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 I want to encourage you to open your Bibles, please, to 1 Timothy chapter 2.

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! 1 Timothy chapter 2.

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 And just one glimpse of your notes will say that we have a lot to cover this morning.

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 And the reason why they're so extensive today is especially because I want to make sure

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 that as we're moving through the material, the topics that we're going to address today

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 are so immense.

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 Really, we should be taking several weeks to address these, but because of the time constraints

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 that we have and trying to make sure that we're done with this series by the time we get to

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 Christmas.

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 Chapter 2, being the shortest one, was the one we had to do in one shot.

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 So praying that this will be helpful and instructive for you as we move through this together.

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 If you're using the Pew Bible, I would encourage you to turn to page 991.

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 That's where you can find us.

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 It's no mystery that our world is changing.

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 It's no surprise that the decline, the moral decline of this culture is at catastrophic,

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 what you might consider alarming and catastrophic levels.

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 Just this past week, I read an article, an article that was dated May 9th, 2023, a PBS News article

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 that was entitled, Transgender Minors Protected from Estranged Parents Under Washington Law.

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 It describes this law, it was signed by the governor of the state of Washington, and it seeks to help

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 protect those who seek gender-affirming care.

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 It describes the law in this way, quote,

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 It's part of a wave of legislation this year in Democratic-led states intended to give refuge

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 amid a conservative movement in which lawmakers in other states have attacked transgender rights

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 and limited or banned gender-affirming care for minors.

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 This new law seeks to reverse the requirement that parents would be notified 72 hours in advance

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 of the special care given to their minor and instead says, quote,

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 Under the new law, facilities can instead contact the State Department of Children.

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 It goes on to describe that more than a half a dozen states from New Jersey to Vermont to Colorado

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 have passed or in process of passing such laws.

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 Quote,

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 Protections in blue states are being baked into law as Republican-led states take steps to bar access

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 to gender-affirming care for transgender minors,

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 which for people under 18 typically involves puberty blockers or other hormone treatments, end quote.

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 It's clear that there is an agenda that is being put in place by those who are in leadership,

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 regardless of what side you're on.

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 One may wonder how we've moved so far from the foundational truths that we have come to appreciate

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 and understand that go all the way back to creation.

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 How have we lost our way?

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 How has our perspective and our world departed so far from those truths

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 that have been the bedrock of humanity from the very beginning?

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 The answer in a phrase is because the church has not been a pillar and buttress for the truth.

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 The church, more importantly, those who call themselves Christians followers of Jesus

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 because of His redeeming work in their life of death and resurrection,

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 the blood of Christ in paying for their sins and forgiving them from those sins

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 and redeeming them to Himself,

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 that the church has not remained strong or fixed in the unwavering truths of the Scripture.

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 We have capitulated.

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 We have accommodated.

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 We have given way.

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 And so the drift in culture, which is really not a drift,

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 but is a strategic plan from the enemy from the very beginning

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 to dismantle the creative work and the image of God written over every human heart

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 to twist and to pervert and to corrupt that image.

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 But God's people have been given an unwavering call,

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 a call to represent the gospel,

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 a call to defend the truth,

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 to be this pillar and buttress of the truth,

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 to help engage culture

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 and not to create, as we might say,

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 and many of you might be familiar,

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 a moral majority.

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 It is not about morality.

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 It is about the gospel.

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 The goal is salvation of souls.

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 The goal is the glory of God,

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 a worshiping community,

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 a renewed world.

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 And women,

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 in our passage today,

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 today,

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 you stand as those who provide the greatest picture,

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 the greatest example of those who have submitted themselves

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 in understanding not only what the truth of the word of God says

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 about the beautiful design that he has created

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 in biblical manhood and womanhood,

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 but helping to engage the world with this great gospel picture

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 so that we can help our world understand the beauty of the gospel.

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 As you can see in your notes,

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 and what I'll show on the screen,

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 is kind of the correlation between the first and second half

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 of this chapter, chapter 2.

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 You can see some of the similar terms and phrases and results.

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 Now, this is not meant to demonstrate or try to prove in any way

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 the parallel structure of these two parts of chapter 2,

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 but essentially draw attention to the similarity.

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 I think Paul's point here is that if we were ever to change our culture,

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 it must begin with the church.

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 If the world is ever to be changed by the truth of God's word,

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 that truth must remain preserved,

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 must remain active,

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 must remain visible within the body of the church,

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 its members,

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 its people,

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 its followers of Jesus.

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 So I'd like to bundle this chapter together

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 in two different ways.

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 I want us to understand the ultimate objective.

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 You can see there even at the bottom,

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 it ends,

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 each one ends with this goal of salvation,

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 this goal of gospel testimony,

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 this overreaching priority of God to save souls.

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 So we're going to bundle this chapter in two parts.

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 The first part is the command of God

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 as it relates to living in the world.

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 And the second is the command of God

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 as living in the church.

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 First, let's turn our attention to the command of God,

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 the command to gospel living in the world.

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 Verse one, notice.

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 First of all, then I urge that supplications,

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 prayers,

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 intercessions,

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 and thanksgiving

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 be made for all people,

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 for kings and all who are in high positions,

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 that we may lead a peaceful and gentle

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 and quiet life,

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 godly and dignified in every way.

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 This is good and is pleasing

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 in the sight of God our Savior,

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 who desires all people to be saved

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 and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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 For there is one God,

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 there is one mediator between God and man,

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 the man Christ Jesus,

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 who gave himself as a ransom for all,

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 which is the testimony given at the proper time.

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 For this, I was appointed a preacher

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 and an apostle.

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 I am telling the truth.

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 I am not lying.

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 A teacher of the Gentiles

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 in faith and truth.

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 And you can see here at the very end,

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 the purpose statement,

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 the purpose of all of this first section

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 is the glory of God

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 that's shining through the gospel.

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 In the first seven verses,

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 we see two priorities

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 that the apostle Paul will put forward.

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 First, we're going to see his priority of prayer.

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 And second, we're going to see

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 the priority of the gospel.

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 And I say them right at the outset

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 because with so much material in between,

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 I don't want you to lose track

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 of the two priorities we have

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 here in the first part of this section.

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 Every one of us has the obligation to pray

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 because every single one of us

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 have been given the commission.

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 Every one of us who belong to Christ

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 have been given the commission

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 to make disciples in all nations.

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 Paul will begin with this plea.

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 He says, I urge.

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 And it's important just to pause here for a moment

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 because we're going to find several statements

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 throughout this text

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 that draw attention to the apostle Paul

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 and his command for Timothy

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 and his command for this church.

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 It's important to understand

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 right at the outset

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 because much of the argument,

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 much of the pushback of this chapter

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 is that, well, this is the apostle Paul's opinion

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 or this is the word of the apostle Paul

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 for a specific place

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 or this is the word of the apostle Paul

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 for this own cultural church of Ephesus.

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 It is removed in terms of the fact

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 that it's just temporary in nature.

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 But it's important for us to understand

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 that the apostle Paul

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 has been given a command.

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 We saw that command

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 at the very beginning of this letter.

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 1 Timothy 1, verse 1.

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 You see it there on the page.

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 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus,

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 by command of God

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 and our Savior

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 and of Christ Jesus, our hope.

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 The apostle Paul is under direct orders

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 from God himself.

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 And so the apostle Paul

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 in giving commands to Timothy

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 is exercising the authority of God

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 to commission Timothy for ministry.

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 And then we found last week

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 in verse 18

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 that the command or charge

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 that had been given to the apostle Paul

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 is now entrusted to Timothy

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 to do the same in this church.

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 Verse 18.

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 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy.

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 And that entrustment was not only given to Timothy,

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 but that entrustment was also given,

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 or Timothy was supposed to then

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 pass on that baton

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 as it were to every subsequent spiritual leader

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 from the generation of Timothy

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 all the way to the present day.

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 2 Timothy 2, verses 1-2.

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 You then, my child,

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 speaking to Timothy,

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 be strengthened by the grace

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 that is in Christ Jesus,

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 and what you have heard from me

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 in the presence of many witnesses

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 entrust to faithful men

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 who will be able to teach others also.

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 This direct command of God

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 to the apostle Paul

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 entrusted to Timothy

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 and then dispensed to every subsequent leader

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 of God's church through the ages.

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 Paul begins with,

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 first of all, I urge.

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 Meaning, of first priority.

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 Or before everything, pray.

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 While you live in the world,

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 while you engage culture,

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 while you understand your purpose in this life,

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 you need to understand

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 that you are under divine authority.

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 That God has given you authority

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 through prayer

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 to exercise spiritual strength

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 in opposing culture.

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 So we demonstrate our faith in God

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 when we respond to our authorities

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 in the right way.

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 When we submit to the authorities

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 that God has placed over us,

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 as we understand,

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 especially through our study through Daniel,

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 we recognize that God raises up leaders

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 and God brings leaders down.

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 As we come to a place of recognizing

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 that God is ultimately over

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 all the authorities in this life,

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 we demonstrate our faith in God

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 by our appropriate response

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 to the authorities that He's placed over us.

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 And the resources that God has given to us

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 are mighty.

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 He says so in 2 Corinthians chapter 10.

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 They're mighty through power.

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 So stop using carnal weapons,

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 he says.

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 Use weapons of divine power.

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 Once our leaders are in place,

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 we do that through prayer.

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 Here the Apostle Paul uses several words

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 to describe and reinforce

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 the kind of prayer he's encouraging.

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 Several words.

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 Supplication, prayers, intercession.

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 And these three words indicate

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 not only the insufficiency of the requester,

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 but the devotion of the seeker

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 and finally,

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 the childlike confidence

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 of the petitioner.

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 We come to a place of recognizing

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 our dependence.

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 We come to a place of knowing

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 that God alone can help.

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 And we come to Him in desperation

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 and expectancy,

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 asking Him to intervene.

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 The main point of all of this

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 is to emphasize the significance

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 of prayer in all forms.

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 As Peter will say later

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 in 1 Peter chapter 4 verse 7.

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 He says,

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 The end of all things is at hand.

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 Therefore be self-controlled

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 and sober-minded

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 for the sake of your prayers.

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 We understand that prayer is important.

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 We understand that God has called us,

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 directed us to pray.

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 So for whom should we pray?

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 Well, we're making these prayers.

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 We're bringing these prayers

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 that says,

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 First for all people.

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 In other words,

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 don't be exclusive in your prayers.

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 Don't only pray for the people

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 in your church,

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 although that's important.

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 Don't only pray for the people

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 in your family.

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 That's important.

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 Don't only pray for the people

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 that you are interested in,

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 who do nice things to you.

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 Pray for everyone.

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 Pray for the people

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 in your workplace.

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 Students,

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 pray for the people

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 in your classes,

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 in your schools.

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 Pray for your teachers.

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 Pray for your athletic coaches.

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 For the rest of us,

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 pray for missionaries

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 by name,

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 specifically.

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 Pray for those

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 you randomly come across

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 in the marketplace.

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 Pray for everyone,

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 but especially pray

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 for your leaders.

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 It says,

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 So that we may enjoy

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 a peaceful

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 and quiet life.

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 Why?

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 Well,

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 because God's design

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 for leaders

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 is for them to act

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 as agents

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 to enforce

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 lawful living.

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 God's design

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 for leaders.

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 So,

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 I want to take

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 a mini detour here,

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 and the reason

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 I'm doing this

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 is because

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 in order to inform

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 our prayers,

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 we need to come

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 to understand

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 who our leaders are

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 and what our responsibility

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 to our leaders

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 should be

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 and what their responsibility

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 under God

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 as his servants

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 should also be.

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 So,

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 how do we pray

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 for our leaders?

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 Well,

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 we can pray

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 for our leaders

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 as we understand

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 their design.

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 I want to walk

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 through these

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 very quickly.

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 First,

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 and they're all

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 in there in your notes,

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 I'm just going

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 to walk through them.

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 Leaders are appointed

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 by God

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 as his servants.

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 They're appointed

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 by God

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 as his servants.

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 That's important.

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 Romans 13,

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 1 to 4

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 says,

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 Let every person

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 be subject

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 to the governing authorities,

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 for there is no

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 authority

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 except from God.

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 And those that exist

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 have been

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 instituted

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 by God.

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 Therefore,

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 whoever resists,

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 authorities resist

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 what God has appointed.

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 And those who resist

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 will incur judgment.

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 For he is God's servant

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 for your good.

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 But if you do wrong,

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 be afraid,

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 for he does not bear

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 the sword in vain,

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 for he is the servant

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 of God,

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 an avenger

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 who carries out

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 God's wrath

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 on the wrongdoer.

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 Could it be any clearer?

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 However,

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 the authorities

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 that God has placed

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 over us,

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 whether you like them

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 or not,

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 whether you feel

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 like they're

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 representing God

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 faithfully or not,

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 they are God's servants.

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 We have a responsibility

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 to submit.

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 Next,

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 leaders are appointed

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 to punish

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 the evildoer,

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 and next,

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 leaders are appointed

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 to praise the good.

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 I draw that

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 not only from

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 Romans chapter 13,

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 but I also draw that

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 from 1 Peter chapter 2,

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 verses 13 and 14,

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 which makes that clear.

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 Be subject

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 for the Lord's sake

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 to every human institution,

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 whether it be

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 to the emperor

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 as supreme

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 or to governors

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 as sent by him

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 to punish those

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 who do evil

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 and to praise

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 those who do good.

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 That is their responsibility.

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 That's what they

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 as servants of God

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 are intended to do,

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 to reward

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 the good

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 and punish

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 the evil.

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 Number four,

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 good leaders

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 point to the creator

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 rather than the creature.

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 Now,

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 I'm deriving

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 these next several points

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 from Romans chapter 1,

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 because built into

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 the creation account,

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 built into the design

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 of God,

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 it says that

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 even through

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 the things

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 that God has made,

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 his divine attributes

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 are clearly seen.

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 So going all the way

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 back to the beginning,

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 what's been inherent

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 in the design

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 that God has created

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 are certain

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 fundamental truths

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 and values of God.

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 And so when we

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 push against those things,

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 we are demonstrating

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 that we are resisting

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 God fundamentally.

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 So our leaders

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 as servants of God

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 recognizing the things

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 that God even built

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 into creation

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 should come to terms

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 with this

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 and seek to advocate

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 these things.

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 For example,

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 good leaders

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 point to the creator

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 rather than the creature.

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 Romans 1, 24, 25

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 shows what happens

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 when they don't.

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 Therefore,

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 God gave them up

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 in the lusts

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 of their hearts

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 to impurity,

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 to the dishonoring

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 of their bodies

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 among themselves,

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 because they exchanged

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 the truth about God

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 for a lie.

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 And they worshiped

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 and served

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 the creature

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 rather than the creator

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 who is blessed forever.

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 Certainly,

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 we have a stewardship

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 over the world.

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 God has given us

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 as male and female

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 the responsibility

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 to exercise dominion

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 over the earth.

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 But as soon

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 as these agendas

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 that various leaders

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 will have

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 begin to point

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 and push

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 to the creation

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 rather than drawing

00:19:43.240 --> 00:19:44.299
 attention to the creator,

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 then watch out.

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 Next,

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 good leaders

00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:48.740
 will reinforce

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 God's design

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 for marriage.

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 And when they don't,

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 this happens

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 in verses 26 and 27.

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 It says,

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 for this reason,

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 God gave them up

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 to dishonorable passions.

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 For their women

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 exchanged natural relations

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 for those that are

00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:02.740
 contrary to nature.

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 And the men likewise

00:20:04.100 --> 00:20:05.759
 gave up natural relations

00:20:05.759 --> 00:20:06.680
 with women

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 who were consumed

00:20:07.740 --> 00:20:08.360
 with passions

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 for one another.

00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:10.059
 Men committing

00:20:10.059 --> 00:20:11.120
 shameless acts

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 with men

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 and receiving

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 in themselves

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 the due penalty

00:20:13.920 --> 00:20:14.860
 for their error.

00:20:15.539 --> 00:20:16.880
 At the very beginning

00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:17.700
 of creation

00:20:17.700 --> 00:20:19.079
 in Genesis 1

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 and Genesis chapter 2,

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 God had built

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 the beautiful arrangement

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 of masculinity

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 and femininity

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 in the scripture

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 and had given

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 a command to Adam,

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 a man shall leave

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 his father

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 and mother

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 and cling to his wife

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 and the two

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 shall be one flesh.

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 One male,

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 one female

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 in harmony together

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 to carry out

00:20:41.419 --> 00:20:42.299
 the creation order

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 and that is

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 to be fruitful

00:20:43.619 --> 00:20:44.659
 and multiply

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 and fill the earth.

00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:46.679
 The inherent

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 truths of scripture.

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 And when our leaders

00:20:50.759 --> 00:20:51.919
 push against

00:20:51.919 --> 00:20:52.959
 what should be

00:20:52.959 --> 00:20:54.619
 natural and true

00:20:54.619 --> 00:20:55.299
 from the beginning,

00:20:56.059 --> 00:20:57.099
 we need to pray for them.

00:20:57.919 --> 00:20:58.299
 Finally,

00:20:58.399 --> 00:20:58.799
 good leaders

00:20:58.799 --> 00:20:59.319
 will uphold

00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:00.339
 God's inherent

00:21:00.339 --> 00:21:01.639
 code of conduct.

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 Romans chapter 1

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 verses 28 to 32,

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 and since they did not

00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:07.279
 see fit to acknowledge God,

00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:08.179
 God gave them up

00:21:08.179 --> 00:21:09.699
 to a debased mind

00:21:09.699 --> 00:21:10.639
 to do what ought

00:21:10.639 --> 00:21:11.419
 not to be done.

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 They were filled

00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:12.879
 with all manner

00:21:12.879 --> 00:21:13.579
 of unrighteousness,

00:21:13.659 --> 00:21:14.419
 evil, covetous,

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:14.899
 malice.

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 They are full of envy,

00:21:16.539 --> 00:21:17.319
 murder, strife,

00:21:17.439 --> 00:21:17.779
 deceit,

00:21:17.779 --> 00:21:18.940
 maliciousness.

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 They are gossips.

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 Though they know

00:21:22.519 --> 00:21:24.180
 God's righteous decree

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 that those who practice

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 such things

00:21:26.480 --> 00:21:27.359
 deserve to die,

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 they not only do them

00:21:29.539 --> 00:21:30.480
 but give approval

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 to those

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 who practice them.

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 A government

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 that commends these

00:21:36.660 --> 00:21:38.680
 or that confronts

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 or goes against

00:21:39.619 --> 00:21:42.099
 these fundamental principles

00:21:42.099 --> 00:21:43.399
 demonstrate

00:21:43.399 --> 00:21:44.180
 they're fighting

00:21:44.180 --> 00:21:45.480
 against God.

00:21:46.379 --> 00:21:46.980
 The foundation

00:21:46.980 --> 00:21:48.000
 of God's design

00:21:48.000 --> 00:21:49.140
 is under attack.

00:21:49.140 --> 00:21:50.220
 The core elements

00:21:50.220 --> 00:21:50.960
 of the gospel

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 living are being

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 stripped away.

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 Those very things

00:21:55.400 --> 00:21:56.259
 that are meant

00:21:56.259 --> 00:21:57.680
 to point to a creator

00:21:57.680 --> 00:21:58.599
 and help us

00:21:58.599 --> 00:21:59.860
 understand our place.

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 Those are the things

00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:02.099
 that are being obscured.

00:22:02.460 --> 00:22:03.140
 Those are the things

00:22:03.140 --> 00:22:04.279
 that are being dismantled.

00:22:05.160 --> 00:22:05.680
 And so,

00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:07.539
 the responsibility

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 that we have

00:22:08.220 --> 00:22:09.380
 is not to protest,

00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:11.339
 not to take it

00:22:11.339 --> 00:22:12.259
 to the public square,

00:22:12.620 --> 00:22:13.640
 but to pray.

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 That is the instruction

00:22:14.960 --> 00:22:15.720
 that is given

00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:16.660
 to us

00:22:16.660 --> 00:22:18.460
 in this passage.

00:22:19.220 --> 00:22:19.980
 As Christians,

00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:21.140
 we have a responsibility

00:22:21.140 --> 00:22:22.259
 to pray.

00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:23.500
 Now,

00:22:23.740 --> 00:22:24.220
 picking up

00:22:24.220 --> 00:22:25.360
 in verse 2,

00:22:26.000 --> 00:22:26.640
 God's purpose

00:22:26.640 --> 00:22:27.300
 for our prayers.

00:22:27.420 --> 00:22:28.720
 What will our prayers

00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:29.880
 accomplish?

00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:31.600
 Notice,

00:22:31.599 --> 00:22:33.379
 that way,

00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:35.179
 excuse me,

00:22:35.240 --> 00:22:36.159
 that we may lead

00:22:36.159 --> 00:22:36.959
 a peaceful

00:22:36.959 --> 00:22:38.240
 and quiet life,

00:22:39.000 --> 00:22:39.559
 godly

00:22:39.559 --> 00:22:40.500
 and dignified

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 in every way.

00:22:41.779 --> 00:22:42.439
 This is good

00:22:42.439 --> 00:22:43.219
 and is pleasing

00:22:43.219 --> 00:22:44.079
 in the sight of God,

00:22:44.219 --> 00:22:44.779
 our Savior,

00:22:45.099 --> 00:22:45.659
 who desires

00:22:45.659 --> 00:22:46.339
 all people

00:22:46.339 --> 00:22:46.980
 to be saved

00:22:46.980 --> 00:22:47.719
 and to come

00:22:47.719 --> 00:22:48.199
 to a knowledge

00:22:48.199 --> 00:22:48.659
 of the truth.

00:22:48.939 --> 00:22:50.379
 There is a two-fold purpose

00:22:50.379 --> 00:22:51.159
 that we see here.

00:22:51.480 --> 00:22:52.039
 The first

00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:52.639
 is a purpose

00:22:52.639 --> 00:22:53.439
 that's related

00:22:53.439 --> 00:22:54.039
 to people,

00:22:55.159 --> 00:22:56.159
 to lead

00:22:56.159 --> 00:22:57.179
 to a quiet life,

00:22:57.419 --> 00:22:58.319
 a godly life,

00:22:58.379 --> 00:22:59.559
 a dignified life,

00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:01.500
 that there might be

00:23:01.500 --> 00:23:02.740
 peacefulness,

00:23:02.819 --> 00:23:03.379
 there might be

00:23:03.379 --> 00:23:04.399
 quietness,

00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:05.099
 there might be

00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:06.700
 rest and tranquility,

00:23:07.419 --> 00:23:08.200
 that there might be

00:23:08.200 --> 00:23:08.759
 opportunity

00:23:08.759 --> 00:23:10.200
 for the obstacles

00:23:10.200 --> 00:23:11.000
 to be removed.

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 And the second purpose,

00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:14.319
 which is the ultimate purpose,

00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:16.000
 is that God

00:23:16.000 --> 00:23:17.099
 would be glorified.

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 It says,

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 it is good

00:23:18.899 --> 00:23:19.779
 and pleasing

00:23:19.779 --> 00:23:21.139
 in the sight of God

00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:23.539
 who desires salvation

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 and has called us

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 to evangelize.

00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:28.159
 Here we see

00:23:28.159 --> 00:23:29.000
 the heart of God.

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 This phrase,

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 this word,

00:23:31.079 --> 00:23:32.059
 in order that

00:23:32.059 --> 00:23:32.859
 we may lead,

00:23:33.099 --> 00:23:34.059
 points to the purpose

00:23:34.059 --> 00:23:34.759
 of our prayers.

00:23:35.660 --> 00:23:37.519
 This peaceful life,

00:23:38.059 --> 00:23:39.299
 tranquil life,

00:23:39.480 --> 00:23:40.660
 quiet life.

00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:43.140
 What an important word

00:23:43.140 --> 00:23:43.880
 for us today.

00:23:44.740 --> 00:23:45.440
 In an age

00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:46.420
 where we want to take,

00:23:48.019 --> 00:23:48.819
 we want to make

00:23:48.819 --> 00:23:50.299
 a public statement,

00:23:51.000 --> 00:23:51.500
 where we want

00:23:51.500 --> 00:23:52.440
 to be noticeable,

00:23:52.940 --> 00:23:53.799
 where we want

00:23:53.799 --> 00:23:54.839
 to be go big

00:23:54.839 --> 00:23:55.519
 or go home,

00:23:56.359 --> 00:23:57.019
 where we want

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.940
 to draw attention

00:23:57.940 --> 00:23:58.740
 to ourselves.

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 God calls us

00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:01.779
 to a quiet life,

00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:03.700
 a dignified life.

00:24:04.340 --> 00:24:05.039
 Not a life

00:24:05.039 --> 00:24:05.700
 that is pressing

00:24:05.700 --> 00:24:07.299
 on all the hot buttons.

00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:08.420
 Not a life

00:24:08.420 --> 00:24:09.080
 that is necessarily

00:24:09.080 --> 00:24:09.740
 advocating

00:24:09.740 --> 00:24:11.039
 in all the forums

00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:11.880
 or addressing

00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:13.240
 all of the injustices,

00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:14.340
 but a quiet,

00:24:14.660 --> 00:24:16.100
 tranquil life

00:24:16.100 --> 00:24:17.799
 that is opposed

00:24:17.799 --> 00:24:18.759
 to a vocal,

00:24:19.299 --> 00:24:19.720
 loud,

00:24:19.960 --> 00:24:20.559
 expressive,

00:24:21.140 --> 00:24:21.640
 social,

00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:22.860
 kind of warrior,

00:24:23.080 --> 00:24:23.940
 kind of person.

00:24:23.940 --> 00:24:26.279
 rather than fighting

00:24:26.279 --> 00:24:28.160
 with carnal weapons,

00:24:28.299 --> 00:24:28.840
 we're fighting

00:24:28.840 --> 00:24:31.140
 with divine weapons,

00:24:31.259 --> 00:24:31.700
 a prayer.

00:24:33.700 --> 00:24:35.160
 Take your requests

00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:36.039
 to God.

00:24:36.779 --> 00:24:37.700
 Let Him work

00:24:37.700 --> 00:24:38.779
 through the circumstances.

00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:40.320
 Let Him advocate

00:24:40.320 --> 00:24:41.640
 for the oppressed.

00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:42.779
 Let Him humble

00:24:42.779 --> 00:24:43.400
 the proud.

00:24:43.740 --> 00:24:44.640
 Let Him advance

00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:46.019
 His cause.

00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:48.539
 And as we commit

00:24:48.539 --> 00:24:49.320
 ourselves to pray,

00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:51.019
 we are demonstrating

00:24:51.019 --> 00:24:52.079
 a confidence

00:24:52.079 --> 00:24:53.099
 in God

00:24:53.099 --> 00:24:54.339
 who is over all.

00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:56.539
 Boy,

00:24:56.599 --> 00:24:57.019
 as we walk

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:57.899
 through the life

00:24:57.899 --> 00:24:58.399
 of Daniel,

00:24:58.939 --> 00:25:00.119
 we should be so humbled

00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:01.000
 to recognize

00:25:01.000 --> 00:25:02.279
 the posture

00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:03.700
 of faithfulness

00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:04.460
 that led

00:25:04.460 --> 00:25:05.639
 to consistent,

00:25:06.240 --> 00:25:06.659
 daily,

00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:08.000
 faithful prayer.

00:25:08.179 --> 00:25:09.319
 It was the prayers

00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:09.919
 of Daniel

00:25:09.919 --> 00:25:11.759
 that changed

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.419
 the heart

00:25:12.420 --> 00:25:13.180
 of Nebuchadnezzar.

00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:15.980
 Might we be those

00:25:15.980 --> 00:25:16.900
 who seek

00:25:16.900 --> 00:25:17.640
 to advance

00:25:17.640 --> 00:25:18.519
 the cause

00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:19.039
 of God

00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:20.160
 who says,

00:25:20.440 --> 00:25:21.680
 remember in His model prayer,

00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:23.039
 your kingdom come,

00:25:23.320 --> 00:25:24.100
 your will be done.

00:25:24.460 --> 00:25:25.100
 Might that be

00:25:25.100 --> 00:25:25.779
 the expression

00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:26.539
 of our hearts?

00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:28.900
 The agenda

00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:29.880
 which God

00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:30.440
 seeks

00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:31.460
 to address

00:25:31.460 --> 00:25:32.600
 is sins

00:25:32.600 --> 00:25:33.240
 forgiven,

00:25:33.700 --> 00:25:34.700
 lives changed,

00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:35.380
 hearts

00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:36.580
 that are cleansed,

00:25:37.300 --> 00:25:37.700
 minds

00:25:37.700 --> 00:25:38.580
 that are informed,

00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:39.300
 Christ

00:25:39.300 --> 00:25:40.440
 that is exalted,

00:25:40.840 --> 00:25:42.140
 God who is glorified,

00:25:42.140 --> 00:25:43.420
 that is God's

00:25:43.420 --> 00:25:43.900
 objective.

00:25:45.180 --> 00:25:46.040
 May our heart

00:25:46.040 --> 00:25:46.640
 and life

00:25:46.640 --> 00:25:47.420
 and actions

00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:48.440
 express

00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:49.320
 the heart

00:25:49.320 --> 00:25:50.060
 of God.

00:25:51.300 --> 00:25:51.980
 We don't have time

00:25:51.980 --> 00:25:52.600
 to work through

00:25:52.600 --> 00:25:54.800
 the intricacies

00:25:54.800 --> 00:25:56.400
 of this phrase

00:25:56.400 --> 00:25:57.100
 all people

00:25:57.100 --> 00:25:58.840
 but we do know

00:25:58.840 --> 00:25:59.360
 one thing

00:25:59.360 --> 00:26:00.560
 that the all people

00:26:00.560 --> 00:26:01.660
 that is expressed here

00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:03.140
 that God desires

00:26:03.140 --> 00:26:04.200
 to save all people

00:26:04.200 --> 00:26:05.259
 that all people

00:26:05.259 --> 00:26:06.740
 is the same word,

00:26:06.820 --> 00:26:08.259
 the same word pairing

00:26:08.259 --> 00:26:08.940
 that is used

00:26:08.940 --> 00:26:09.880
 earlier in the text

00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:10.720
 where we're to pray

00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:11.580
 for all people.

00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:14.820
 God does have

00:26:14.820 --> 00:26:15.240
 a heart

00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:16.680
 for the lost

00:26:16.680 --> 00:26:17.860
 for God

00:26:17.860 --> 00:26:18.620
 so loved

00:26:18.620 --> 00:26:19.120
 the world

00:26:19.120 --> 00:26:19.580
 that he gave

00:26:19.580 --> 00:26:20.460
 his only begotten son

00:26:20.460 --> 00:26:21.759
 that whoever

00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:22.480
 believes in him

00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:23.160
 should not perish

00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:23.980
 but have

00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:25.340
 everlasting life.

00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:26.580
 God cares

00:26:26.580 --> 00:26:27.759
 for lostness.

00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:29.100
 We should care

00:26:29.100 --> 00:26:30.259
 for lostness

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:30.880
 as well.

00:26:32.000 --> 00:26:32.900
 So I have there

00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:33.520
 in your notes

00:26:33.520 --> 00:26:35.180
 the encouragement

00:26:35.180 --> 00:26:36.060
 to pray for leaders

00:26:36.059 --> 00:26:37.839
 and I have

00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:38.839
 several things

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.879
 that you can

00:26:39.879 --> 00:26:40.399
 and should

00:26:40.399 --> 00:26:41.359
 be praying for

00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.200
 that are related

00:26:42.200 --> 00:26:44.599
 to the objectives

00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:45.779
 that God has given

00:26:45.779 --> 00:26:46.339
 to them.

00:26:47.919 --> 00:26:48.419
 And so I want you

00:26:48.419 --> 00:26:49.059
 to want to pause

00:26:49.059 --> 00:26:49.720
 right now

00:26:49.720 --> 00:26:51.299
 in our service

00:26:51.299 --> 00:26:52.639
 and I want to just

00:26:52.639 --> 00:26:53.639
 do exactly

00:26:53.639 --> 00:26:54.480
 what we're encouraged

00:26:54.480 --> 00:26:54.799
 to do

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:55.539
 and that is to pray

00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:56.279
 for our leaders.

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.359
 So I've asked Mark

00:26:57.359 --> 00:26:57.779
 to come

00:26:57.779 --> 00:26:58.819
 and pray

00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.980
 for our leaders.

00:26:59.980 --> 00:27:07.299
 Thank you Mark.

00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:19.720
 Just keep going.

00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:19.920
 Okay.

00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:21.680
 God we are

00:27:21.680 --> 00:27:23.880
 you are such a good

00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:24.640
 and great God

00:27:24.640 --> 00:27:25.819
 and you are worthy

00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:26.599
 of all praise.

00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:32.199
 We just thank you

00:27:32.199 --> 00:27:33.219
 for all the things

00:27:33.219 --> 00:27:33.980
 you've done for us

00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:34.879
 that you have not

00:27:34.879 --> 00:27:35.779
 left us here alone

00:27:35.779 --> 00:27:37.059
 but you've given us

00:27:37.059 --> 00:27:37.419
 truth,

00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:38.259
 the words of truth

00:27:38.259 --> 00:27:40.119
 and God that is

00:27:40.119 --> 00:27:41.339
 such a comfort

00:27:41.339 --> 00:27:41.939
 and protection

00:27:41.939 --> 00:27:42.519
 for us

00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:43.819
 in these troubling times

00:27:43.819 --> 00:27:45.480
 and we know God

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:46.939
 that you only have

00:27:46.939 --> 00:27:47.659
 good things in store

00:27:47.659 --> 00:27:48.099
 for us.

00:27:49.379 --> 00:27:50.379
 I do think of

00:27:50.379 --> 00:27:51.199
 Proverbs 21

00:27:51.199 --> 00:27:52.219
 where it says

00:27:52.219 --> 00:27:53.459
 the king's heart

00:27:53.459 --> 00:27:54.319
 is in the hand

00:27:54.319 --> 00:27:54.879
 of the Lord

00:27:54.879 --> 00:27:56.559
 and he directs

00:27:56.559 --> 00:27:57.700
 it like a waterway

00:27:57.700 --> 00:27:59.099
 wherever he pleases.

00:28:00.940 --> 00:28:02.039
 So God you are

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:02.659
 engaged

00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:04.740
 with our

00:28:04.740 --> 00:28:05.379
 leaders

00:28:05.379 --> 00:28:06.759
 and

00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:08.119
 it pleases you

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:09.259
 to have your

00:28:09.259 --> 00:28:10.119
 sovereign control

00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.579
 and so God

00:28:11.579 --> 00:28:12.759
 we ask for

00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:13.679
 courage

00:28:13.679 --> 00:28:15.139
 to be engaged.

00:28:15.419 --> 00:28:15.539
 Amen.

00:28:15.859 --> 00:28:16.879
 As Pastor said

00:28:16.879 --> 00:28:18.319
 first and foremost

00:28:18.319 --> 00:28:18.859
 to pray

00:28:18.859 --> 00:28:19.819
 for our leaders.

00:28:20.579 --> 00:28:21.359
 God we must

00:28:21.359 --> 00:28:23.099
 just really

00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:23.559
 bathe them

00:28:23.559 --> 00:28:24.039
 in prayer

00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:26.279
 and let them

00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:26.619
 know

00:28:26.619 --> 00:28:28.519
 that they have

00:28:28.519 --> 00:28:29.299
 a role to play

00:28:29.299 --> 00:28:30.599
 in even the

00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:31.299
 spiritual tenor

00:28:31.299 --> 00:28:32.039
 of a country

00:28:32.039 --> 00:28:33.920
 and pray God

00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:34.700
 that we will be

00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:36.099
 bold

00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:37.500
 and humble

00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.859
 and that our

00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:39.500
 words as we

00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:39.940
 talk with

00:28:39.940 --> 00:28:40.859
 people in our

00:28:40.859 --> 00:28:41.259
 community

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:41.799
 and work

00:28:41.799 --> 00:28:43.819
 and neighborhood

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.759
 that we will

00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:45.420
 just be

00:28:45.420 --> 00:28:47.359
 able to give

00:28:47.359 --> 00:28:48.099
 light

00:28:48.099 --> 00:28:49.359
 kindness

00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:50.159
 and compassion.

00:28:51.159 --> 00:28:51.859
 God forgive us

00:28:51.859 --> 00:28:52.459
 for not being

00:28:52.459 --> 00:28:53.219
 a brighter light

00:28:53.219 --> 00:28:54.319
 around our

00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:54.899
 world

00:28:54.899 --> 00:28:56.299
 and society.

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.679
 We just ask God

00:28:57.679 --> 00:28:58.159
 that you will

00:28:58.159 --> 00:28:59.459
 help us to use

00:28:59.459 --> 00:28:59.819
 these

00:28:59.819 --> 00:29:00.740
 next

00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:02.240
 few months

00:29:02.240 --> 00:29:02.819
 that we have

00:29:02.819 --> 00:29:03.119
 here

00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:04.779
 to just really

00:29:04.779 --> 00:29:05.919
 be engaged

00:29:05.919 --> 00:29:07.379
 and again

00:29:07.379 --> 00:29:07.980
 be prayerful

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.619
 for our leaders

00:29:08.619 --> 00:29:10.799
 and all that

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:11.139
 we do

00:29:11.139 --> 00:29:11.539
 that will

00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:12.339
 glorify you.

00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:13.519
 We ask this in your

00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:13.959
 son's name.

00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:14.240
 Amen.

00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:14.379
 Amen.

00:29:14.380 --> 00:29:19.960
 So our first

00:29:19.960 --> 00:29:20.900
 priority is a

00:29:20.900 --> 00:29:21.680
 priority of prayer.

00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:23.300
 Our second

00:29:23.300 --> 00:29:24.120
 priority is a

00:29:24.120 --> 00:29:25.200
 priority of the

00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:25.520
 gospel.

00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:26.340
 We find that in

00:29:26.340 --> 00:29:27.880
 verses 5 to 7.

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 The priority of

00:29:29.380 --> 00:29:29.900
 the gospel.

00:29:31.040 --> 00:29:31.680
 For there is,

00:29:31.700 --> 00:29:32.140
 he says,

00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:32.820
 one God

00:29:32.820 --> 00:29:34.160
 and one mediator

00:29:34.160 --> 00:29:34.900
 between God

00:29:34.900 --> 00:29:35.260
 and man,

00:29:35.320 --> 00:29:35.920
 the man Christ

00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:36.280
 Jesus,

00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:37.780
 who gave himself

00:29:37.780 --> 00:29:38.360
 as a ransom

00:29:38.360 --> 00:29:39.080
 for all,

00:29:39.080 --> 00:29:39.940
 which is the

00:29:39.940 --> 00:29:40.760
 testimony given

00:29:40.760 --> 00:29:41.160
 at the proper

00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:41.560
 time.

00:29:42.520 --> 00:29:42.940
 For this I was

00:29:42.940 --> 00:29:43.740
 appointed a preacher

00:29:43.740 --> 00:29:44.400
 and an apostle.

00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:45.539
 I am telling

00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:45.900
 the truth.

00:29:45.980 --> 00:29:46.759
 I am not lying.

00:29:47.079 --> 00:29:47.620
 A teacher

00:29:47.620 --> 00:29:48.700
 of the Gentiles

00:29:48.700 --> 00:29:49.420
 in faith

00:29:49.420 --> 00:29:50.359
 and truth.

00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:52.079
 Remember several

00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.559
 weeks ago

00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:52.859
 or a couple

00:29:52.859 --> 00:29:53.339
 weeks ago

00:29:53.339 --> 00:29:53.960
 when we began

00:29:53.960 --> 00:29:54.539
 this series

00:29:54.539 --> 00:29:56.099
 and I described

00:29:56.099 --> 00:29:56.599
 to you

00:29:56.599 --> 00:29:58.740
 what evangelicalism

00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:59.980
 and where it's

00:29:59.980 --> 00:30:00.480
 trending

00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:01.559
 as it relates

00:30:01.559 --> 00:30:02.539
 to the core

00:30:02.539 --> 00:30:03.039
 tenets,

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:04.019
 not only of who

00:30:04.019 --> 00:30:04.539
 God is,

00:30:04.620 --> 00:30:05.039
 but what we

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.700
 would consider

00:30:05.700 --> 00:30:06.559
 the core

00:30:06.559 --> 00:30:07.259
 tenets of the

00:30:07.259 --> 00:30:07.620
 gospel.

00:30:08.180 --> 00:30:09.019
 This is a

00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:10.799
 snapshot of how

00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:11.960
 far we have

00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:12.740
 gone as it

00:30:12.740 --> 00:30:13.680
 relates to

00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:14.759
 truth and

00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:15.140
 being the

00:30:15.140 --> 00:30:15.680
 pillar and

00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:16.420
 buttress of

00:30:16.420 --> 00:30:16.779
 the truth.

00:30:17.019 --> 00:30:17.740
 When those

00:30:17.740 --> 00:30:18.140
 who are

00:30:18.140 --> 00:30:19.160
 meant to be

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 the catalyst

00:30:20.400 --> 00:30:21.180
 and the

00:30:21.180 --> 00:30:21.860
 carriers for

00:30:21.860 --> 00:30:22.940
 truth don't

00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:23.799
 understand who

00:30:23.799 --> 00:30:24.380
 God is,

00:30:25.840 --> 00:30:26.220
 then we can

00:30:26.220 --> 00:30:26.980
 imagine that

00:30:26.980 --> 00:30:27.680
 those who

00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:28.200
 come to

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:29.240
 embrace that

00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:30.120
 gospel that

00:30:30.120 --> 00:30:30.880
 they preach

00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:32.200
 will also be

00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:33.560
 unaware of

00:30:33.560 --> 00:30:34.200
 the essential

00:30:34.200 --> 00:30:35.019
 truths that

00:30:35.019 --> 00:30:35.420
 they need for

00:30:35.420 --> 00:30:35.860
 salvation.

00:30:37.860 --> 00:30:38.860
 We may see

00:30:38.860 --> 00:30:39.880
 these statistics,

00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:40.880
 but the

00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:41.560
 apostle Paul

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:42.679
 will put the

00:30:42.679 --> 00:30:43.519
 truth of the

00:30:43.519 --> 00:30:44.039
 gospel in

00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:44.679
 very simple

00:30:44.679 --> 00:30:45.220
 terms.

00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:46.819
 He points to

00:30:46.819 --> 00:30:48.679
 these unwavering

00:30:48.679 --> 00:30:49.399
 statements.

00:30:49.720 --> 00:30:50.460
 One God,

00:30:50.740 --> 00:30:51.639
 one mediator,

00:30:51.899 --> 00:30:52.619
 one ransom.

00:30:53.579 --> 00:30:54.220
 That's the

00:30:54.220 --> 00:30:55.980
 gospel in its

00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:57.700
 barest form.

00:30:58.659 --> 00:30:59.519
 That God being

00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:00.460
 united in three

00:31:00.460 --> 00:31:00.919
 persons,

00:31:01.079 --> 00:31:01.359
 Father,

00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:02.179
 Son,

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:03.240
 and Holy Spirit,

00:31:03.339 --> 00:31:04.159
 not a vague

00:31:04.159 --> 00:31:04.599
 God,

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:05.519
 not an ambiguous

00:31:05.519 --> 00:31:06.000
 God,

00:31:06.139 --> 00:31:07.079
 not any God,

00:31:07.079 --> 00:31:08.059
 but the God

00:31:08.059 --> 00:31:08.779
 of the Bible,

00:31:08.919 --> 00:31:09.839
 the God who

00:31:09.839 --> 00:31:11.179
 represents himself

00:31:11.179 --> 00:31:12.159
 as Trinity in

00:31:12.159 --> 00:31:12.759
 three persons,

00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:13.319
 Father,

00:31:13.519 --> 00:31:13.759
 Son,

00:31:13.919 --> 00:31:14.799
 and Holy Spirit.

00:31:15.179 --> 00:31:16.240
 Jesus will say

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:16.799
 on several

00:31:16.799 --> 00:31:17.259
 occasions,

00:31:17.599 --> 00:31:18.039
 if you don't

00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:18.960
 have me,

00:31:19.159 --> 00:31:19.839
 you don't have

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.299
 the Father.

00:31:21.419 --> 00:31:22.359
 One mediator,

00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:22.799
 of course,

00:31:22.919 --> 00:31:23.579
 that is Jesus

00:31:23.579 --> 00:31:24.399
 himself,

00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:25.460
 who died for

00:31:25.460 --> 00:31:26.019
 our sins,

00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:27.259
 who rose again,

00:31:27.559 --> 00:31:28.639
 who paid for

00:31:28.639 --> 00:31:29.659
 our sins on

00:31:29.659 --> 00:31:30.199
 the cross,

00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:31.079
 and makes a

00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:31.779
 way through

00:31:31.779 --> 00:31:32.740
 faith in him,

00:31:32.980 --> 00:31:33.699
 and forgiveness

00:31:33.699 --> 00:31:34.779
 for sin as

00:31:34.779 --> 00:31:36.399
 the ransom to

00:31:36.400 --> 00:31:37.460
 take that sin

00:31:37.460 --> 00:31:38.600
 and that payment

00:31:38.600 --> 00:31:39.800
 price that has

00:31:39.800 --> 00:31:41.200
 been paid on

00:31:41.200 --> 00:31:43.180
 our behalf to

00:31:43.180 --> 00:31:44.900
 give us the

00:31:44.900 --> 00:31:46.580
 gift of salvation

00:31:46.580 --> 00:31:47.820
 for any who

00:31:47.820 --> 00:31:48.420
 will believe.

00:31:49.340 --> 00:31:51.220
 The goal of

00:31:51.220 --> 00:31:52.060
 our prayers and

00:31:52.060 --> 00:31:52.880
 the goal of our

00:31:52.880 --> 00:31:54.500
 living is this

00:31:54.500 --> 00:31:55.660
 priority of the

00:31:55.660 --> 00:31:56.040
 gospel.

00:31:57.460 --> 00:31:57.780
 Now,

00:31:57.840 --> 00:31:59.100
 Paul will shift

00:31:59.100 --> 00:31:59.759
 his attention.

00:32:00.180 --> 00:32:00.360
 Now,

00:32:00.460 --> 00:32:00.920
 instead of

00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:01.740
 speaking in

00:32:01.740 --> 00:32:03.180
 generalities and

00:32:03.180 --> 00:32:04.340
 addressing the

00:32:04.340 --> 00:32:05.019
 group at large,

00:32:05.100 --> 00:32:06.220
 now he'll begin

00:32:06.220 --> 00:32:07.860
 to help the

00:32:07.860 --> 00:32:09.200
 church that he's

00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:09.640
 addressing,

00:32:09.799 --> 00:32:10.539
 both full of

00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.200
 men and women,

00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:12.140
 to recognize

00:32:12.140 --> 00:32:13.200
 their specific

00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:14.660
 role in this

00:32:14.660 --> 00:32:15.720
 gospel strategy.

00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:17.620
 That's where we

00:32:17.620 --> 00:32:18.440
 turn our attention

00:32:18.440 --> 00:32:19.700
 to the command

00:32:19.700 --> 00:32:21.000
 to gospel living

00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:21.779
 in the church.

00:32:22.220 --> 00:32:23.000
 The command to

00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:23.759
 gospel living in

00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:24.259
 the church,

00:32:24.700 --> 00:32:25.240
 beginning in

00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:25.640
 verse 8,

00:32:25.700 --> 00:32:26.420
 it says this,

00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:28.060
 I desire then

00:32:28.060 --> 00:32:28.600
 that in every

00:32:28.600 --> 00:32:30.080
 place the men

00:32:30.080 --> 00:32:30.600
 should pray,

00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:32.120
 lifting holy

00:32:32.120 --> 00:32:32.740
 hands without

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.380
 anger or

00:32:33.380 --> 00:32:33.820
 quarreling,

00:32:34.460 --> 00:32:35.240
 likewise also

00:32:35.240 --> 00:32:35.700
 that women

00:32:35.700 --> 00:32:36.259
 should adorn

00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:37.340
 themselves in

00:32:37.340 --> 00:32:38.320
 respectable apparel,

00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:39.860
 with modesty and

00:32:39.860 --> 00:32:40.580
 self-control,

00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:41.620
 not with braided

00:32:41.620 --> 00:32:43.240
 hair in gold or

00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:44.259
 pearls or costly

00:32:44.259 --> 00:32:45.600
 attire, but with

00:32:45.600 --> 00:32:46.700
 what is proper for

00:32:46.700 --> 00:32:47.940
 women who possess

00:32:47.940 --> 00:32:49.019
 godliness with good

00:32:49.019 --> 00:32:49.460
 works.

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:50.960
 Let a woman learn

00:32:50.960 --> 00:32:51.900
 quietly with all

00:32:51.900 --> 00:32:53.600
 submissiveness and

00:32:53.600 --> 00:32:54.380
 not permit a woman

00:32:54.380 --> 00:32:55.980
 to teach or to

00:32:55.980 --> 00:32:56.920
 exercise authority

00:32:56.920 --> 00:32:57.480
 over a man.

00:32:57.780 --> 00:32:58.680
 Rather, she is to

00:32:58.680 --> 00:32:59.440
 remain quiet.

00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:00.760
 For Adam was

00:33:00.760 --> 00:33:01.660
 formed first,

00:33:01.760 --> 00:33:02.420
 then Eve, and

00:33:02.420 --> 00:33:03.580
 Adam was not

00:33:03.580 --> 00:33:04.320
 deceived, but the

00:33:04.320 --> 00:33:05.680
 woman was deceived

00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:06.360
 and became a

00:33:06.360 --> 00:33:07.100
 transgressor.

00:33:07.700 --> 00:33:08.560
 Yet she will be

00:33:08.560 --> 00:33:09.240
 saved through

00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:10.640
 childbearing if

00:33:10.640 --> 00:33:11.400
 they continue in

00:33:11.400 --> 00:33:12.520
 faith and love

00:33:12.520 --> 00:33:13.600
 and holiness with

00:33:13.600 --> 00:33:14.420
 self-control.

00:33:15.740 --> 00:33:17.660
 Now the number of

00:33:17.660 --> 00:33:18.500
 volumes that have

00:33:18.500 --> 00:33:19.460
 been written and

00:33:19.460 --> 00:33:20.800
 the amount of

00:33:20.800 --> 00:33:21.580
 ink that has been

00:33:21.580 --> 00:33:23.240
 spilled on this

00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:24.020
 subject and

00:33:24.019 --> 00:33:25.339
 particularly, this

00:33:25.339 --> 00:33:26.720
 chapter is immense.

00:33:27.859 --> 00:33:28.940
 And in preparation

00:33:28.940 --> 00:33:30.059
 for this, I have

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:31.240
 really tried to be

00:33:31.240 --> 00:33:32.660
 faithful with this

00:33:32.660 --> 00:33:33.680
 text and tried to

00:33:33.680 --> 00:33:34.700
 be faithful with

00:33:34.700 --> 00:33:35.599
 this subject so

00:33:35.599 --> 00:33:35.920
 that I'm not

00:33:35.920 --> 00:33:36.599
 overstating.

00:33:36.980 --> 00:33:37.660
 I've listened to

00:33:37.660 --> 00:33:39.720
 over 30 hours of

00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:41.400
 what you might call

00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:42.720
 a theological

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:44.519
 discourse going

00:33:44.519 --> 00:33:45.319
 all the way back

00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:46.680
 to Genesis and

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:47.839
 recounting or

00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:48.960
 looking at all of

00:33:48.960 --> 00:33:49.980
 the distinctive

00:33:49.980 --> 00:33:51.359
 places in which

00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:52.180
 men and women

00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:53.119
 served throughout

00:33:53.119 --> 00:33:53.719
 the scriptures.

00:33:55.000 --> 00:33:56.159
 I've also read

00:33:56.159 --> 00:33:57.819
 pages and pages

00:33:57.819 --> 00:33:59.179
 and pages of

00:33:59.179 --> 00:33:59.679
 commentary.

00:34:00.159 --> 00:34:01.099
 I read a book

00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:03.439
 and we're making

00:34:03.439 --> 00:34:04.299
 that available to

00:34:04.299 --> 00:34:04.599
 you.

00:34:04.719 --> 00:34:05.259
 It's in the

00:34:05.259 --> 00:34:06.979
 resource center and

00:34:06.979 --> 00:34:07.939
 it's for purchase.

00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:08.819
 You can purchase it

00:34:08.819 --> 00:34:09.659
 for 13 bucks.

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:11.420
 You can see the

00:34:11.420 --> 00:34:12.339
 details of that on

00:34:12.339 --> 00:34:13.440
 the back of your

00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:14.420
 form.

00:34:14.500 --> 00:34:15.460
 It's by Kevin De

00:34:15.460 --> 00:34:15.639
 Young.

00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:16.179
 It's called Men

00:34:16.179 --> 00:34:16.539
 and Women.

00:34:16.859 --> 00:34:17.639
 It provides a

00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:18.819
 thorough but simple

00:34:18.819 --> 00:34:19.719
 discourse that's

00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:21.159
 easy to understand.

00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:22.739
 There's also a

00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:23.619
 resource, a free

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.420
 resource you can

00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:25.799
 download by scanning

00:34:25.799 --> 00:34:26.699
 that QR code.

00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:27.519
 The 50

00:34:27.519 --> 00:34:28.839
 questions, crucial

00:34:28.839 --> 00:34:29.659
 questions about

00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.659
 manhood and

00:34:30.659 --> 00:34:31.259
 womanhood by

00:34:31.259 --> 00:34:31.779
 Piper and

00:34:31.779 --> 00:34:32.019
 Grudem.

00:34:32.099 --> 00:34:32.679
 I would commend

00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:33.319
 that to you.

00:34:34.179 --> 00:34:36.199
 But in looking

00:34:36.199 --> 00:34:36.859
 through and

00:34:36.859 --> 00:34:38.579
 studying the

00:34:38.579 --> 00:34:40.239
 cultural background,

00:34:40.799 --> 00:34:41.719
 the specific

00:34:41.719 --> 00:34:42.799
 traditions and

00:34:42.799 --> 00:34:44.460
 nuances of this

00:34:44.460 --> 00:34:45.859
 city in

00:34:45.859 --> 00:34:47.440
 Ephesus and the

00:34:47.440 --> 00:34:48.279
 worship of

00:34:48.280 --> 00:34:49.260
 Aphrodite or

00:34:49.260 --> 00:34:51.680
 Diana, depending

00:34:51.680 --> 00:34:53.400
 upon which

00:34:53.400 --> 00:34:54.920
 posture you

00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:56.080
 have, the

00:34:56.080 --> 00:34:58.360
 temple prostitutes

00:34:58.360 --> 00:34:59.140
 that were there

00:34:59.140 --> 00:35:00.180
 and the words

00:35:00.180 --> 00:35:00.920
 that were used

00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:02.140
 is head mean

00:35:02.140 --> 00:35:03.400
 authority or

00:35:03.400 --> 00:35:04.100
 does head mean

00:35:04.100 --> 00:35:05.340
 source and all

00:35:05.340 --> 00:35:06.540
 of the words that

00:35:06.540 --> 00:35:07.480
 are built in to

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.380
 this text, I can

00:35:08.380 --> 00:35:10.080
 tell you with all

00:35:10.080 --> 00:35:11.900
 of that, what we

00:35:11.900 --> 00:35:13.580
 have here in our

00:35:13.580 --> 00:35:15.740
 passage is

00:35:15.740 --> 00:35:16.080
 trustworthy.

00:35:16.079 --> 00:35:17.539
 You don't have to

00:35:17.539 --> 00:35:18.539
 worry about reading

00:35:18.539 --> 00:35:19.500
 all of that

00:35:19.500 --> 00:35:19.920
 stuff.

00:35:21.079 --> 00:35:22.079
 What God has

00:35:22.079 --> 00:35:23.079
 given to us in

00:35:23.079 --> 00:35:24.319
 this translation not

00:35:24.319 --> 00:35:25.900
 only says what it

00:35:25.900 --> 00:35:27.699
 needs to say but

00:35:27.699 --> 00:35:29.460
 it then bears out

00:35:29.460 --> 00:35:31.639
 the fruit of what

00:35:31.639 --> 00:35:32.639
 we come to

00:35:32.639 --> 00:35:33.199
 understand it

00:35:33.199 --> 00:35:33.599
 means.

00:35:34.099 --> 00:35:34.559
 So we walk

00:35:34.559 --> 00:35:36.179
 through this piece

00:35:36.179 --> 00:35:37.559
 by piece in the

00:35:37.559 --> 00:35:38.119
 little time that we

00:35:38.119 --> 00:35:38.579
 have left.

00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:40.360
 First we need to

00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:41.440
 understand that men

00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:42.519
 are to serve through

00:35:42.519 --> 00:35:42.799
 prayer.

00:35:43.539 --> 00:35:45.039
 Men are to serve

00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:45.779
 through prayer.

00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:47.380
 This is so

00:35:47.380 --> 00:35:48.219
 important for men

00:35:48.219 --> 00:35:52.019
 because I'm going

00:35:52.019 --> 00:35:53.519
 to stereotype here.

00:35:54.219 --> 00:35:55.739
 My guess is that

00:35:55.739 --> 00:35:57.440
 it's built into us

00:35:57.440 --> 00:35:58.880
 as men to defend.

00:35:59.079 --> 00:36:00.500
 It's built into us

00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:01.539
 as men to confront.

00:36:01.900 --> 00:36:03.340
 It's built into us

00:36:03.340 --> 00:36:05.259
 as men to do what

00:36:05.259 --> 00:36:06.920
 it takes to help

00:36:06.920 --> 00:36:09.159
 push against culture

00:36:09.159 --> 00:36:10.860
 and defend our values

00:36:10.860 --> 00:36:12.539
 and want to do what's

00:36:12.539 --> 00:36:13.860
 necessary to have

00:36:13.860 --> 00:36:14.219
 our way.

00:36:14.219 --> 00:36:15.539
 But the apostle Paul

00:36:15.539 --> 00:36:16.279
 says no.

00:36:16.959 --> 00:36:17.359
 Pray.

00:36:17.899 --> 00:36:19.419
 That is your main

00:36:19.419 --> 00:36:20.659
 line of defense.

00:36:21.279 --> 00:36:21.679
 Pray.

00:36:22.919 --> 00:36:23.980
 It is a posture

00:36:23.980 --> 00:36:25.639
 not of force

00:36:25.639 --> 00:36:26.799
 but a posture

00:36:26.799 --> 00:36:27.839
 of humility.

00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:28.879
 A posture

00:36:28.879 --> 00:36:29.799
 of dependence.

00:36:29.959 --> 00:36:30.759
 And so in that

00:36:30.759 --> 00:36:32.179
 respect it's not a

00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:32.959
 whole lot different

00:36:32.959 --> 00:36:33.939
 than the posture

00:36:33.939 --> 00:36:34.779
 we're going to find

00:36:34.779 --> 00:36:36.259
 later on for women.

00:36:36.779 --> 00:36:38.299
 The posture is the

00:36:38.299 --> 00:36:38.659
 same.

00:36:38.959 --> 00:36:39.919
 It's just the realm

00:36:39.919 --> 00:36:40.799
 may be a little

00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:41.240
 different.

00:36:43.080 --> 00:36:43.900
 Submit yourselves

00:36:43.900 --> 00:36:45.039
 to the authorities

00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:45.640
 that God has placed

00:36:45.640 --> 00:36:47.300
 over you and pray.

00:36:48.039 --> 00:36:48.380
 Pray.

00:36:49.539 --> 00:36:50.460
 He says pray in

00:36:50.460 --> 00:36:50.920
 every place.

00:36:51.000 --> 00:36:52.080
 Well what is this

00:36:52.080 --> 00:36:52.760
 every place?

00:36:52.860 --> 00:36:55.320
 Well one commentator

00:36:55.320 --> 00:36:55.980
 puts it this way.

00:36:56.039 --> 00:36:56.880
 He says the everywhere

00:36:56.880 --> 00:36:58.720
 in which the men

00:36:58.720 --> 00:37:00.820
 pray is wherever

00:37:00.820 --> 00:37:02.019
 believers are

00:37:02.019 --> 00:37:02.880
 gathered together

00:37:02.880 --> 00:37:03.380
 in Ephesus.

00:37:03.920 --> 00:37:04.960
 Probably this is a

00:37:04.960 --> 00:37:06.060
 reference to a local

00:37:06.060 --> 00:37:07.100
 house church.

00:37:07.740 --> 00:37:08.580
 And they're to pray

00:37:08.579 --> 00:37:09.299
 in such a way

00:37:09.299 --> 00:37:09.880
 that they're lifting

00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:11.259
 up holy hands.

00:37:11.779 --> 00:37:12.920
 What is this all

00:37:12.920 --> 00:37:13.199
 about?

00:37:13.299 --> 00:37:14.739
 Well we see

00:37:14.739 --> 00:37:16.980
 particularly that

00:37:16.980 --> 00:37:17.819
 the characteristic

00:37:17.819 --> 00:37:19.239
 that has been true

00:37:19.239 --> 00:37:20.039
 of this church

00:37:20.039 --> 00:37:20.980
 even from the very

00:37:20.980 --> 00:37:22.159
 beginning of this

00:37:22.159 --> 00:37:23.340
 chapter is there's

00:37:23.340 --> 00:37:23.880
 anger.

00:37:24.299 --> 00:37:25.119
 There is quarreling.

00:37:25.279 --> 00:37:26.099
 There is disruption.

00:37:26.340 --> 00:37:27.219
 There is conflict

00:37:27.219 --> 00:37:27.880
 that is happening.

00:37:28.159 --> 00:37:28.559
 We're going to see

00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:29.679
 that throughout the

00:37:29.679 --> 00:37:30.659
 letter of 1st Timothy

00:37:30.659 --> 00:37:31.799
 and then even spilling

00:37:31.799 --> 00:37:32.799
 into 2nd Timothy.

00:37:33.319 --> 00:37:34.500
 But the apostle Paul

00:37:34.500 --> 00:37:35.360
 is calling for the

00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:36.759
 leaders and for the

00:37:36.759 --> 00:37:37.799
 men of this church

00:37:37.800 --> 00:37:38.820
 instead of being

00:37:38.820 --> 00:37:40.340
 characterized by anger

00:37:40.340 --> 00:37:41.820
 and quarreling to

00:37:41.820 --> 00:37:43.220
 have a heart that is

00:37:43.220 --> 00:37:44.019
 coupled with the

00:37:44.019 --> 00:37:45.620
 spirit and demonstrates

00:37:45.620 --> 00:37:46.980
 the work of God in

00:37:46.980 --> 00:37:49.580
 them to put those

00:37:49.580 --> 00:37:50.100
 things away.

00:37:52.260 --> 00:37:53.360
 Paul will say in

00:37:53.360 --> 00:37:54.880
 the next chapter one

00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:55.320
 of the key

00:37:55.320 --> 00:37:56.519
 qualifications for

00:37:56.519 --> 00:37:58.000
 spiritual leaders in

00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:59.200
 1st Timothy 3

00:37:59.200 --> 00:38:00.039
 chapter 3 2.

00:38:00.900 --> 00:38:02.600
 Not quarrelsome.

00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:04.420
 And Paul has

00:38:04.420 --> 00:38:05.360
 already instructed the

00:38:05.360 --> 00:38:06.260
 church of Ephesus in

00:38:06.260 --> 00:38:06.680
 this way.

00:38:06.679 --> 00:38:08.759
 We find in Ephesians

00:38:08.759 --> 00:38:10.519
 chapter 4 verses 1 to

00:38:10.519 --> 00:38:10.819
 3.

00:38:11.199 --> 00:38:12.059
 I therefore prison of

00:38:12.059 --> 00:38:13.399
 the Lord urge you to

00:38:13.399 --> 00:38:14.579
 walk in a manner worthy

00:38:14.579 --> 00:38:15.440
 of the calling to which

00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:16.419
 you've been called with

00:38:16.419 --> 00:38:17.399
 all humility and

00:38:17.399 --> 00:38:19.239
 gentleness with patience

00:38:19.239 --> 00:38:20.460
 bearing with one another

00:38:20.460 --> 00:38:21.960
 in love eager to

00:38:21.960 --> 00:38:23.699
 maintain the unity of

00:38:23.699 --> 00:38:24.440
 the spirit in the bond

00:38:24.440 --> 00:38:24.960
 of peace.

00:38:26.879 --> 00:38:29.099
 If that heart is not

00:38:29.099 --> 00:38:30.559
 reflected in the leader

00:38:30.559 --> 00:38:33.679
 then the spirit is not

00:38:33.679 --> 00:38:35.000
 at work in a life.

00:38:35.759 --> 00:38:36.960
 And if the spirit is not

00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:39.079
 at work in a life then

00:38:39.079 --> 00:38:40.159
 the prayers that they're

00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:42.119
 praying aren't effective.

00:38:42.599 --> 00:38:43.699
 Because remember in

00:38:43.699 --> 00:38:44.899
 Romans chapter 8 it's the

00:38:44.899 --> 00:38:45.839
 Holy Spirit that

00:38:45.839 --> 00:38:47.239
 intercedes for the saints

00:38:47.239 --> 00:38:48.799
 with groanings that are

00:38:48.799 --> 00:38:49.919
 too deep for words.

00:38:50.579 --> 00:38:51.779
 And so if the spirit is

00:38:51.779 --> 00:38:53.639
 not present in a life to

00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:55.019
 help direct them towards

00:38:55.019 --> 00:38:56.599
 proper and effective

00:38:56.599 --> 00:38:57.139
 unity.

00:38:57.139 --> 00:38:59.460
 If that is not a place

00:38:59.460 --> 00:39:02.679
 for them or an interest

00:39:02.679 --> 00:39:04.679
 in their heart then it's

00:39:04.679 --> 00:39:05.859
 likely the spirit is not

00:39:05.859 --> 00:39:06.219
 present.

00:39:07.339 --> 00:39:08.319
 In Ephesians chapter 4

00:39:08.319 --> 00:39:10.500
 verses 29 and 31 it says

00:39:10.500 --> 00:39:12.139
 let no corrupting talk

00:39:12.139 --> 00:39:13.440
 come out of your mouths

00:39:13.440 --> 00:39:14.940
 but only such as good for

00:39:14.940 --> 00:39:16.460
 building up as fits the

00:39:16.460 --> 00:39:17.940
 occasion that it may give

00:39:17.940 --> 00:39:19.059
 grace to those who hear

00:39:19.059 --> 00:39:20.940
 and do not grieve the

00:39:20.940 --> 00:39:23.099
 Holy Spirit of God by whom

00:39:23.099 --> 00:39:23.960
 you were sealed for the day

00:39:23.960 --> 00:39:24.460
 of redemption.

00:39:24.619 --> 00:39:26.239
 Let all bitterness and wrath

00:39:26.239 --> 00:39:28.019
 and anger and clamor and

00:39:28.019 --> 00:39:29.039
 slander be put away from

00:39:29.039 --> 00:39:30.759
 you with all malice.

00:39:31.519 --> 00:39:32.979
 When anger and wrath and

00:39:32.979 --> 00:39:35.439
 clamor are present in a

00:39:35.439 --> 00:39:37.179
 person's life it's evidence

00:39:37.179 --> 00:39:39.039
 that he's grieving the

00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:40.679
 spirit and thus does not

00:39:40.679 --> 00:39:42.719
 enjoy the power of God in

00:39:42.719 --> 00:39:43.179
 his life.

00:39:43.659 --> 00:39:48.439
 You cannot enjoy a prayer

00:39:48.439 --> 00:39:51.699
 life that is full of power

00:39:51.699 --> 00:39:53.219
 without the work of the

00:39:53.219 --> 00:39:53.500
 spirit.

00:39:54.219 --> 00:39:55.179
 This church would never

00:39:55.179 --> 00:39:56.219
 have been a pillar in a

00:39:56.219 --> 00:39:58.799
 buttress of the truth if it

00:39:58.799 --> 00:39:59.879
 allowed quarreling to

00:39:59.879 --> 00:40:00.319
 continue.

00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:02.919
 God will not hear our

00:40:02.919 --> 00:40:04.799
 prayers if we are people

00:40:04.799 --> 00:40:06.339
 who are grieving the

00:40:06.339 --> 00:40:06.599
 spirit.

00:40:07.699 --> 00:40:08.779
 Now we turn to women.

00:40:09.219 --> 00:40:10.099
 He turns to women in

00:40:10.099 --> 00:40:12.159
 verses 9 to 15 and we

00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:13.959
 find several ways in which

00:40:13.959 --> 00:40:16.039
 women are to model good

00:40:16.039 --> 00:40:16.500
 works.

00:40:17.059 --> 00:40:19.279
 How women are to model good

00:40:19.279 --> 00:40:19.719
 works.

00:40:19.719 --> 00:40:21.719
 women are to model good

00:40:21.719 --> 00:40:22.099
 works.

00:40:22.099 --> 00:40:24.179
 We find likewise also that

00:40:24.179 --> 00:40:26.099
 women should adorn

00:40:26.099 --> 00:40:27.199
 themselves in respectable

00:40:27.199 --> 00:40:29.299
 apparel with modesty and

00:40:29.299 --> 00:40:30.859
 self-control not with braided

00:40:30.859 --> 00:40:33.859
 hair and gold or pearls or

00:40:33.859 --> 00:40:35.739
 costly attire but with what is

00:40:35.739 --> 00:40:37.919
 proper for women who possess

00:40:37.919 --> 00:40:40.939
 godliness and with good works.

00:40:41.939 --> 00:40:44.299
 Women you have a key

00:40:44.299 --> 00:40:46.939
 responsibility and I might say a

00:40:46.940 --> 00:40:50.700
 key opportunity to model for the

00:40:50.700 --> 00:40:53.200
 rest of us what it means to be a

00:40:53.200 --> 00:40:56.220
 person who loves God who trusts

00:40:56.220 --> 00:40:59.579
 him and is punctuating your life

00:40:59.579 --> 00:41:02.480
 with good works and when we see that

00:41:02.480 --> 00:41:05.240
 both men and women we can we can

00:41:05.240 --> 00:41:06.360
 glorify God.

00:41:06.780 --> 00:41:08.900
 We can praise him for his work in

00:41:08.900 --> 00:41:12.099
 your life of demonstrating God's work

00:41:12.099 --> 00:41:14.320
 through you and your confidence in the

00:41:14.320 --> 00:41:15.480
 good design that God has given.

00:41:16.380 --> 00:41:18.740
 So first how do they model good

00:41:18.740 --> 00:41:18.940
 works?

00:41:19.039 --> 00:41:21.059
 Well they model good works first by

00:41:21.059 --> 00:41:23.980
 having a beauty that points to God.

00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:26.180
 A beauty that points to God.

00:41:28.080 --> 00:41:29.519
 This likewise is an important

00:41:29.519 --> 00:41:30.240
 connector word.

00:41:30.920 --> 00:41:32.640
 It connects it with the

00:41:32.640 --> 00:41:34.559
 responsibilities that are given to

00:41:34.559 --> 00:41:37.300
 men in verse 8 and they have they

00:41:37.300 --> 00:41:39.680
 have a significant responsibility as

00:41:39.680 --> 00:41:42.420
 well and this responsibility that we

00:41:42.420 --> 00:41:44.300
 find here is this responsibility

00:41:44.300 --> 00:41:48.140
 to demonstrate beauty that points to

00:41:48.140 --> 00:41:48.400
 God.

00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:52.720
 Women God has made you to be

00:41:52.720 --> 00:41:57.160
 beautiful and being beautiful is an

00:41:57.160 --> 00:41:58.460
 important characteristic.

00:41:59.220 --> 00:42:00.700
 We see that all the way through the

00:42:00.700 --> 00:42:02.660
 the Old Testament we see how the

00:42:02.660 --> 00:42:06.560
 women of old were standout knockouts

00:42:06.560 --> 00:42:10.160
 of their time but the beauty that

00:42:10.160 --> 00:42:12.460
 God has called every woman to

00:42:12.460 --> 00:42:14.539
 possess is the kind of beauty that

00:42:14.539 --> 00:42:16.940
 doesn't draw attention to self but

00:42:16.940 --> 00:42:18.960
 draws attention to her Savior.

00:42:20.059 --> 00:42:22.699
 The kind of beauty that reflects the

00:42:22.699 --> 00:42:23.519
 beauty of Christ.

00:42:24.179 --> 00:42:26.119
 The kind of beauty that that

00:42:26.119 --> 00:42:28.019
 demonstrates a love for God.

00:42:28.139 --> 00:42:30.380
 The kind of beauty that that shows

00:42:30.380 --> 00:42:32.920
 that God is working in her heart and

00:42:32.920 --> 00:42:35.619
 life to change her as we saw in 2nd

00:42:35.619 --> 00:42:37.900
 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 18 that

00:42:37.900 --> 00:42:39.860
 she's being transformed from one degree

00:42:39.860 --> 00:42:41.059
 of glory to the other.

00:42:41.059 --> 00:42:43.140
 There is this beauty that is that is

00:42:43.140 --> 00:42:46.340
 building and growing in her as she

00:42:46.340 --> 00:42:48.880
 commits herself to love God.

00:42:50.220 --> 00:42:51.780
 In Timothy's time braided hair and

00:42:51.780 --> 00:42:55.760
 costly pearls were ways to flaunt their

00:42:55.760 --> 00:42:58.539
 wealth to flaunt themselves.

00:42:59.800 --> 00:43:02.220
 And the Apostle Paul wants this church

00:43:02.220 --> 00:43:04.280
 instead of drawing attention to their

00:43:04.280 --> 00:43:07.040
 selves and their designer shoes and

00:43:07.040 --> 00:43:12.220
 their fashionable clothing.

00:43:12.420 --> 00:43:14.280
 He wants them to draw attention to God.

00:43:15.100 --> 00:43:16.920
 As Peter will say in 1st Peter chapter

00:43:16.920 --> 00:43:19.040
 3 verse 3 to 4.

00:43:19.760 --> 00:43:21.960
 Do not let your adorning be external.

00:43:22.920 --> 00:43:25.200
 The braiding of hair, the putting on of

00:43:25.200 --> 00:43:27.960
 gold, jewelry, and clothing you wear.

00:43:28.080 --> 00:43:30.900
 But let your adorning be the hidden

00:43:30.900 --> 00:43:31.900
 person of the heart.

00:43:32.099 --> 00:43:35.460
 With the imperishable beauty of a gentle

00:43:35.460 --> 00:43:38.539
 and quiet spirit which in God's sight

00:43:38.539 --> 00:43:39.860
 is very precious.

00:43:40.960 --> 00:43:42.700
 Your beauty is something to behold.

00:43:43.360 --> 00:43:44.820
 Let your beauty point to God.

00:43:45.539 --> 00:43:47.820
 Second, they're to model good works by

00:43:47.820 --> 00:43:50.340
 having a posture that is ready to learn.

00:43:50.579 --> 00:43:51.079
 Verse 11.

00:43:51.280 --> 00:43:52.760
 A posture that is ready to learn.

00:43:53.139 --> 00:43:55.320
 Let a woman learn quietly with all

00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:55.880
 submissiveness.

00:43:55.880 --> 00:43:58.980
 Now, our problem with this verse is we

00:43:58.980 --> 00:44:02.320
 don't look at the privilege of learning

00:44:02.320 --> 00:44:06.340
 and the joy of being doctrinally sound.

00:44:06.500 --> 00:44:09.300
 Our eyes run to those negative words

00:44:09.300 --> 00:44:10.780
 at the very end of this sentence.

00:44:11.300 --> 00:44:13.380
 Quietly in all submissiveness.

00:44:15.400 --> 00:44:17.000
 This word for quiet is a word that's been

00:44:17.000 --> 00:44:19.840
 used even in this chapter.

00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:22.720
 It's not a word for silence but it's a

00:44:22.720 --> 00:44:24.019
 word for tranquility.

00:44:24.019 --> 00:44:29.079
 There is this humble strength about a

00:44:29.079 --> 00:44:32.400
 woman in allowing her life to be

00:44:32.400 --> 00:44:34.139
 governed by the word of God.

00:44:34.820 --> 00:44:38.880
 There is this reflection of doctrinal

00:44:38.880 --> 00:44:39.500
 devotion.

00:44:40.380 --> 00:44:43.460
 She is in many ways a woman who is

00:44:43.460 --> 00:44:45.960
 pursuing a life with God through

00:44:45.960 --> 00:44:48.440
 careful and faithful study.

00:44:49.780 --> 00:44:52.539
 She's a woman who has demonstrated a

00:44:52.539 --> 00:44:55.219
 mastery of the scriptures and as we find

00:44:55.219 --> 00:44:57.759
 with Aquila and Priscilla that Priscilla

00:44:57.759 --> 00:45:00.500
 was useful in helping to inform

00:45:00.500 --> 00:45:03.079
 Apollos there in the book of Acts and

00:45:03.079 --> 00:45:05.860
 in helping to him to navigate his own

00:45:05.860 --> 00:45:08.719
 journey of doctrine because Aquila and

00:45:08.719 --> 00:45:12.219
 Priscilla were so faithful and secure in

00:45:12.219 --> 00:45:14.099
 their understanding of doctrine.

00:45:14.099 --> 00:45:16.599
 So women pursue doctrine.

00:45:17.440 --> 00:45:18.219
 Pursue truth.

00:45:18.900 --> 00:45:21.759
 Be those who have a posture of learning.

00:45:21.760 --> 00:45:25.040
 Third, they express good works by having a

00:45:25.040 --> 00:45:27.520
 heart that is secure in God's design.

00:45:28.140 --> 00:45:30.200
 A heart that is secure in God's design.

00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:32.280
 We see this here in verse 12.

00:45:32.380 --> 00:45:34.140
 I do not permit a woman to teach or to

00:45:34.140 --> 00:45:35.380
 exercise authority over a man.

00:45:35.440 --> 00:45:36.840
 Rather she is to remain quiet.

00:45:37.320 --> 00:45:39.380
 For Adam was formed first and Eve and

00:45:39.380 --> 00:45:41.620
 Adam was not deceived but the woman was

00:45:41.620 --> 00:45:43.280
 deceived and became a transgressor.

00:45:44.780 --> 00:45:47.860
 This word for quiet again is the word for

00:45:47.860 --> 00:45:48.700
 tranquility.

00:45:49.700 --> 00:45:53.220
 And to teach or to exercise authority were

00:45:53.220 --> 00:45:55.220
 those things that we're going to find in

00:45:55.220 --> 00:45:57.700
 the next chapter were inherent for those who

00:45:57.700 --> 00:45:59.340
 were spiritual leaders of the church.

00:45:59.880 --> 00:46:02.440
 They were the elders and pastors and

00:46:02.440 --> 00:46:06.280
 teachers who God reserved to be men for

00:46:06.280 --> 00:46:10.079
 the sake of helping to reflect not just the

00:46:10.079 --> 00:46:14.140
 fact that he was differentiating between

00:46:14.139 --> 00:46:16.980
 maleness and femaleness but especially that he

00:46:16.980 --> 00:46:19.199
 was pointing back to the original design.

00:46:19.719 --> 00:46:22.599
 And it was through that original design that

00:46:22.599 --> 00:46:26.739
 the glory of God in the gospel will be tangible

00:46:26.739 --> 00:46:27.940
 and salient for people.

00:46:29.259 --> 00:46:31.299
 We need to understand that Christ himself

00:46:31.299 --> 00:46:35.819
 reinforced the counter-cultural instruction to

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 women in the first century.

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 In Luke chapter 8 we find that women traveled with

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 Christ on his various ministry journeys.

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 In Luke chapter 9 we find that it was Mary who sat

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 at Jesus' feet.

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 Women were promoted as examples of piety throughout

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 the gospels.

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 It was Anna who walked, waited night and day in the

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 temple there in Luke chapter 2.

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 It was the Syriophoenician woman who Jesus commends

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 for her faith that stands out in that day.

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 It was women who would come and stand before the

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 cross.

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 It was women who would go, be the first to go to the

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 tomb.

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 It was women who first saw the resurrected Savior and

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 took that word back to the apostles.

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 Now the scripture is not trying to suppress and put down

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 women but trying to lift them up and encourage them to

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 understand the place that they have in reflecting God's

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 design and order.

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 And as they choose to have a heart that is secure in God's

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 design, they will reflect God's good gospel.

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 Finally, they will model good works by having a home of

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 gospel impact.

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 Having a home of gospel impact.

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 Verse 15, yet she will be saved through childbearing if they

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 continue in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

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 We end this chapter where Paul ended the section there in verse

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 7.

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 And helping us to understand the purpose of our prayer and now

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 the purpose of our gospel living within the church.

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 And that is to prioritize the gospel.

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 And the gospel impact that women will have in their families is

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 significant.

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 It's a gospel impact to not only change the culture in the church,

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 but subsequently then to change the culture in the world as God is

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 working through your ministry to your kids.

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 And God is using your faithfulness in your children to engage the world.

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 It's important to close with some things that this passage does not say.

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 And I have some of those on the reverse part of your notes.

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 I just want to move through them quickly and then I'll close this out.

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 First, this does not limit the spiritual gifts that a woman can have.

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 Women may be given the gift of leadership, teaching, discernment,

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 administration, etc.

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 That just because you are not able to teach or exercise authority in a public

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 way, in a mixed audience, that God is still gifted women.

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 And we've all been encouraged by them with gifts of teaching,

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 gifts of leadership, gifts of administration.

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 Next, it does not mean that a woman cannot participate in the corporate worship.

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 She may.

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 She must.

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 She's encouraged to sing.

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 She's encouraged to pray.

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 She's encouraged to stir up love and good deeds.

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 She's encouraged to admonish the idle,

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 encourage the faint-hearted,

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 to help the weak, to be patient with all.

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 And tonight as we're gathered together,

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 we're going to hear from some ladies who will share their testimony

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 of how God changed their life.

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 Those kinds of testimonies and public proclamations

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 are not only encouraged,

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 but are commanded in the scripture.

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 Next, it does not mean that a woman cannot teach.

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 Rather, older women are to teach younger women.

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 And as you are teaching your children at home,

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 teaching the kids here in our church

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 is a vital part of ministry.

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 Finally, it does not mean that a woman cannot lead through service.

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 And there I have listed in Romans chapter 16, verses 3 to 16.

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 This is a final close of greetings

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 where the apostle Paul points out several women

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 who were instrumental in his ministry.

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 He calls them co-workers and co-laborers,

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 those who were partnered with him

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 in this vital work of gospel ministry.

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 Women, your role is so significant.

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 Men, our role is so significant.

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 And as we submit ourselves to the biblical framework for manhood and womanhood,

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 we will not only help to change the culture of the church,

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 but help to engage the world

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 so that we can be a pillar and buttress of the truth.

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 May the truth shine through our lives

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 in the way we embrace the God-ordained roles that he has set for us.

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 Oh God, we praise you for this word.

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 Lord, we understand that it's countercultural.

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 We pray that you would help us to be faithful,

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 not only to know what your word says,

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 but faithful to demonstrate and obey

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 the commands that you have given to us from your scripture.

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 And as a result of that, Lord, I pray

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 that not only would our families change

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 and our church reflect the wonder of who you are,

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 but the gospel light would shine from us

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 out into this world.

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 I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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 God bless you. Have a great week.