecting us.

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 It's God working in us.

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 In a book called When Sinners Say I Do, which is what we've been studying through with a couple couples for marital counseling.

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 He gives an illustration of buttoning a shirt.

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 Now if you start at the top of your shirt and you get one button wrong, what happens?

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 All the rest of them are all wrong and your shirt's all wonky.

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 You've got to get the first one right and then you work your way down.

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 Well, it's the same here.

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 God is perfecting us.

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 We've got the first button.

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 And it's a process.

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 He is continually buttoning and getting that shirt right on us.

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 God is working in us.

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 Perfecting us.

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 It is a process where we fight against sin.

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 Turn to Romans real quick.

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 We'll end with these quick observations here.

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 Romans chapter 6.

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 Just so you don't just have to take my word for it.

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 Romans chapter 6 verse 12.

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 It says,

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 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to make you obey its passions.

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 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness.

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 But present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life.

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 And your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

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 For sin will have no dominion over you since you are not under law but under grace.

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 Romans chapter 12.

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 Romans chapter 12 verse 1 and 2.

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 Satan doesn't automatically end our struggle with it.

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 So, the verse in Ephesians 4 verse 28 says,

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 Let the thief no longer steal.

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 It is no shock to you when I say that stealing is wrong.

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 We all agree.

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 Shake your heads.

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 Yes.

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 Stealing is wrong.

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 here's some things that stealing does.

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 Stealing seeks to turn over

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 what Adam was given to do.

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 And thus, us.

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 Adam was given to work.

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 He was commanded to work the garden.

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 It was a delight to work.

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 It was a joy.

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 But because of the fall,

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 work became toil,

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 became hard,

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 became painful.

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 And as we see in the curse

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 in Genesis chapter 3,

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 things that wore a delight

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 became, because of the fall, painful.

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 Women, childbearing, became painful.

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 Men, work, became toil.

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 Stealing seeks to turn over

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 what Adam and we were created to do.

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 So are there areas in your life

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 where you avoid work?

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 Where you avoid what you were given to do?

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 Where you avoid the curse?

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 Where there's laziness and slothfulness

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 in your life?

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 Are there times where you avoid work

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 at your job by cheating on your time

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 or stealing from your employees?

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 Employers.

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 I have a temptation every week.

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 Every week to do just that.

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 I have an hourly rate.

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 I work for a friend of mine

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 and he trusts me and believes me.

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 And he asks me,

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 what time do I get off at the end of the day?

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 And I can very easily say,

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 I got off at 5 when I left at 4.

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 I can very easily say,

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 I got off at 5.30.

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 The temptation is there for all of us.

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 The question is,

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 are you stealing from your employer?

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 Are you stealing and trying to turn over

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 what we were created and given to do?

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 That is, work.

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 Stealing is also self-worship.

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 Stealing is putting your needs

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 above everyone else's.

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 It is feasting on the labor of others.

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 It is forcing others to sacrifice,

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 to serve your own self-interest.

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 Think about it.

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 Somebody does the work,

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 and what do you do?

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 You steal.

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 You take.

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 I'm not calling anybody out.

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 You as a general term, I promise.

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 Me as well.

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 When we worship ourselves,

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 we are not worshiping Jesus.

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 Jesus, the one who died,

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 so that we could have victory

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 over this very sin

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 of self-worship and of theft.

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 So is there an area in your life

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 where you take advantage of others

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 by stealing or by avoiding

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 a particular job even?

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 Do you worship yourself

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 instead of the Creator?

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 Stealing is also not trusting God.

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 God who promises to provide

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 for His children.

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 Remember Ephesians 4, our text.

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 He is talking to true Christians.

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 Not trusting God.

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 You guys remember the Sermon on the Mount

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 in Matthew 6?

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 The subtitle will say something like

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 do not worry, do not be anxious.

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 Jesus says do not be anxious about tomorrow.

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 Look at the birds of the air.

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 Look at the fields.

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 The fields are dressed better than Solomon ever was.

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 The flowers are dressed.

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 The birds are provided for.

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 Much more does the Father provide for you.

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 See, God is the provider for His children

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 and stealing does not trust God.

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 A person steals because they no longer believe

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 God is God.

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 That He is who He says He is.

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 Stealing puts trust in the thief

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 and not in the giver.

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 Not in the Creator.

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 Think about the thief on the cross again.

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 At the end of His life.

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 Moments, seconds even before death.

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 Where was His trust put?

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 Where did He trust?

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 His entire life as a thief was

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 He trusted in His ability.

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 He trusted in what He could do

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 to avoid work.

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 He was hopeless in this moment at death.

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 He could not trust in Himself.

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 His bag of tricks was empty.

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 The skills that He learned

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 to avoid work

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 could not help Him.

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 And what did He do?

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 He turned to the Savior.

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 Are there areas in your life

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 where you are not trusting God to provide?

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 Are there areas in your life

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 where you say,

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 God, I've got this.

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 I will steal.

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 I will take care of this.

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 Maybe your anxiousness

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 has overcome you

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 and forced you to take

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 what isn't yours.

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 Do you believe the promises of the Bible?

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 Do you believe the promises of God?

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 If so, then why do you steal?

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 And let's be honest,

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 I'm not even talking about physical things

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 for the most part.

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 We steal the glory of God.

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 We steal the worship that is due Him.

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 And we try to worship ourselves.

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 That's bigger.

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 That's worse than stealing a pack of gum.

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 Or a stapler.

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 Or name it.

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 At work.

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 Time.

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 There are times

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 where we steal His worship

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 and His glory.

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 We try to bring it to us.

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 Bring it to our attention.

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 You believe the promises of God.

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 You believe.

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 Then why don't you trust?

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 Why don't you trust?

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 See, what you don't trust,

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 you don't worship.

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 So if you don't trust God,

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 you will not worship God.

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 God is our provider.

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 And stealing is not trusting God.

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 Last thing about stealing.

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 Stealing is a rebellion

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 against the sovereignty of God.

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 Stealing is a rebellion

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 against the sovereignty of God.

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 God provides.

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 God knows the needs of His children.

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 And He distributes material things accordingly.

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 To God is good,

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 no matter what.

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 God is good whether you

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 drive a nice car

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 or a dumpy car.

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 God is good.

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 No matter if you live

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 on the streets or not,

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 He is still good.

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 Stealing robs you

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 of accepting that truth.

00:16:28.399 --> 00:16:29.480
 Stealing rebels

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 against God

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 and His control.

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 To eat trust,

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 faith,

00:16:36.000 --> 00:16:36.419
 joy,

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 love,

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 all of them are robbed

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 from the life of a thief.

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 Think about it.

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 You trust in the Lord.

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 No.

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 You trust in yourself.

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 You have faith in God

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 and His promises.

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 No.

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 You have faith in your abilities

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 and your skills.

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 You have joy in the Lord.

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 No.

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 You have pain,

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 sorrow,

00:16:59.960 --> 00:17:00.879
 anxiousness

00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:02.699
 from yourself

00:17:02.699 --> 00:17:03.879
 and your circumstances.

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 You have love for God.

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 No.

00:17:07.619 --> 00:17:09.220
 You have love for self.

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 God is sovereign.

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 He is good.

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 We can trust Him completely.

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 We don't need to rebel

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 against this truth.

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 So,

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 in our text,

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 in Ephesians 4,

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 verse 28,

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 it says,

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 let the thief

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 no longer steal.

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 Christians

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 in the church at Ephesus.

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 Christians

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 at the church

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 at Christ's family church.

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 Christians

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 here

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 at 60 South.

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 Christians

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 in Dahlonega.

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 let the thief

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 no longer steal.

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 So,

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 that's the first part

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 of our verse.

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 Let us now

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 dig in

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 to our topic.

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 Work.

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 The second part

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 of the verse

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 applies,

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 again,

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 just like the first,

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 to all of us.

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 Speaks to all of us.

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 Whether we are a thief

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 or not,

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 and I would argue

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 that all of us

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 at one time

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 or another

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 are thieves,

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 have been thieves.

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 So,

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 here we go.

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 Gives us a definition

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 of a Christian

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 work ethic,

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 so to speak.

00:18:21.420 --> 00:18:22.060
 Verse 28,

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 let the thief

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 no longer steal,

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 but rather

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 let him labor

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 doing honest work

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 with his own hands

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 so that he may have

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 something to share

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 with anyone

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 in need.

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 Now,

00:18:35.300 --> 00:18:35.840
 what I have

00:18:35.840 --> 00:18:36.860
 is I have five

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 reasons why

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 we work.

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 And,

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 maybe or maybe not,

00:18:43.140 --> 00:18:43.740
 it applies,

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 it fits real well

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 into our Christ-end culture,

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 but here's why I put

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 five reasons

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 why we work.

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 Because I believe

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 that the how

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 we work,

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 how we

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 spend our time

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 working,

00:18:56.960 --> 00:18:57.820
 how we work

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 our tails off,

00:18:58.700 --> 00:18:59.200
 how we

00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:01.780
 act at work,

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 will come out of

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 the why

00:19:03.940 --> 00:19:04.680
 we work.

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 Okay?

00:19:06.840 --> 00:19:07.440
 So,

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 first one.

00:19:08.059 --> 00:19:10.039
 why do we work?

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 Five reasons

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 we work.

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 We've already

00:19:12.859 --> 00:19:13.619
 talked about it.

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 Reason one,

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 we work because

00:19:15.659 --> 00:19:16.539
 we were created

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 to work.

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 It was put in

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 from the Creator

00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.619
 in Genesis chapter 2

00:19:23.619 --> 00:19:24.500
 verse 15,

00:19:24.659 --> 00:19:25.480
 Adam was given

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 to work.

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 And it was a pleasure

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 to do so.

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 He delighted

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 in it.

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 See,

00:19:34.480 --> 00:19:35.200
 when we work,

00:19:36.760 --> 00:19:37.620
 when we work,

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 as the text says

00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:40.500
 in Ephesians 4,

00:19:40.580 --> 00:19:41.160
 when we labor

00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:42.420
 doing honest work,

00:19:42.520 --> 00:19:43.640
 we bring glory to God.

00:19:44.200 --> 00:19:45.000
 We'll touch on that

00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:46.020
 in just a little bit.

00:19:47.560 --> 00:19:47.760
 See,

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 it was the curse.

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 It was the curse

00:19:51.280 --> 00:19:52.160
 that made work

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 a burden,

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 painful.

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 ESV translates it

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 toil.

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 Toil.

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 Toil.

00:19:58.740 --> 00:19:58.740


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 Now,

00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:02.640
 I had a curse-filled

00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:03.420
 day of work

00:20:03.420 --> 00:20:04.120
 this week.

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 510 feet of conduit

00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:08.240
 in trenches

00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:09.120
 and ditches,

00:20:09.340 --> 00:20:10.200
 running wire

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 under the scorching sun.

00:20:12.460 --> 00:20:13.740
 It was toil.

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 It was hard.

00:20:16.700 --> 00:20:17.660
 No matter

00:20:17.660 --> 00:20:19.240
 how hard it was,

00:20:19.640 --> 00:20:20.000
 no matter

00:20:20.000 --> 00:20:21.160
 how hard

00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:22.680
 and difficult,

00:20:23.380 --> 00:20:24.620
 I was created

00:20:24.620 --> 00:20:25.440
 to do

00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:26.300
 that work.

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 I was given

00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:27.900
 that moment

00:20:27.900 --> 00:20:28.440
 to work

00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:28.960
 to the glory

00:20:28.960 --> 00:20:29.500
 of God.

00:20:29.500 --> 00:20:32.740
 we work

00:20:32.740 --> 00:20:33.299
 because we were

00:20:33.299 --> 00:20:33.859
 created

00:20:33.859 --> 00:20:34.880
 to work.

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 Secondly,

00:20:38.420 --> 00:20:39.759
 we work

00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:41.019
 to provide

00:20:41.019 --> 00:20:42.380
 for our families.

00:20:43.440 --> 00:20:44.079
 In 1 Timothy

00:20:44.079 --> 00:20:44.980
 chapter 5,

00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:46.480
 and I'm going to

00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:47.519
 highlight verse 8,

00:20:47.599 --> 00:20:48.480
 but 3 through 8

00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:49.160
 gives us

00:20:49.160 --> 00:20:50.059
 a little bit of

00:20:50.059 --> 00:20:52.759
 guidance here.

00:20:53.920 --> 00:20:54.740
 Verse 8,

00:20:54.740 --> 00:20:56.059
 Paul says to Timothy,

00:20:57.059 --> 00:20:57.859
 if anyone

00:20:57.859 --> 00:20:59.700
 does not provide

00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:00.779
 for his relatives

00:21:00.779 --> 00:21:02.259
 and especially

00:21:02.259 --> 00:21:03.160
 for members

00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:04.259
 of his household,

00:21:04.900 --> 00:21:05.759
 he has denied

00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:06.500
 his faith

00:21:06.500 --> 00:21:07.720
 and is worse

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:09.140
 than an unbeliever.

00:21:10.140 --> 00:21:10.940
 Those are

00:21:10.940 --> 00:21:12.359
 strong words.

00:21:13.359 --> 00:21:13.859
 If anyone

00:21:13.859 --> 00:21:14.700
 does not provide

00:21:14.700 --> 00:21:15.620
 for his relatives

00:21:15.620 --> 00:21:16.839
 and especially

00:21:16.839 --> 00:21:17.460
 for members

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:18.299
 of his household,

00:21:18.660 --> 00:21:19.579
 he is denied

00:21:19.579 --> 00:21:20.140
 the faith

00:21:20.140 --> 00:21:20.920
 and is worse

00:21:20.920 --> 00:21:22.259
 than an unbeliever.

00:21:22.259 --> 00:21:24.480
 If you are

00:21:24.480 --> 00:21:25.019
 a Christian,

00:21:26.019 --> 00:21:26.879
 if you are

00:21:26.879 --> 00:21:27.819
 a child of God

00:21:27.819 --> 00:21:29.000
 and you do not

00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:29.720
 provide for your

00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:30.220
 family,

00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:32.240
 repent this morning.

00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:35.200
 God has put you

00:21:35.200 --> 00:21:35.819
 in the place

00:21:35.819 --> 00:21:36.440
 where you are

00:21:36.440 --> 00:21:37.220
 to provide

00:21:37.220 --> 00:21:38.579
 for your family.

00:21:39.720 --> 00:21:40.900
 Not to provide

00:21:40.900 --> 00:21:41.680
 for the pleasures

00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:42.759
 that you want

00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:44.180
 to participate in,

00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:45.200
 not to buy

00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:46.119
 all the toys

00:21:46.119 --> 00:21:47.160
 and fun things

00:21:47.160 --> 00:21:47.920
 that are out there

00:21:47.920 --> 00:21:49.140
 for you to play with.

00:21:49.140 --> 00:21:51.680
 I'm going to speak

00:21:51.680 --> 00:21:52.460
 to the young guys

00:21:52.460 --> 00:21:53.180
 here for a minute.

00:21:54.860 --> 00:21:55.140
 Now,

00:21:55.560 --> 00:21:56.440
 as Nathan did

00:21:56.440 --> 00:21:57.380
 a couple weeks ago,

00:21:57.940 --> 00:21:59.000
 opinion alert.

00:21:59.500 --> 00:21:59.680
 Okay,

00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:01.320
 here's my opinion,

00:22:01.980 --> 00:22:02.560
 but I think

00:22:02.560 --> 00:22:03.259
 it's based

00:22:03.259 --> 00:22:04.800
 in truth.

00:22:05.060 --> 00:22:05.280
 Okay?

00:22:06.280 --> 00:22:07.140
 Young guys,

00:22:07.880 --> 00:22:08.820
 you may be

00:22:08.820 --> 00:22:09.640
 paying bills.

00:22:10.540 --> 00:22:11.380
 You may be

00:22:11.380 --> 00:22:12.920
 paying a credit card bill,

00:22:13.020 --> 00:22:14.240
 paying a cell phone bill.

00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:15.940
 You may be

00:22:15.940 --> 00:22:17.320
 paying a car payment

00:22:17.320 --> 00:22:18.040
 or insurance.

00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:19.899
 But you have

00:22:19.899 --> 00:22:21.139
 not arrived.

00:22:22.019 --> 00:22:22.960
 You have not

00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:23.859
 arrived.

00:22:23.980 --> 00:22:24.659
 There is another

00:22:24.659 --> 00:22:26.619
 level to manhood.

00:22:27.559 --> 00:22:28.299
 There is another

00:22:28.299 --> 00:22:29.059
 level to

00:22:29.059 --> 00:22:31.639
 being a man

00:22:31.639 --> 00:22:32.119
 and that is

00:22:32.119 --> 00:22:32.759
 providing

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.779
 for mouths.

00:22:34.579 --> 00:22:35.139
 That is for

00:22:35.139 --> 00:22:35.779
 providing

00:22:35.779 --> 00:22:37.500
 for a family.

00:22:40.019 --> 00:22:40.940
 There are mouths

00:22:40.940 --> 00:22:41.339
 to feed.

00:22:41.420 --> 00:22:42.039
 It's like the

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:43.480
 picture of

00:22:43.480 --> 00:22:44.879
 the mother bird

00:22:44.879 --> 00:22:45.420
 coming in.

00:22:45.500 --> 00:22:46.019
 It's got food

00:22:46.019 --> 00:22:47.000
 hanging out of her beak

00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:47.519
 and the kids

00:22:47.519 --> 00:22:48.220
 are all open.

00:22:48.220 --> 00:22:49.160
 The baby birds,

00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:49.619
 not kids.

00:22:49.920 --> 00:22:50.720
 Baby birds are all

00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.680
 open squawking

00:22:51.680 --> 00:22:52.319
 and the mom

00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:53.539
 drops the worms

00:22:53.539 --> 00:22:54.400
 and stuff in the mouth.

00:22:54.480 --> 00:22:54.559
 Well,

00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.420
 that's you guys.

00:22:56.299 --> 00:22:56.579
 Men,

00:22:56.859 --> 00:22:57.400
 that's you.

00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:58.359
 You are to provide

00:22:58.359 --> 00:22:59.319
 for your families.

00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:02.940
 Are you providing

00:23:02.940 --> 00:23:03.700
 for your family?

00:23:04.200 --> 00:23:04.740
 Young guys,

00:23:04.819 --> 00:23:05.599
 do you want

00:23:05.599 --> 00:23:06.359
 to provide

00:23:06.359 --> 00:23:07.140
 for your family?

00:23:08.180 --> 00:23:08.619
 You have been

00:23:08.619 --> 00:23:09.140
 created

00:23:09.140 --> 00:23:10.200
 to do it.

00:23:10.220 --> 00:23:10.579
 You have been

00:23:10.579 --> 00:23:11.099
 commanded

00:23:11.099 --> 00:23:12.299
 to do it.

00:23:13.459 --> 00:23:13.659
 Now,

00:23:15.139 --> 00:23:16.000
 commercial break,

00:23:16.059 --> 00:23:16.500
 intermission.

00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:18.319
 Of course,

00:23:19.399 --> 00:23:19.839
 there are

00:23:19.839 --> 00:23:20.459
 disabled

00:23:20.459 --> 00:23:21.199
 mentally and

00:23:21.199 --> 00:23:21.599
 physically

00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:22.579
 people

00:23:22.579 --> 00:23:23.539
 who cannot

00:23:23.539 --> 00:23:23.980
 provide.

00:23:24.079 --> 00:23:24.439
 They cannot

00:23:24.439 --> 00:23:24.919
 work.

00:23:26.719 --> 00:23:27.179
 But what is

00:23:27.179 --> 00:23:27.619
 the heart

00:23:27.619 --> 00:23:28.359
 of that person?

00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:28.839
 What is the

00:23:28.839 --> 00:23:29.500
 heart of that

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.799
 disabled person?

00:23:31.439 --> 00:23:31.740
 Do they

00:23:31.740 --> 00:23:32.539
 desire to

00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:32.899
 provide?

00:23:33.279 --> 00:23:33.599
 Do they

00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:34.000
 try to

00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:34.339
 provide

00:23:34.339 --> 00:23:34.959
 spiritually?

00:23:35.699 --> 00:23:35.980
 Do they

00:23:35.980 --> 00:23:36.339
 try to

00:23:36.339 --> 00:23:37.259
 provide for

00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:37.939
 their family?

00:23:38.039 --> 00:23:38.279
 Do they

00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:38.759
 want to?

00:23:38.819 --> 00:23:39.099
 Is there

00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:39.759
 a burden

00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:40.500
 in them

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 to provide?

00:23:44.740 --> 00:23:45.099
 Guys,

00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:45.980
 this is not

00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:46.579
 a loophole.

00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:48.240
 It's because

00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:48.559
 you have a

00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:49.339
 desire to.

00:23:50.339 --> 00:23:50.819
 It doesn't

00:23:50.819 --> 00:23:51.140
 mean you

00:23:51.140 --> 00:23:51.379
 do.

00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.400
 It's because

00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:52.819
 I say I'm

00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:53.180
 a stick.

00:23:53.240 --> 00:23:53.460
 It doesn't

00:23:53.460 --> 00:23:53.720
 make me

00:23:53.720 --> 00:23:54.160
 a stick.

00:23:56.579 --> 00:23:58.359
 We work

00:23:58.359 --> 00:23:59.220
 to provide

00:23:59.220 --> 00:23:59.640
 for our

00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:00.099
 families.

00:24:01.619 --> 00:24:02.420
 If anyone

00:24:02.420 --> 00:24:02.859
 does not

00:24:02.859 --> 00:24:03.440
 provide for

00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:04.000
 his relatives

00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:05.180
 and especially

00:24:05.180 --> 00:24:05.859
 for members

00:24:05.859 --> 00:24:06.200
 of his

00:24:06.200 --> 00:24:06.640
 household,

00:24:06.759 --> 00:24:06.980
 he has

00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:07.559
 denied the

00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:08.500
 faith and

00:24:08.500 --> 00:24:09.180
 is worse

00:24:09.180 --> 00:24:10.000
 than an

00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:10.580
 unbeliever.

00:24:12.420 --> 00:24:12.980
 Men,

00:24:13.840 --> 00:24:14.500
 provide for

00:24:14.500 --> 00:24:15.100
 your families.

00:24:15.539 --> 00:24:16.220
 Future men,

00:24:17.360 --> 00:24:17.720
 future

00:24:17.720 --> 00:24:19.120
 patriarchs of

00:24:19.120 --> 00:24:19.620
 your family,

00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:20.960
 provide for

00:24:20.960 --> 00:24:21.539
 your families.

00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:24.240
 Thirdly,

00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:25.220
 so first,

00:24:25.320 --> 00:24:25.860
 we work,

00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:26.500
 we were

00:24:26.500 --> 00:24:27.100
 created to

00:24:27.100 --> 00:24:27.360
 work.

00:24:28.200 --> 00:24:28.580
 Second,

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:29.140
 we work

00:24:29.140 --> 00:24:29.640
 to provide

00:24:29.640 --> 00:24:30.060
 for our

00:24:30.060 --> 00:24:30.480
 families.

00:24:31.799 --> 00:24:32.200
 Third,

00:24:32.720 --> 00:24:33.400
 we work

00:24:33.400 --> 00:24:34.220
 to be

00:24:34.220 --> 00:24:35.019
 generous

00:24:35.019 --> 00:24:36.620
 from our

00:24:36.620 --> 00:24:37.200
 text in

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:37.680
 Ephesians

00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:38.340
 chapter 4

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 verse 28.

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 Let the

00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:41.720
 thief no

00:24:41.720 --> 00:24:42.060
 longer

00:24:42.060 --> 00:24:42.560
 steal,

00:24:43.019 --> 00:24:43.580
 but rather

00:24:43.580 --> 00:24:43.960
 let him

00:24:43.960 --> 00:24:44.320
 labor,

00:24:44.440 --> 00:24:45.019
 doing honest

00:24:45.019 --> 00:24:45.380
 work with

00:24:45.380 --> 00:24:45.700
 his own

00:24:45.700 --> 00:24:46.140
 hands,

00:24:46.140 --> 00:24:47.039
 so that he

00:24:47.039 --> 00:24:47.440
 may have

00:24:47.440 --> 00:24:48.100
 something to

00:24:48.100 --> 00:24:49.000
 share with

00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:50.420
 anyone in

00:24:50.420 --> 00:24:51.140
 need.

00:24:52.140 --> 00:24:52.980
 We work

00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:53.259
 to be

00:24:53.259 --> 00:24:53.779
 generous.

00:24:54.680 --> 00:24:54.920
 Yes,

00:24:55.060 --> 00:24:55.539
 point two

00:24:55.539 --> 00:24:55.840
 was we

00:24:55.840 --> 00:24:56.259
 work to

00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:56.820
 provide for

00:24:56.820 --> 00:24:57.420
 our families,

00:24:57.940 --> 00:24:58.759
 but we also

00:24:58.759 --> 00:24:59.299
 work to be

00:24:59.299 --> 00:24:59.580
 generous.

00:25:00.700 --> 00:25:01.640
 We work

00:25:01.640 --> 00:25:02.019
 so that we

00:25:02.019 --> 00:25:02.720
 can give

00:25:02.720 --> 00:25:03.580
 more,

00:25:03.759 --> 00:25:04.019
 so that we

00:25:04.019 --> 00:25:04.680
 have something

00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:05.500
 to share

00:25:05.500 --> 00:25:06.259
 with anyone

00:25:06.259 --> 00:25:07.440
 in need.

00:25:08.220 --> 00:25:09.039
 Now that's a

00:25:09.039 --> 00:25:09.900
 paradigm shift.

00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:10.759
 That's a big

00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:11.299
 shift in

00:25:11.299 --> 00:25:11.980
 thinking compared

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.379
 to what the

00:25:12.379 --> 00:25:13.740
 world teaches.

00:25:15.180 --> 00:25:15.619
 Agree?

00:25:16.740 --> 00:25:18.079
 That's a huge

00:25:18.079 --> 00:25:20.519
 change in

00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:21.240
 thought.

00:25:22.299 --> 00:25:23.480
 Now we have a

00:25:23.480 --> 00:25:24.359
 paradox here in

00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:24.920
 this verse.

00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:26.839
 The beginning of

00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:27.440
 the verse says,

00:25:27.859 --> 00:25:28.460
 let the thief

00:25:28.460 --> 00:25:29.099
 no longer

00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:29.539
 steal.

00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:31.680
 Selfish,

00:25:32.220 --> 00:25:33.000
 self-worship,

00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:34.799
 self-gratification,

00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:35.900
 self-provision,

00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:37.640
 and then at

00:25:37.640 --> 00:25:38.059
 the end it

00:25:38.059 --> 00:25:38.400
 says,

00:25:38.859 --> 00:25:39.380
 work to

00:25:39.380 --> 00:25:39.980
 share with

00:25:39.980 --> 00:25:41.000
 anyone in

00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:41.400
 need.

00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:42.880
 Selfless,

00:25:43.519 --> 00:25:44.519
 others-focused,

00:25:45.039 --> 00:25:45.880
 kingdom-minded,

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:48.019
 gospel-centered,

00:25:48.220 --> 00:25:49.140
 God-exalting.

00:25:50.059 --> 00:25:51.019
 So, we no

00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:51.819
 longer think of

00:25:51.819 --> 00:25:53.160
 ourselves, we

00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:53.799
 think of others

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.640
 and we provide

00:25:54.640 --> 00:25:55.099
 for them.

00:25:55.799 --> 00:25:56.500
 That's the

00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:57.500
 idea here.

00:25:59.119 --> 00:25:59.759
 Isn't that

00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:00.059
 what the

00:26:00.059 --> 00:26:00.599
 gospel of

00:26:00.599 --> 00:26:01.180
 Jesus Christ

00:26:01.180 --> 00:26:01.559
 does?

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:02.400
 Isn't that

00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:02.920
 what Jesus

00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:03.940
 did himself?

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:05.040
 He thought

00:26:05.040 --> 00:26:05.800
 of others

00:26:05.800 --> 00:26:06.660
 and went

00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:07.280
 ahead and

00:26:07.280 --> 00:26:08.200
 died for

00:26:08.200 --> 00:26:09.000
 others to

00:26:09.000 --> 00:26:10.300
 have life.

00:26:12.200 --> 00:26:12.800
 College

00:26:12.800 --> 00:26:13.320
 students,

00:26:13.900 --> 00:26:15.860
 you are on

00:26:15.860 --> 00:26:16.460
 a collision

00:26:16.460 --> 00:26:17.280
 course to

00:26:17.280 --> 00:26:17.920
 making good

00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:18.180
 money.

00:26:19.980 --> 00:26:20.860
 You're headed

00:26:20.860 --> 00:26:21.220
 in that

00:26:21.220 --> 00:26:21.720
 direction.

00:26:22.440 --> 00:26:22.860
 Some of you

00:26:22.860 --> 00:26:23.180
 maybe,

00:26:23.560 --> 00:26:23.920
 some of you

00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:24.500
 might not,

00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:25.960
 but most of

00:26:25.960 --> 00:26:27.220
 you have an

00:26:27.220 --> 00:26:28.000
 opportunity to

00:26:28.000 --> 00:26:28.620
 make good

00:26:28.620 --> 00:26:29.320
 money.

00:26:29.319 --> 00:26:29.379
 money.

00:26:31.379 --> 00:26:31.859
 What are

00:26:31.859 --> 00:26:32.200
 you going to

00:26:32.200 --> 00:26:32.720
 work for?

00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:34.039
 What is

00:26:34.039 --> 00:26:34.419
 going to be

00:26:34.419 --> 00:26:35.980
 your end

00:26:35.980 --> 00:26:36.460
 goal?

00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:37.319
 Is it to

00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:37.919
 give away?

00:26:38.679 --> 00:26:39.059
 Is it to

00:26:39.059 --> 00:26:39.659
 be generous?

00:26:40.619 --> 00:26:41.039
 So, let's

00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:41.519
 say you make

00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:42.019
 $50,000,

00:26:42.439 --> 00:26:43.379
 $60,000,

00:26:43.879 --> 00:26:44.639
 $70,000,

00:26:45.059 --> 00:26:46.379
 $80,000 a

00:26:46.379 --> 00:26:46.579
 year.

00:26:46.720 --> 00:26:47.159
 What can

00:26:47.159 --> 00:26:47.779
 you live off

00:26:47.779 --> 00:26:47.980
 of?

00:26:49.059 --> 00:26:49.759
 What can

00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:50.460
 you live off

00:26:50.460 --> 00:26:50.659
 of?

00:26:53.659 --> 00:26:54.220
 Give the

00:26:54.220 --> 00:26:54.639
 rest.

00:26:55.439 --> 00:26:55.980
 Give the

00:26:55.980 --> 00:26:56.439
 rest away.

00:26:56.440 --> 00:26:57.460
 Be generous,

00:26:58.200 --> 00:26:58.880
 as Ephesians

00:26:58.880 --> 00:26:59.980
 4.28 tells

00:26:59.980 --> 00:27:00.360
 us.

00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:02.360
 Maybe,

00:27:03.220 --> 00:27:04.600
 just maybe,

00:27:05.180 --> 00:27:06.820
 you will be

00:27:06.820 --> 00:27:07.460
 put in that

00:27:07.460 --> 00:27:08.160
 position to

00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:09.519
 provide for

00:27:09.519 --> 00:27:11.160
 a kingdom

00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:12.059
 movement that

00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.480
 we have never

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.140
 seen before.

00:27:13.860 --> 00:27:14.440
 Just maybe

00:27:14.440 --> 00:27:15.420
 your money

00:27:15.420 --> 00:27:15.779
 that you

00:27:15.779 --> 00:27:16.400
 give might

00:27:16.400 --> 00:27:16.759
 be the

00:27:16.759 --> 00:27:17.180
 fuel,

00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:19.580
 might be

00:27:19.580 --> 00:27:21.519
 what provides

00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:23.660
 for a

00:27:23.660 --> 00:27:24.000
 movement.

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:28.180
 six-figure

00:27:28.180 --> 00:27:28.799
 income even.

00:27:28.900 --> 00:27:29.340
 That's not

00:27:29.340 --> 00:27:29.779
 for your

00:27:29.779 --> 00:27:30.160
 kingdom.

00:27:31.860 --> 00:27:32.539
 That's not.

00:27:32.820 --> 00:27:33.200
 That's for

00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:33.960
 God's kingdom.

00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:36.299
 Live modestly.

00:27:36.940 --> 00:27:37.980
 Give much.

00:27:39.299 --> 00:27:40.120
 Don't fall

00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.519
 for what

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:41.320
 others in the

00:27:41.320 --> 00:27:42.140
 world tells

00:27:42.140 --> 00:27:42.380
 you.

00:27:43.960 --> 00:27:44.660
 You don't

00:27:44.660 --> 00:27:46.120
 need the

00:27:46.120 --> 00:27:46.920
 $50,000

00:27:46.920 --> 00:27:48.539
 car or

00:27:48.539 --> 00:27:49.519
 the $200

00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:50.580
 jeans or

00:27:50.580 --> 00:27:51.620
 the $300,000

00:27:51.620 --> 00:27:52.420
 house.

00:27:52.420 --> 00:27:55.600
 your kingdom

00:27:55.600 --> 00:27:56.740
 will fall.

00:27:56.900 --> 00:27:57.200
 That's what

00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:57.660
 you try to

00:27:57.660 --> 00:27:57.940
 build.

00:28:00.440 --> 00:28:00.840
 Babylon,

00:28:01.500 --> 00:28:02.360
 Roman Empire,

00:28:02.940 --> 00:28:03.900
 they built

00:28:03.900 --> 00:28:04.620
 their kingdoms

00:28:04.620 --> 00:28:05.460
 and what

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:05.800
 happened?

00:28:05.860 --> 00:28:06.259
 They fell.

00:28:06.340 --> 00:28:06.460
 Now,

00:28:06.539 --> 00:28:06.920
 of course,

00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:08.360
 you're not

00:28:08.360 --> 00:28:08.920
 going to be

00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:09.940
 building a

00:28:09.940 --> 00:28:10.580
 Roman Empire,

00:28:11.580 --> 00:28:12.500
 but you are

00:28:12.500 --> 00:28:12.740
 going to be

00:28:12.740 --> 00:28:13.039
 building a

00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:13.360
 castle.

00:28:14.920 --> 00:28:15.480
 If you're

00:28:15.480 --> 00:28:16.000
 trying to build

00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:16.480
 your kingdom,

00:28:16.620 --> 00:28:16.940
 you're trying

00:28:16.940 --> 00:28:17.259
 to build

00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:17.900
 your castle.

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.460
 You're trying

00:28:18.460 --> 00:28:18.860
 to build

00:28:18.860 --> 00:28:19.500
 your retirement,

00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:19.779
 you're trying

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.360
 to build this,

00:28:20.400 --> 00:28:20.580
 you're trying

00:28:20.580 --> 00:28:21.220
 to build that.

00:28:21.600 --> 00:28:21.960
 You get all

00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:22.400
 your stuff

00:28:22.400 --> 00:28:23.160
 around you.

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:25.299
 That stuff

00:28:25.299 --> 00:28:26.019
 is worthless.

00:28:27.660 --> 00:28:29.079
 Worth nothing

00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:30.319
 in the big

00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:30.740
 picture.

00:28:32.120 --> 00:28:32.680
 And here

00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:33.740
 in Ephesians

00:28:33.740 --> 00:28:34.819
 4, 28,

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:36.660
 let the thief

00:28:36.660 --> 00:28:37.079
 no longer

00:28:37.079 --> 00:28:37.500
 steal, but

00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:37.960
 rather let

00:28:37.960 --> 00:28:38.400
 him labor,

00:28:38.759 --> 00:28:39.420
 doing honest

00:28:39.420 --> 00:28:39.740
 work with

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.039
 his own

00:28:40.039 --> 00:28:40.360
 hands.

00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:40.900
 We would

00:28:40.900 --> 00:28:41.400
 agree with

00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:42.000
 that, yes.

00:28:42.220 --> 00:28:42.920
 Let us all

00:28:42.920 --> 00:28:43.500
 do honest

00:28:43.500 --> 00:28:43.880
 work with

00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:44.240
 our own

00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:44.860
 hands, dig

00:28:44.860 --> 00:28:45.620
 ditches,

00:28:45.880 --> 00:28:46.779
 teach students,

00:28:47.120 --> 00:28:47.700
 be lawyers,

00:28:47.860 --> 00:28:48.600
 doctors, heal

00:28:48.600 --> 00:28:48.960
 people.

00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:49.559
 Yes.

00:28:51.960 --> 00:28:52.940
 So that he

00:28:52.940 --> 00:28:53.240
 may have

00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:54.000
 something to

00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:54.620
 share with

00:28:54.620 --> 00:28:55.740
 anyone in

00:28:55.740 --> 00:28:56.039
 need.

00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:57.920
 That should

00:28:57.920 --> 00:28:58.220
 be our

00:28:58.220 --> 00:28:58.700
 drive.

00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:00.039
 That should

00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:01.140
 be our

00:29:01.140 --> 00:29:01.779
 direction we're

00:29:01.779 --> 00:29:02.019
 headed.

00:29:02.380 --> 00:29:03.180
 That's why we

00:29:03.180 --> 00:29:03.680
 get a six

00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:04.319
 figure income,

00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:04.860
 so that we

00:29:04.860 --> 00:29:05.340
 can then be

00:29:05.340 --> 00:29:05.940
 generous to

00:29:05.940 --> 00:29:06.340
 people in

00:29:06.340 --> 00:29:06.539
 need.

00:29:06.840 --> 00:29:07.120
 We can

00:29:07.120 --> 00:29:07.880
 provide for

00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:08.200
 them.

00:29:08.860 --> 00:29:09.299
 That's what we

00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:09.840
 can provide

00:29:09.840 --> 00:29:10.640
 for ourselves.

00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:13.840
 We work to

00:29:13.840 --> 00:29:14.559
 be generous.

00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:15.559
 Do you

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:16.840
 work to be

00:29:16.840 --> 00:29:17.120
 generous?

00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:18.519
 College students,

00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:19.460
 will you

00:29:19.460 --> 00:29:20.559
 work to

00:29:20.559 --> 00:29:21.039
 be generous?

00:29:23.799 --> 00:29:24.400
 Fourthly,

00:29:25.079 --> 00:29:26.799
 we work to

00:29:26.799 --> 00:29:27.480
 build the

00:29:27.480 --> 00:29:27.819
 kingdom.

00:29:28.779 --> 00:29:29.519
 We work to

00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:30.500
 build the

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:30.799
 kingdom.

00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:31.539
 Turn to

00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.639
 1 Peter 2.

00:29:35.859 --> 00:29:36.619
 If you've

00:29:36.619 --> 00:29:36.859
 got a

00:29:36.859 --> 00:29:37.539
 bookmark or

00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:37.839
 keep your

00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:38.359
 finger there

00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:38.700
 because we

00:29:38.700 --> 00:29:39.000
 will come

00:29:39.000 --> 00:29:39.339
 back to

00:29:39.339 --> 00:29:40.400
 this text

00:29:40.400 --> 00:29:41.519
 in a

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:41.799
 moment.

00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:46.680
 In 1

00:29:46.680 --> 00:29:47.460
 Peter 2,

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:49.240
 we have a

00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:49.819
 couple verses

00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:51.180
 and I want

00:29:51.180 --> 00:29:51.640
 to highlight

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:52.279
 actually just

00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:53.079
 one right

00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:53.460
 now.

00:29:54.600 --> 00:29:56.059
 1 Peter 2,

00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:58.160
 verse 12.

00:30:00.860 --> 00:30:01.880
 The text

00:30:01.880 --> 00:30:02.279
 says,

00:30:03.079 --> 00:30:03.460
 keep your

00:30:03.460 --> 00:30:04.380
 conduct among

00:30:04.380 --> 00:30:05.180
 the Gentiles

00:30:05.180 --> 00:30:05.819
 honorable,

00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:07.259
 so that when

00:30:07.259 --> 00:30:07.840
 they speak

00:30:07.840 --> 00:30:08.559
 against you

00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:09.860
 as evildoers,

00:30:09.940 --> 00:30:10.460
 they may see

00:30:10.460 --> 00:30:11.180
 your good deeds

00:30:11.180 --> 00:30:12.400
 and glorify

00:30:12.400 --> 00:30:13.519
 God on the

00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:14.340
 day of

00:30:14.340 --> 00:30:14.860
 hesitation.

00:30:14.859 --> 00:30:14.979
 salvation.

00:30:17.679 --> 00:30:19.259
 We work

00:30:19.259 --> 00:30:20.139
 to build

00:30:20.139 --> 00:30:22.079
 the kingdom.

00:30:24.079 --> 00:30:24.799
 Keep your

00:30:24.799 --> 00:30:25.459
 conduct among

00:30:25.459 --> 00:30:26.419
 the Gentiles

00:30:26.419 --> 00:30:27.240
 honorable.

00:30:27.699 --> 00:30:28.079
 Now here,

00:30:28.199 --> 00:30:29.639
 Gentiles is a

00:30:29.639 --> 00:30:30.819
 people group,

00:30:30.939 --> 00:30:31.259
 yes,

00:30:32.099 --> 00:30:32.959
 but he's also

00:30:32.959 --> 00:30:33.359
 speaking,

00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.039
 the people group

00:30:34.039 --> 00:30:34.859
 represents sinners,

00:30:35.079 --> 00:30:35.659
 lost people,

00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:36.899
 non-believers.

00:30:36.899 --> 00:30:37.079
 Non-believers.

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.159
 believers.

00:30:39.500 --> 00:30:40.460
 So they may

00:30:40.460 --> 00:30:41.119
 see your

00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:41.899
 good deeds,

00:30:42.500 --> 00:30:43.659
 the way

00:30:43.659 --> 00:30:44.240
 you work,

00:30:44.659 --> 00:30:45.199
 how you

00:30:45.199 --> 00:30:45.460
 work,

00:30:45.899 --> 00:30:46.559
 why you

00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:47.000
 work.

00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.579
 And the

00:30:49.579 --> 00:30:50.139
 end result

00:30:50.139 --> 00:30:50.579
 here from

00:30:50.579 --> 00:30:51.299
 this text,

00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:53.779
 so they may

00:30:53.779 --> 00:30:54.879
 glorify God

00:30:54.879 --> 00:30:55.939
 on the day

00:30:55.939 --> 00:30:56.659
 of visitation,

00:30:57.019 --> 00:30:57.460
 so that they

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:57.799
 may become

00:30:57.799 --> 00:30:58.419
 Christians.

00:31:00.019 --> 00:31:01.259
 We work

00:31:01.259 --> 00:31:02.399
 to be

00:31:02.399 --> 00:31:02.960
 generous

00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:04.519
 in and out

00:31:04.519 --> 00:31:04.899
 of our

00:31:04.899 --> 00:31:05.460
 circle of

00:31:05.460 --> 00:31:06.079
 influence,

00:31:06.079 --> 00:31:08.539
 but now

00:31:08.539 --> 00:31:09.220
 we work

00:31:09.220 --> 00:31:10.220
 to preach

00:31:10.220 --> 00:31:10.839
 the gospel

00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:11.759
 in our

00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:12.240
 circle

00:31:12.240 --> 00:31:14.220
 of influence

00:31:14.220 --> 00:31:14.879
 and build

00:31:14.879 --> 00:31:15.619
 the kingdom.

00:31:17.460 --> 00:31:18.559
 Colossians 1

00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:20.220
 verse 28-29

00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:20.819
 says,

00:31:21.819 --> 00:31:23.019
 Him we

00:31:23.019 --> 00:31:23.419
 proclaim,

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:23.939
 Him being

00:31:23.939 --> 00:31:24.579
 Christ,

00:31:24.980 --> 00:31:26.019
 warning everyone

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.619
 and teaching

00:31:26.619 --> 00:31:27.519
 everyone with

00:31:27.519 --> 00:31:28.460
 all wisdom

00:31:28.460 --> 00:31:29.799
 that we may

00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:31.019
 present everyone

00:31:31.019 --> 00:31:32.000
 mature in

00:31:32.000 --> 00:31:32.519
 Christ.

00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:34.359
 for this

00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:35.480
 I toil,

00:31:36.119 --> 00:31:36.579
 there's that

00:31:36.579 --> 00:31:37.139
 word again,

00:31:37.259 --> 00:31:37.759
 painful,

00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:38.559
 struggling,

00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:40.420
 struggling with

00:31:40.420 --> 00:31:41.339
 all His

00:31:41.339 --> 00:31:42.500
 energy that

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:43.700
 He powerfully

00:31:43.700 --> 00:31:45.220
 works within

00:31:45.220 --> 00:31:45.500
 me.

00:31:46.660 --> 00:31:47.660
 We have an

00:31:47.660 --> 00:31:48.259
 impact on

00:31:48.259 --> 00:31:48.819
 people around

00:31:48.819 --> 00:31:49.180
 us,

00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:50.079
 people who we

00:31:50.079 --> 00:31:50.700
 work with,

00:31:51.160 --> 00:31:51.619
 people who we

00:31:51.619 --> 00:31:52.660
 sit next to

00:31:52.660 --> 00:31:53.539
 and cubicle

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:54.299
 next to us

00:31:54.299 --> 00:31:55.059
 or dig

00:31:55.059 --> 00:31:55.920
 ditches with

00:31:55.920 --> 00:31:57.160
 or heal

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:57.920
 people with.

00:31:57.920 --> 00:31:59.200
 we have an

00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:00.240
 impact on

00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:01.060
 people's lives.

00:32:02.340 --> 00:32:02.800
 The people

00:32:02.800 --> 00:32:03.800
 in your life

00:32:03.800 --> 00:32:04.080
 have been

00:32:04.080 --> 00:32:04.940
 placed there.

00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:05.660
 You have

00:32:05.660 --> 00:32:06.340
 been placed

00:32:06.340 --> 00:32:07.160
 there for a

00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:07.720
 reason.

00:32:08.500 --> 00:32:09.080
 Been placed

00:32:09.080 --> 00:32:09.740
 there by a

00:32:09.740 --> 00:32:11.019
 sovereign God.

00:32:11.900 --> 00:32:12.580
 The question

00:32:12.580 --> 00:32:12.960
 is,

00:32:13.240 --> 00:32:13.980
 will you make

00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:14.460
 much of

00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:15.000
 yourself,

00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:18.300
 will you

00:32:18.300 --> 00:32:19.860
 steal,

00:32:20.600 --> 00:32:21.360
 self-worship,

00:32:21.359 --> 00:32:23.759
 or will

00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:24.019
 you make

00:32:24.019 --> 00:32:24.399
 much of

00:32:24.399 --> 00:32:24.679
 Jesus?

00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:27.879
 You're

00:32:27.879 --> 00:32:28.079
 going to

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:29.419
 do one

00:32:29.419 --> 00:32:29.719
 of two

00:32:29.719 --> 00:32:30.240
 things.

00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:32.339
 You will

00:32:32.339 --> 00:32:32.859
 either make

00:32:32.859 --> 00:32:33.240
 much of

00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:34.719
 yourself by

00:32:34.719 --> 00:32:35.279
 complaining,

00:32:35.879 --> 00:32:36.859
 by grumbling,

00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:38.139
 by having

00:32:38.139 --> 00:32:39.139
 conversations in

00:32:39.139 --> 00:32:39.859
 secret about

00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:41.000
 co-workers and

00:32:41.000 --> 00:32:42.399
 the employer and

00:32:42.399 --> 00:32:43.019
 the company and

00:32:43.019 --> 00:32:43.759
 how horrible it

00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:44.679
 is, by

00:32:44.679 --> 00:32:46.059
 stealing, by

00:32:46.059 --> 00:32:46.619
 hating the

00:32:46.619 --> 00:32:47.039
 work and

00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:48.099
 even by being

00:32:48.099 --> 00:32:49.059
 apathetic and

00:32:49.059 --> 00:32:49.740
 not caring.

00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:52.500
 Or,

00:32:53.219 --> 00:32:53.619
 you will

00:32:53.619 --> 00:32:54.219
 make much

00:32:54.219 --> 00:32:54.799
 of Jesus

00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:57.039
 by talking

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.679
 about Him,

00:32:58.399 --> 00:32:59.379
 by preaching

00:32:59.379 --> 00:32:59.859
 the gospel,

00:32:59.979 --> 00:33:00.539
 by having

00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:01.459
 hard conversations,

00:33:01.819 --> 00:33:02.579
 by working

00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:03.039
 to your

00:33:03.039 --> 00:33:03.479
 fullest

00:33:03.479 --> 00:33:04.199
 potential.

00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:06.779
 Now,

00:33:06.799 --> 00:33:07.139
 there's a

00:33:07.139 --> 00:33:07.479
 sports

00:33:07.479 --> 00:33:07.879
 cliche.

00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:11.659
 It applies

00:33:11.659 --> 00:33:12.019
 to a

00:33:12.019 --> 00:33:12.379
 temporal

00:33:12.379 --> 00:33:12.819
 thing,

00:33:12.939 --> 00:33:13.359
 sports,

00:33:13.599 --> 00:33:13.879
 temporal

00:33:13.879 --> 00:33:14.519
 activities,

00:33:15.139 --> 00:33:15.979
 here today,

00:33:16.099 --> 00:33:16.500
 maybe gone

00:33:16.500 --> 00:33:16.919
 tomorrow.

00:33:17.779 --> 00:33:18.240
 But we

00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:19.000
 can apply

00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:19.359
 it to an

00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:19.919
 eternal

00:33:19.919 --> 00:33:20.879
 application.

00:33:21.359 --> 00:33:21.679
 application

00:33:21.679 --> 00:33:22.039
 here.

00:33:23.139 --> 00:33:23.459
 Sports

00:33:23.459 --> 00:33:23.679
 of the

00:33:23.679 --> 00:33:24.059
 Slave is

00:33:24.059 --> 00:33:25.139
 leaving it

00:33:25.139 --> 00:33:25.519
 all on

00:33:25.519 --> 00:33:25.959
 the field,

00:33:27.079 --> 00:33:27.639
 giving our

00:33:27.639 --> 00:33:28.579
 everything out

00:33:28.579 --> 00:33:28.859
 there on

00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:29.359
 the field so

00:33:29.359 --> 00:33:29.619
 we have

00:33:29.619 --> 00:33:30.539
 nothing left.

00:33:31.419 --> 00:33:31.919
 That team

00:33:31.919 --> 00:33:32.459
 really left

00:33:32.459 --> 00:33:32.939
 it all on

00:33:32.939 --> 00:33:33.279
 the field.

00:33:33.379 --> 00:33:33.779
 They really

00:33:33.779 --> 00:33:34.399
 worked hard.

00:33:34.459 --> 00:33:34.919
 They played

00:33:34.919 --> 00:33:35.179
 hard.

00:33:35.259 --> 00:33:35.619
 They played

00:33:35.619 --> 00:33:35.979
 together.

00:33:36.500 --> 00:33:36.939
 They really

00:33:36.939 --> 00:33:37.519
 showed us

00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:37.819
 something.

00:33:41.240 --> 00:33:43.119
 We should

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.579
 leave it all

00:33:43.579 --> 00:33:44.059
 on the field

00:33:44.059 --> 00:33:45.259
 when we

00:33:45.259 --> 00:33:45.740
 are at work.

00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:46.699
 We should

00:33:46.699 --> 00:33:47.439
 work to our

00:33:47.439 --> 00:33:48.439
 fullest potential.

00:33:48.919 --> 00:33:49.240
 Why?

00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:50.500
 Because we

00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:50.900
 can make

00:33:50.900 --> 00:33:51.880
 much of

00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:52.400
 Jesus.

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:53.259
 We can

00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:53.880
 make much

00:33:53.880 --> 00:33:54.500
 of Him

00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:55.599
 by working

00:33:55.599 --> 00:33:56.380
 and leaving

00:33:56.380 --> 00:33:57.220
 it all

00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:58.180
 out on

00:33:58.180 --> 00:33:58.660
 the field.

00:34:00.059 --> 00:34:00.599
 As

00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:01.259
 Colossians

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:01.720
 says,

00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:02.380
 do you

00:34:02.380 --> 00:34:02.819
 toil?

00:34:03.960 --> 00:34:04.319
 Do you

00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:05.160
 grow tired?

00:34:05.819 --> 00:34:06.079
 Do you

00:34:06.079 --> 00:34:06.779
 grow weary

00:34:06.779 --> 00:34:07.539
 to teach

00:34:07.539 --> 00:34:08.500
 and warn

00:34:08.500 --> 00:34:08.900
 the people

00:34:08.900 --> 00:34:09.139
 at your

00:34:09.139 --> 00:34:09.539
 workplace

00:34:09.539 --> 00:34:10.019
 with your

00:34:10.019 --> 00:34:11.199
 words and

00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:11.599
 with your

00:34:11.599 --> 00:34:12.119
 actions?

00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:12.299
 sins?

00:34:13.500 --> 00:34:14.460
 Let us

00:34:14.460 --> 00:34:15.739
 all repent

00:34:15.739 --> 00:34:16.339
 of our

00:34:16.339 --> 00:34:17.099
 selfishness

00:34:17.099 --> 00:34:17.759
 and fear.

00:34:18.099 --> 00:34:18.519
 Let us

00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:19.960
 trust God.

00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:23.400
 Let us

00:34:23.400 --> 00:34:24.239
 all work

00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:24.679
 as if

00:34:24.679 --> 00:34:25.599
 eternity

00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:26.460
 hangs in

00:34:26.460 --> 00:34:27.079
 the balance.

00:34:28.179 --> 00:34:28.839
 Let us

00:34:28.839 --> 00:34:29.659
 all work

00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.259
 and be

00:34:30.259 --> 00:34:31.739
 the employees

00:34:31.739 --> 00:34:32.199
 of the

00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:32.539
 month.

00:34:34.239 --> 00:34:35.239
 We should

00:34:35.239 --> 00:34:35.519
 be the

00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:36.279
 best employees.

00:34:36.880 --> 00:34:37.359
 We should

00:34:37.359 --> 00:34:37.619
 be the

00:34:37.619 --> 00:34:38.319
 guys working

00:34:38.319 --> 00:34:38.900
 our tails

00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.259
 off.

00:34:39.639 --> 00:34:40.019
 We should

00:34:40.019 --> 00:34:40.259
 be the

00:34:40.259 --> 00:34:40.679
 guys that

00:34:40.679 --> 00:34:41.199
 are hated

00:34:41.199 --> 00:34:41.919
 honestly.

00:34:44.699 --> 00:34:45.139
 Oh,

00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:47.419
 that Daniel,

00:34:47.619 --> 00:34:48.179
 he works

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:48.779
 his tail off.

00:34:48.819 --> 00:34:49.039
 He makes

00:34:49.039 --> 00:34:49.359
 us all

00:34:49.359 --> 00:34:49.899
 look bad.

00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:52.039
 Amen.

00:34:53.379 --> 00:34:53.919
 Why do

00:34:53.919 --> 00:34:54.219
 you work

00:34:54.219 --> 00:34:54.559
 that way,

00:34:54.679 --> 00:34:54.919
 Daniel?

00:34:55.659 --> 00:34:56.059
 Well,

00:34:56.119 --> 00:34:56.839
 because God

00:34:56.839 --> 00:34:57.419
 tells me to,

00:34:57.500 --> 00:34:57.819
 because I

00:34:57.819 --> 00:34:58.299
 love Jesus,

00:34:58.399 --> 00:34:58.539
 I don't

00:34:58.539 --> 00:34:58.939
 make much

00:34:58.939 --> 00:34:59.319
 of Jesus.

00:34:59.719 --> 00:35:00.000
 Let me

00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:00.259
 tell you

00:35:00.259 --> 00:35:00.779
 about Jesus.

00:35:03.079 --> 00:35:03.480
 There's

00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:04.199
 opportunities

00:35:04.199 --> 00:35:04.799
 through the

00:35:04.799 --> 00:35:05.259
 way you

00:35:05.259 --> 00:35:06.599
 work to

00:35:06.599 --> 00:35:07.019
 make much

00:35:07.019 --> 00:35:07.480
 of Jesus,

00:35:07.659 --> 00:35:07.879
 to make

00:35:07.879 --> 00:35:08.319
 much of

00:35:08.319 --> 00:35:08.619
 Him,

00:35:09.739 --> 00:35:10.219
 or to

00:35:10.219 --> 00:35:10.739
 try to

00:35:10.739 --> 00:35:11.079
 make much

00:35:11.079 --> 00:35:11.199
 of

00:35:11.199 --> 00:35:11.559
 yourself.

00:35:13.259 --> 00:35:13.739
 Fifthly,

00:35:14.799 --> 00:35:15.239
 and we've

00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:15.679
 touched on

00:35:15.679 --> 00:35:15.860
 it,

00:35:16.860 --> 00:35:17.619
 pieces here

00:35:17.619 --> 00:35:17.960
 and there,

00:35:18.960 --> 00:35:19.579
 we work

00:35:19.579 --> 00:35:20.319
 to glorify

00:35:20.319 --> 00:35:20.819
 the King.

00:35:21.380 --> 00:35:21.980
 We work

00:35:21.980 --> 00:35:22.860
 to glorify

00:35:22.860 --> 00:35:23.299
 Jesus.

00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:24.299
 Okay?

00:35:24.619 --> 00:35:25.079
 Turn to

00:35:25.079 --> 00:35:25.639
 1 Corinthians

00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:26.360
 chapter 10.

00:35:27.059 --> 00:35:27.619
 Put a mark

00:35:27.619 --> 00:35:28.239
 in 1 Peter

00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:28.539
 because we'll

00:35:28.539 --> 00:35:29.059
 be back.

00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:31.079
 1 Corinthians

00:35:31.079 --> 00:35:31.799
 chapter 10.

00:35:34.319 --> 00:35:35.299
 If you're

00:35:35.299 --> 00:35:35.860
 familiar with

00:35:35.860 --> 00:35:36.500
 1 Corinthians

00:35:36.500 --> 00:35:37.139
 chapter 10,

00:35:37.219 --> 00:35:37.579
 then you know

00:35:37.579 --> 00:35:37.840
 where we're

00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:38.079
 headed.

00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:40.019
 at the end

00:35:40.019 --> 00:35:40.239
 of the

00:35:40.239 --> 00:35:40.579
 chapter,

00:35:41.579 --> 00:35:46.279
 we work

00:35:46.279 --> 00:35:47.480
 to glorify

00:35:47.480 --> 00:35:48.000
 the King.

00:35:48.319 --> 00:35:48.940
 Not only

00:35:48.940 --> 00:35:49.440
 do we work

00:35:49.440 --> 00:35:49.819
 to build

00:35:49.819 --> 00:35:50.279
 the Kingdom,

00:35:51.420 --> 00:35:52.199
 capital K,

00:35:52.299 --> 00:35:52.719
 we work

00:35:52.719 --> 00:35:53.259
 to glorify

00:35:53.259 --> 00:35:53.759
 the King,

00:35:54.219 --> 00:35:54.860
 capital K.

00:35:57.380 --> 00:35:58.259
 1 Corinthians

00:35:58.259 --> 00:35:58.940
 chapter 10,

00:35:59.000 --> 00:35:59.639
 verse 31.

00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:01.119
 So whether

00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:01.880
 you eat

00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:03.199
 or drink

00:36:03.199 --> 00:36:04.219
 or whatever

00:36:04.219 --> 00:36:04.779
 you do,

00:36:05.439 --> 00:36:06.179
 do all

00:36:06.179 --> 00:36:07.119
 to the glory

00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:07.919
 of God.

00:36:08.199 --> 00:36:09.019
 Give no offense

00:36:09.019 --> 00:36:09.599
 to Jews

00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:10.279
 or to Greeks

00:36:10.279 --> 00:36:10.699
 or to the

00:36:10.699 --> 00:36:11.559
 church of God.

00:36:12.480 --> 00:36:13.460
 Just as I try

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.839
 to please

00:36:13.839 --> 00:36:14.480
 everyone in

00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:15.259
 everything I do,

00:36:15.699 --> 00:36:16.539
 not seeking

00:36:16.539 --> 00:36:17.480
 my own

00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:18.059
 advantage,

00:36:19.139 --> 00:36:19.779
 we work

00:36:19.779 --> 00:36:20.460
 to be generous,

00:36:20.980 --> 00:36:21.279
 we work

00:36:21.279 --> 00:36:22.279
 to be selfless,

00:36:23.059 --> 00:36:23.739
 but that of

00:36:23.739 --> 00:36:24.279
 many that

00:36:24.279 --> 00:36:25.759
 they may

00:36:25.759 --> 00:36:26.960
 be saved.

00:36:27.939 --> 00:36:28.960
 Our ultimate

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:29.839
 purpose to

00:36:29.839 --> 00:36:30.119
 work,

00:36:30.539 --> 00:36:31.199
 our ultimate

00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:31.899
 trump card,

00:36:31.900 --> 00:36:33.119
 is the work

00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:34.320
 for the glory

00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:35.160
 of God

00:36:35.160 --> 00:36:35.980
 and to

00:36:35.980 --> 00:36:36.559
 the glory

00:36:36.559 --> 00:36:37.079
 of God.

00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:37.920
 So whatever

00:36:37.920 --> 00:36:38.420
 you do,

00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:39.360
 do all

00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:39.900
 the glory

00:36:39.900 --> 00:36:40.360
 of God.

00:36:41.240 --> 00:36:41.820
 This means

00:36:41.820 --> 00:36:42.720
 that whoever

00:36:42.720 --> 00:36:43.519
 you are

00:36:43.519 --> 00:36:44.599
 and whatever

00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:45.200
 you do,

00:36:45.720 --> 00:36:46.160
 no matter

00:36:46.160 --> 00:36:46.599
 what,

00:36:47.180 --> 00:36:47.420
 okay,

00:36:47.740 --> 00:36:48.280
 not no matter

00:36:48.280 --> 00:36:48.579
 what,

00:36:48.720 --> 00:36:49.300
 scratch that,

00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:49.760
 there's some

00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:50.360
 things we can't

00:36:50.360 --> 00:36:50.880
 do to the glory

00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:51.220
 of God

00:36:51.220 --> 00:36:51.639
 and you guys

00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:52.019
 can figure

00:36:52.019 --> 00:36:52.559
 those out.

00:36:55.960 --> 00:36:56.700
 Due to

00:36:56.700 --> 00:36:57.240
 the glory

00:36:57.240 --> 00:36:57.920
 of God.

00:36:58.900 --> 00:36:59.760
 William Tyndale,

00:37:00.139 --> 00:37:00.920
 who translated

00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:01.440
 the Bible

00:37:01.440 --> 00:37:02.099
 into English,

00:37:02.220 --> 00:37:03.019
 he says this,

00:37:03.700 --> 00:37:04.000
 he says,

00:37:04.059 --> 00:37:04.500
 if we look

00:37:04.500 --> 00:37:05.099
 externally,

00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:07.900
 look externally,

00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:08.500
 so from

00:37:08.500 --> 00:37:09.619
 our vantage

00:37:09.619 --> 00:37:09.960
 point,

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:10.639
 there is a

00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:11.039
 difference

00:37:11.039 --> 00:37:11.539
 between

00:37:11.539 --> 00:37:12.700
 washing of

00:37:12.700 --> 00:37:13.039
 dishes

00:37:13.039 --> 00:37:14.220
 and preaching

00:37:14.220 --> 00:37:14.920
 of the

00:37:14.920 --> 00:37:15.240
 Word of

00:37:15.240 --> 00:37:15.500
 God.

00:37:16.900 --> 00:37:17.400
 But,

00:37:17.780 --> 00:37:18.500
 as touching

00:37:18.500 --> 00:37:18.920
 to please

00:37:18.920 --> 00:37:19.340
 God,

00:37:19.700 --> 00:37:20.200
 none at

00:37:20.200 --> 00:37:20.480
 all.

00:37:21.380 --> 00:37:21.760
 God

00:37:21.760 --> 00:37:22.860
 looketh not

00:37:22.860 --> 00:37:24.019
 principally

00:37:24.019 --> 00:37:24.460
 at the

00:37:24.460 --> 00:37:25.260
 external part

00:37:25.260 --> 00:37:25.480
 of the

00:37:25.480 --> 00:37:25.860
 work,

00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:27.320
 but much

00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:27.760
 more to

00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:28.280
 the heart

00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:28.900
 of Him

00:37:28.900 --> 00:37:29.860
 that does

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:30.079
 it.

00:37:31.180 --> 00:37:31.559
 In other

00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:31.940
 words,

00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:32.740
 God looks

00:37:32.740 --> 00:37:32.960
 at the

00:37:32.960 --> 00:37:33.280
 heart of

00:37:33.280 --> 00:37:33.660
 a man

00:37:33.660 --> 00:37:35.139
 and not

00:37:35.139 --> 00:37:35.660
 the task

00:37:35.660 --> 00:37:35.880
 that the

00:37:35.880 --> 00:37:36.200
 man is

00:37:36.200 --> 00:37:36.559
 doing

00:37:36.559 --> 00:37:37.420
 or woman.

00:37:40.780 --> 00:37:41.380
 Think about

00:37:41.380 --> 00:37:41.480
 it,

00:37:41.559 --> 00:37:42.200
 He's right.

00:37:42.660 --> 00:37:43.300
 The Sermon on the

00:37:43.300 --> 00:37:43.480
 Mount,

00:37:43.599 --> 00:37:44.639
 Jesus repeatedly

00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:45.680
 raised the bar.

00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:45.960
 Why?

00:37:46.039 --> 00:37:46.519
 Because it was

00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:46.860
 about the

00:37:46.860 --> 00:37:47.160
 heart.

00:37:47.440 --> 00:37:47.960
 It was not

00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:48.280
 about what

00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:48.599
 the people

00:37:48.599 --> 00:37:49.099
 were doing.

00:37:49.440 --> 00:37:49.740
 He called

00:37:49.740 --> 00:37:50.200
 the religious

00:37:50.200 --> 00:37:50.559
 leaders

00:37:50.559 --> 00:37:51.900
 whitewashed

00:37:51.900 --> 00:37:52.500
 tombs.

00:37:52.940 --> 00:37:53.500
 Tombs have

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:54.420
 dead carcasses,

00:37:54.559 --> 00:37:55.340
 dead bodies

00:37:55.340 --> 00:37:55.900
 in them,

00:37:56.180 --> 00:37:56.860
 dead corpses,

00:37:58.039 --> 00:37:58.519
 smelly,

00:37:58.640 --> 00:37:58.880
 stinky,

00:37:59.039 --> 00:37:59.500
 disgusting,

00:38:00.100 --> 00:38:00.400
 and the

00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:00.720
 outside,

00:38:00.900 --> 00:38:01.160
 it's all

00:38:01.160 --> 00:38:01.720
 pretty and

00:38:01.720 --> 00:38:02.079
 prim and

00:38:02.079 --> 00:38:02.600
 proper and

00:38:02.600 --> 00:38:02.920
 painted.

00:38:05.640 --> 00:38:06.300
 What you

00:38:06.300 --> 00:38:06.820
 do on the

00:38:06.820 --> 00:38:07.500
 outside does

00:38:07.500 --> 00:38:08.079
 not matter.

00:38:11.140 --> 00:38:11.780
 It's what's

00:38:11.780 --> 00:38:12.440
 on the inside

00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:12.960
 is what He's

00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:13.280
 saying.

00:38:14.720 --> 00:38:16.460
 It means

00:38:16.460 --> 00:38:17.140
 that whether

00:38:17.140 --> 00:38:17.800
 you gather

00:38:17.800 --> 00:38:18.300
 garbage,

00:38:18.480 --> 00:38:18.860
 you dig

00:38:18.860 --> 00:38:19.460
 ditches,

00:38:19.539 --> 00:38:19.980
 or you

00:38:19.980 --> 00:38:20.800
 preach to

00:38:20.800 --> 00:38:21.360
 thousands,

00:38:21.700 --> 00:38:22.300
 all of it

00:38:22.300 --> 00:38:22.860
 can be done

00:38:22.860 --> 00:38:23.160
 for the

00:38:23.160 --> 00:38:23.700
 glory of

00:38:23.700 --> 00:38:24.019
 God.

00:38:25.340 --> 00:38:26.860
 It also

00:38:26.860 --> 00:38:27.340
 means that

00:38:27.340 --> 00:38:27.940
 you're calling

00:38:27.940 --> 00:38:30.039
 to teach.

00:38:30.780 --> 00:38:31.220
 You're calling

00:38:31.220 --> 00:38:31.860
 to sit in a

00:38:31.860 --> 00:38:32.579
 cubicle all

00:38:32.579 --> 00:38:32.820
 day.

00:38:33.039 --> 00:38:33.740
 You're calling

00:38:33.740 --> 00:38:34.660
 to take care

00:38:34.660 --> 00:38:35.320
 of animals.

00:38:35.980 --> 00:38:36.579
 You're calling

00:38:36.579 --> 00:38:37.039
 to build

00:38:37.039 --> 00:38:37.539
 houses.

00:38:38.100 --> 00:38:38.660
 It's no

00:38:38.660 --> 00:38:39.400
 less important

00:38:39.400 --> 00:38:39.740
 than the

00:38:39.740 --> 00:38:40.519
 preacher who's

00:38:40.519 --> 00:38:41.180
 preaching on

00:38:41.180 --> 00:38:41.900
 Sunday morning

00:38:41.900 --> 00:38:43.680
 or at a

00:38:43.680 --> 00:38:45.039
 major conference

00:38:45.039 --> 00:38:45.920
 in a big

00:38:45.920 --> 00:38:46.300
 city.

00:38:46.920 --> 00:38:47.559
 Which also

00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:48.220
 means that

00:38:48.220 --> 00:38:49.100
 preachers in

00:38:49.100 --> 00:38:49.539
 this room,

00:38:49.620 --> 00:38:50.019
 you're not

00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:50.400
 any more

00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:50.760
 important,

00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:51.500
 I'm not

00:38:51.500 --> 00:38:51.840
 any more

00:38:51.840 --> 00:38:52.440
 important than

00:38:52.440 --> 00:38:53.280
 any of

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:53.519
 you.

00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:55.659
 that is

00:38:55.659 --> 00:38:56.440
 empowering.

00:38:57.239 --> 00:38:57.880
 That is

00:38:57.880 --> 00:38:58.579
 freeing.

00:38:59.300 --> 00:38:59.759
 That is

00:38:59.759 --> 00:39:00.420
 good news

00:39:00.420 --> 00:39:01.019
 for all

00:39:01.019 --> 00:39:01.340
 of us.

00:39:01.460 --> 00:39:02.280
 All of us

00:39:02.280 --> 00:39:02.840
 in this

00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:03.239
 room who

00:39:03.239 --> 00:39:03.860
 are called

00:39:03.860 --> 00:39:04.659
 into the

00:39:04.659 --> 00:39:05.360
 world as

00:39:05.360 --> 00:39:06.079
 county

00:39:06.079 --> 00:39:06.880
 employees,

00:39:07.679 --> 00:39:08.059
 corporate

00:39:08.059 --> 00:39:08.719
 employees,

00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:10.019
 small business

00:39:10.019 --> 00:39:10.519
 owners,

00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:11.679
 preachers and

00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:12.159
 counselors,

00:39:12.440 --> 00:39:13.320
 all of us

00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:14.300
 can bring

00:39:14.300 --> 00:39:14.699
 glory to

00:39:14.699 --> 00:39:15.039
 God in

00:39:15.039 --> 00:39:15.280
 what we

00:39:15.280 --> 00:39:15.519
 do.

00:39:16.519 --> 00:39:17.179
 We can

00:39:17.179 --> 00:39:18.039
 all storm

00:39:18.039 --> 00:39:18.500
 the world

00:39:18.500 --> 00:39:18.840
 with the

00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:19.259
 gospel,

00:39:19.539 --> 00:39:19.920
 by the

00:39:19.920 --> 00:39:20.480
 power of

00:39:20.480 --> 00:39:20.900
 the gospel,

00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:21.280
 for the

00:39:21.280 --> 00:39:21.659
 love of

00:39:21.659 --> 00:39:21.980
 people,

00:39:21.980 --> 00:39:22.679
 and for

00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:23.159
 the love

00:39:23.159 --> 00:39:23.780
 of God.

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:25.519
 See,

00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:27.039
 we infiltrate

00:39:27.039 --> 00:39:27.619
 the workplace

00:39:27.619 --> 00:39:28.219
 with the

00:39:28.219 --> 00:39:30.380
 gospel when

00:39:30.380 --> 00:39:31.179
 and only

00:39:31.179 --> 00:39:31.679
 when we

00:39:31.679 --> 00:39:32.019
 let the

00:39:32.019 --> 00:39:32.420
 gospel

00:39:32.420 --> 00:39:32.980
 infiltrate

00:39:32.980 --> 00:39:33.780
 every area

00:39:33.780 --> 00:39:34.099
 of our

00:39:34.099 --> 00:39:34.500
 life.

00:39:36.380 --> 00:39:37.119
 So then

00:39:37.119 --> 00:39:39.139
 culture is

00:39:39.139 --> 00:39:40.179
 then engaged

00:39:40.179 --> 00:39:41.099
 by the

00:39:41.099 --> 00:39:41.840
 gospel in

00:39:41.840 --> 00:39:42.159
 us,

00:39:42.320 --> 00:39:42.679
 in our

00:39:42.679 --> 00:39:43.240
 workplaces.

00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:46.440
 So why

00:39:46.440 --> 00:39:46.740
 do we

00:39:46.740 --> 00:39:46.980
 work?

00:39:47.360 --> 00:39:47.900
 The how

00:39:47.900 --> 00:39:48.679
 comes out

00:39:48.679 --> 00:39:49.460
 of why

00:39:49.460 --> 00:39:50.019
 we work.

00:39:50.019 --> 00:39:51.480
 we work

00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:51.820
 to bring

00:39:51.820 --> 00:39:52.300
 glory to

00:39:52.300 --> 00:39:52.619
 God.

00:39:53.320 --> 00:39:54.039
 We work

00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:54.340
 to be

00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:54.739
 generous.

00:39:57.259 --> 00:39:57.780
 Now,

00:39:57.840 --> 00:39:58.079
 if you

00:39:58.079 --> 00:39:58.840
 notice the

00:39:58.840 --> 00:39:59.559
 five reasons

00:39:59.559 --> 00:39:59.960
 that I

00:39:59.960 --> 00:40:00.460
 gave you,

00:40:01.559 --> 00:40:02.059
 there are

00:40:02.059 --> 00:40:02.699
 no selfish

00:40:02.699 --> 00:40:03.320
 reasons.

00:40:03.820 --> 00:40:04.199
 There are

00:40:04.199 --> 00:40:05.159
 no self-centered

00:40:05.159 --> 00:40:06.019
 me reasons.

00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:08.019
 We don't

00:40:08.019 --> 00:40:08.659
 work for

00:40:08.659 --> 00:40:09.320
 ourselves.

00:40:10.159 --> 00:40:10.460
 Sure,

00:40:10.539 --> 00:40:10.980
 we have

00:40:10.980 --> 00:40:11.420
 bills.

00:40:12.000 --> 00:40:12.239
 Sure,

00:40:12.300 --> 00:40:12.639
 we pay

00:40:12.639 --> 00:40:13.219
 our bills.

00:40:13.980 --> 00:40:14.119
 Sure,

00:40:14.199 --> 00:40:15.039
 we have

00:40:15.039 --> 00:40:15.340
 to buy

00:40:15.340 --> 00:40:15.860
 groceries.

00:40:16.079 --> 00:40:16.380
 We take

00:40:16.380 --> 00:40:16.659
 care of

00:40:16.659 --> 00:40:16.820
 our

00:40:16.820 --> 00:40:17.300
 families.

00:40:17.300 --> 00:40:19.160
 but

00:40:19.160 --> 00:40:19.660
 nothing

00:40:19.660 --> 00:40:21.600
 self-focused.

00:40:24.180 --> 00:40:24.740
 We're

00:40:24.740 --> 00:40:24.960
 to be

00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:25.840
 focused on

00:40:25.840 --> 00:40:26.480
 others in

00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:27.240
 God's

00:40:27.240 --> 00:40:27.680
 kingdom.

00:40:29.460 --> 00:40:30.220
 Because the

00:40:30.220 --> 00:40:31.000
 gospel leads

00:40:31.000 --> 00:40:31.960
 to a heart

00:40:31.960 --> 00:40:32.400
 change.

00:40:32.480 --> 00:40:32.820
 And when the

00:40:32.820 --> 00:40:33.700
 heart changes,

00:40:34.900 --> 00:40:35.840
 our want-tos

00:40:35.840 --> 00:40:36.660
 change as

00:40:36.660 --> 00:40:36.900
 well.

00:40:37.480 --> 00:40:37.840
 What we

00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:38.380
 want to

00:40:38.380 --> 00:40:38.660
 do.

00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:40.240
 So out of

00:40:40.240 --> 00:40:40.840
 the why,

00:40:40.940 --> 00:40:41.460
 why we

00:40:41.460 --> 00:40:41.780
 work,

00:40:42.260 --> 00:40:42.720
 the how

00:40:42.720 --> 00:40:43.240
 we work.

00:40:44.260 --> 00:40:44.980
 Why we

00:40:44.980 --> 00:40:45.519
 work because

00:40:45.519 --> 00:40:45.780
 of the

00:40:45.780 --> 00:40:46.179
 gospel,

00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:47.539
 how do

00:40:47.539 --> 00:40:47.960
 we work?

00:40:48.079 --> 00:40:48.340
 How do

00:40:48.340 --> 00:40:48.719
 we live?

00:40:49.800 --> 00:40:50.500
 I made

00:40:50.500 --> 00:40:51.000
 an assumption

00:40:51.000 --> 00:40:51.679
 this morning.

00:40:53.039 --> 00:40:54.039
 I assume

00:40:54.039 --> 00:40:54.599
 that everyone

00:40:54.599 --> 00:40:55.079
 in this

00:40:55.079 --> 00:40:56.159
 room are

00:40:56.159 --> 00:40:56.579
 Christians.

00:40:58.739 --> 00:40:59.340
 And the

00:40:59.340 --> 00:40:59.719
 assumption

00:40:59.719 --> 00:41:00.259
 was,

00:41:00.400 --> 00:41:00.820
 or is,

00:41:00.900 --> 00:41:02.380
 because you

00:41:02.380 --> 00:41:03.059
 can't live

00:41:03.059 --> 00:41:03.659
 this way

00:41:03.659 --> 00:41:04.199
 without

00:41:04.199 --> 00:41:05.480
 Christ.

00:41:06.019 --> 00:41:06.759
 You cannot

00:41:06.759 --> 00:41:07.460
 live and

00:41:07.460 --> 00:41:08.739
 work these

00:41:08.739 --> 00:41:09.199
 five ways.

00:41:09.239 --> 00:41:09.500
 You can

00:41:09.500 --> 00:41:09.860
 try.

00:41:11.280 --> 00:41:11.920
 But you

00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:12.619
 can't work

00:41:12.619 --> 00:41:13.340
 this way

00:41:13.340 --> 00:41:14.680
 without

00:41:14.680 --> 00:41:15.740
 Christ.

00:41:16.559 --> 00:41:16.640
 In

00:41:16.640 --> 00:41:17.140
 Ephesians

00:41:17.140 --> 00:41:17.920
 chapter 4

00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:18.700
 and in

00:41:18.700 --> 00:41:19.160
 1 Peter

00:41:19.160 --> 00:41:19.800
 chapter 2,

00:41:19.900 --> 00:41:20.840
 both texts

00:41:20.840 --> 00:41:23.120
 come after

00:41:23.120 --> 00:41:24.960
 deep doctrinal

00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:25.680
 statements about

00:41:25.680 --> 00:41:26.340
 who you are

00:41:26.340 --> 00:41:26.740
 as a

00:41:26.740 --> 00:41:27.100
 Christian.

00:41:28.480 --> 00:41:29.079
 Ephesians

00:41:29.079 --> 00:41:29.880
 chapter 4

00:41:29.880 --> 00:41:33.820
 verse 17

00:41:33.820 --> 00:41:34.140
 says,

00:41:34.240 --> 00:41:34.840
 Now this I

00:41:34.840 --> 00:41:35.760
 say and

00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:36.360
 testify in

00:41:36.360 --> 00:41:36.640
 the Lord

00:41:36.640 --> 00:41:36.940
 that you

00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:37.340
 must no

00:41:37.340 --> 00:41:38.180
 longer walk

00:41:38.180 --> 00:41:38.519
 as the

00:41:38.519 --> 00:41:39.380
 Gentiles do

00:41:39.380 --> 00:41:40.720
 in the

00:41:40.720 --> 00:41:41.460
 futility of

00:41:41.460 --> 00:41:42.140
 their minds.

00:41:42.139 --> 00:41:42.980
 They are

00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:43.559
 darkened in

00:41:43.559 --> 00:41:43.699
 their

00:41:43.699 --> 00:41:44.319
 understanding,

00:41:44.559 --> 00:41:45.339
 alienated from

00:41:45.339 --> 00:41:46.139
 the life of

00:41:46.139 --> 00:41:46.679
 God because

00:41:46.679 --> 00:41:46.900
 of the

00:41:46.900 --> 00:41:47.559
 ignorance that

00:41:47.559 --> 00:41:47.940
 is in

00:41:47.940 --> 00:41:48.359
 them due

00:41:48.359 --> 00:41:48.679
 to their

00:41:48.679 --> 00:41:49.420
 hardness of

00:41:49.420 --> 00:41:49.739
 heart.

00:41:50.219 --> 00:41:50.559
 They have

00:41:50.559 --> 00:41:51.440
 become callous

00:41:51.440 --> 00:41:51.699
 and have

00:41:51.699 --> 00:41:52.259
 given themselves

00:41:52.259 --> 00:41:52.579
 up to

00:41:52.579 --> 00:41:53.159
 sensuality,

00:41:53.239 --> 00:41:54.139
 greedy to

00:41:54.139 --> 00:41:54.940
 practice every

00:41:54.940 --> 00:41:55.339
 kind of

00:41:55.339 --> 00:41:55.799
 impurity.

00:41:56.379 --> 00:41:57.039
 But that

00:41:57.039 --> 00:41:57.920
 is not the

00:41:57.920 --> 00:41:58.699
 way you

00:41:58.699 --> 00:41:59.819
 learn Christ.

00:42:00.900 --> 00:42:01.599
 Assuming that

00:42:01.599 --> 00:42:02.139
 you have heard

00:42:02.139 --> 00:42:02.879
 about Him and

00:42:02.879 --> 00:42:03.539
 were taught in

00:42:03.539 --> 00:42:03.980
 Him as the

00:42:03.980 --> 00:42:04.579
 truth is in

00:42:04.579 --> 00:42:05.440
 Jesus, to

00:42:05.440 --> 00:42:06.099
 put off your

00:42:06.099 --> 00:42:07.199
 old self which

00:42:07.199 --> 00:42:08.019
 belongs to your

00:42:08.019 --> 00:42:09.059
 former manner of

00:42:09.059 --> 00:42:09.639
 life and is

00:42:09.639 --> 00:42:10.619
 corrupt through

00:42:10.619 --> 00:42:11.699
 deceitful desires

00:42:11.699 --> 00:42:12.339
 and to be

00:42:12.339 --> 00:42:13.259
 renewed in the

00:42:13.259 --> 00:42:14.000
 spirit of your

00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:14.839
 minds and to

00:42:14.839 --> 00:42:15.859
 put on the

00:42:15.859 --> 00:42:17.419
 new self created

00:42:17.419 --> 00:42:18.059
 after the

00:42:18.059 --> 00:42:18.719
 likeness of

00:42:18.719 --> 00:42:19.980
 God in true

00:42:19.980 --> 00:42:21.439
 righteousness and

00:42:21.439 --> 00:42:21.879
 holiness.

00:42:22.399 --> 00:42:23.419
 Put off the

00:42:23.419 --> 00:42:24.299
 old self.

00:42:25.079 --> 00:42:26.159
 Put on the

00:42:26.159 --> 00:42:26.480
 new.

00:42:26.699 --> 00:42:27.299
 You are a

00:42:27.299 --> 00:42:27.639
 Christian.

00:42:27.779 --> 00:42:28.359
 You are born

00:42:28.359 --> 00:42:28.619
 again.

00:42:28.739 --> 00:42:29.319
 You are bought

00:42:29.319 --> 00:42:29.779
 with the blood

00:42:29.779 --> 00:42:30.759
 of Jesus Christ.

00:42:31.359 --> 00:42:32.259
 Live like it.

00:42:34.199 --> 00:42:35.639
 Big doctrinal

00:42:35.639 --> 00:42:36.299
 statement.

00:42:37.159 --> 00:42:39.579
 1 Peter 2.

00:42:39.579 --> 00:42:43.059
 verse 9 and

00:42:43.059 --> 00:42:43.420
 10.

00:42:44.920 --> 00:42:46.319
 But you are a

00:42:46.319 --> 00:42:48.159
 chosen race, a

00:42:48.159 --> 00:42:49.599
 royal priesthood, a

00:42:49.599 --> 00:42:50.900
 holy nation, a

00:42:50.900 --> 00:42:51.719
 people for His

00:42:51.719 --> 00:42:53.099
 own possession, that

00:42:53.099 --> 00:42:54.039
 you may proclaim the

00:42:54.039 --> 00:42:55.840
 excellency of Him who

00:42:55.840 --> 00:42:56.739
 called you out of

00:42:56.739 --> 00:42:57.679
 darkness into His

00:42:57.679 --> 00:42:58.980
 marvelous light.

00:42:59.599 --> 00:43:00.619
 Once you were not a

00:43:00.619 --> 00:43:02.019
 people, but now you

00:43:02.019 --> 00:43:03.360
 are God's people.

00:43:03.940 --> 00:43:04.559
 Once you had not

00:43:04.559 --> 00:43:05.599
 received mercy, but

00:43:05.599 --> 00:43:06.400
 now you have

00:43:06.400 --> 00:43:07.759
 received mercy.

00:43:07.760 --> 00:43:07.840
 mercy.

00:43:10.000 --> 00:43:11.280
 You are a chosen

00:43:11.280 --> 00:43:11.800
 race.

00:43:11.920 --> 00:43:12.880
 You are a royal

00:43:12.880 --> 00:43:13.720
 priesthood, and the

00:43:13.720 --> 00:43:15.120
 only way that you are

00:43:15.120 --> 00:43:16.160
 a royal priesthood is

00:43:16.160 --> 00:43:17.520
 that you are adopted

00:43:17.520 --> 00:43:18.720
 into the family of

00:43:18.720 --> 00:43:19.820
 God royalty.

00:43:21.340 --> 00:43:22.460
 So the assumption

00:43:22.460 --> 00:43:24.800
 is that everyone in

00:43:24.800 --> 00:43:25.500
 here is a Christian.

00:43:27.600 --> 00:43:28.840
 And it is a mistake

00:43:28.840 --> 00:43:29.760
 for me to assume

00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:30.020
 that.

00:43:32.520 --> 00:43:34.220
 Our text tells us

00:43:34.220 --> 00:43:36.760
 you cannot live this

00:43:36.760 --> 00:43:38.360
 way without being a

00:43:38.360 --> 00:43:38.680
 Christian.

00:43:39.380 --> 00:43:41.580
 So are you a

00:43:41.580 --> 00:43:42.520
 chosen race?

00:43:43.320 --> 00:43:44.620
 Are you a royal

00:43:44.620 --> 00:43:45.260
 priesthood?

00:43:45.520 --> 00:43:46.680
 Are you a holy

00:43:46.680 --> 00:43:47.120
 nation?

00:43:47.260 --> 00:43:48.720
 Do you know Jesus

00:43:48.720 --> 00:43:49.860
 as your Savior?

00:43:50.620 --> 00:43:51.980
 Do you work to His

00:43:51.980 --> 00:43:53.020
 glory or to your

00:43:53.020 --> 00:43:53.480
 own?

00:43:54.520 --> 00:43:56.960
 See, work really

00:43:56.960 --> 00:43:59.660
 becomes a worship

00:43:59.660 --> 00:44:00.200
 issue.

00:44:01.000 --> 00:44:02.040
 When you really

00:44:02.040 --> 00:44:05.200
 unfold it, when you

00:44:05.199 --> 00:44:06.219
 really peel back all

00:44:06.219 --> 00:44:07.899
 the layers, do you

00:44:07.899 --> 00:44:09.139
 work to worship

00:44:09.139 --> 00:44:10.939
 yourself or do you

00:44:10.939 --> 00:44:11.719
 work to worship

00:44:11.719 --> 00:44:12.139
 God?

00:44:12.980 --> 00:44:13.699
 And that is the

00:44:13.699 --> 00:44:14.579
 question we have to

00:44:14.579 --> 00:44:15.879
 ask and that we have

00:44:15.879 --> 00:44:16.799
 to answer this

00:44:16.799 --> 00:44:17.159
 morning.

00:44:19.359 --> 00:44:20.399
 So when we see

00:44:20.399 --> 00:44:21.799
 our, our, uh, uh,

00:44:21.799 --> 00:44:23.819
 what's it called?

00:44:26.019 --> 00:44:26.699
 What's it called,

00:44:26.759 --> 00:44:26.980
 Nathan?

00:44:27.399 --> 00:44:28.119
 Our Christ family

00:44:28.119 --> 00:44:31.099
 exists to, yeah, our

00:44:31.099 --> 00:44:31.480
 vision.

00:44:31.879 --> 00:44:32.519
 It's called a vision.

00:44:32.519 --> 00:44:34.639
 Hey, John, delete that

00:44:34.639 --> 00:44:35.159
 part out of the

00:44:35.159 --> 00:44:35.519
 recording.

00:44:37.420 --> 00:44:38.360
 When you see our

00:44:38.360 --> 00:44:41.699
 vision, we exist to

00:44:41.699 --> 00:44:44.099
 proclaim, display, and

00:44:44.099 --> 00:44:46.820
 experience the

00:44:46.820 --> 00:44:48.259
 supremacy of Christ in

00:44:48.259 --> 00:44:50.320
 all things.

00:44:51.780 --> 00:44:53.079
 It becomes a worship

00:44:53.079 --> 00:44:53.840
 issue.

00:44:54.900 --> 00:44:56.119
 Work is a worship

00:44:56.119 --> 00:44:56.519
 issue.

00:44:56.599 --> 00:44:58.159
 And I think as we go

00:44:58.159 --> 00:44:59.400
 through this sermon

00:44:59.400 --> 00:45:00.200
 series, we're going to

00:45:00.200 --> 00:45:02.619
 see that every topic

00:45:02.619 --> 00:45:03.940
 comes down to a

00:45:03.940 --> 00:45:04.660
 worship issue.

00:45:05.340 --> 00:45:06.260
 Every topic.

00:45:06.380 --> 00:45:06.800
 Do we worship

00:45:06.800 --> 00:45:07.380
 ourselves?

00:45:08.039 --> 00:45:08.760
 Do we worship

00:45:08.760 --> 00:45:09.280
 culture?

00:45:09.400 --> 00:45:10.000
 Do we worship

00:45:10.000 --> 00:45:11.920
 whatever big thing it

00:45:11.920 --> 00:45:12.320
 is?

00:45:12.500 --> 00:45:13.559
 Or do we worship

00:45:13.559 --> 00:45:14.920
 the creator?

00:45:17.340 --> 00:45:18.000
 Let's pray.