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 We are back in the book of Acts after a six week break for the Advent season and New Year's.

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 We're back at our verse by verse exposition. I'm excited for that. I hope that you are as well.

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 Get to Acts chapter 14. Take something, your finger, your ribbon marker.

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 Maybe there's a way to save it on your device if that's the way you're doing it.

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 Mark Acts chapter 14. There's a bit of a typo on your bulletin, which was not Andy's fault.

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 It's my fault because I decided late yesterday afternoon that we're going to look at Acts chapter 14 all together.

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 Not all today, but we're going to look at it in its entirety across the coming weeks.

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 And so it's going to be the text for today is Acts chapter 14 and we're going to address some points and move on.

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 But before we do that, I want us to look at Acts chapter 1.

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 Mark Acts chapter 14. I want you to go back to Acts chapter 1 with me.

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 There's some other places I want you to turn as well.

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 Because it's important for us to remember, right, it's been some time since the first start of our study in Acts, right?

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 When we started in Acts chapter 1, it's been some time.

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 So time has passed.

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 And I want to remind you that the book of Acts is Luke's second volume.

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 First, he wrote the Gospel of Luke, which is his account of Jesus' earthly ministry.

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 The book of Acts is Luke's account of Jesus' heavenly ministry.

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 So the Gospel of Luke, Luke's earthly ministry.

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 The book of Acts, Luke's account of Jesus' heavenly ministry.

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 It's most commonly known as the Acts of the Apostles.

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 I think it would more aptly be called the Acts of the Risen Jesus Christ.

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 Jesus acts as our risen Savior by the agency of the Holy Spirit in the lives of his followers.

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 And that's what Luke is recording for us here.

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 In the book of Acts, we see the repetition of the phrases full of the Holy Spirit

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 and filled with the Holy Spirit throughout Luke's record.

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 Let me give you some examples if you're taking notes.

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 It's chapter 2, verse 4.

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 Chapter 4, verse 8, and verse 31.

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 Chapter 5, verse 3.

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 Chapter 6, verse 3, and verse 5.

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 Chapter 7, verse 55.

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 Chapter 9, verse 17.

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 Chapter 11, verse 24.

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 Chapter 13, verse 9 is bringing us up to where we are.

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 And there are some more places beyond our text today.

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 But then at the very end of chapter 13, in verse 52, Luke writes this.

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 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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 I suggest to you this morning that we carry that knowledge,

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 that Luke intends for us to carry that as he's pinning this record,

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 that they were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit into this next account.

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 So fix that in your mind, right?

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 The disciples filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit

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 as we are progressing into chapter 14.

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 But before we get there, before we get into chapter 14 this morning,

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 I would like to ask and answer two questions concerning

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 being filled or being full of the Holy Spirit

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 by way of reminder for those of you who were with us

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 when we began our study of Acts

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 and to catch up those of you who were not.

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 Okay, so you're in Acts chapter 1.

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 The very first question,

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 what is the baptism of the Holy Spirit

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 that Jesus promises in chapter 1, verse 5?

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 Beginning in verse 4, we can read,

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 and while staying with them, he, this is Jesus,

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 ordered them, the disciples,

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 not to depart from Jerusalem,

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 but to wait for the promise of the Father,

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 which he said, you heard from me,

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 for John baptized with water,

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 but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit

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 not many days from now.

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 So what is this baptism of the Holy Spirit

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 that Jesus promises in chapter 1, verse 5?

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 To answer that question,

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 let's look at how this phrase is used in the New Testament.

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 In its entirety, it's only used seven times

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 in the New Testament.

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 It occurs four times as the prediction

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 of John the Baptist concerning Jesus, the Christ.

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 So four of those seven times,

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 one example, Matthew 3, verse 11.

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 John the baptizer said,

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 I baptize you with water for repentance,

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 but he who is coming after me

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 is mightier than I,

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 whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.

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 He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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 You can find similar predictions made by John the Baptist,

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 Mark 1, 8, Luke 3, 16, John 1, 33.

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 So in each of the gospel accounts,

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 John says something to this effect,

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 four of the seven times.

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 The next two passages refer directly

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 to the day of Pentecost.

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 So speaking in both forward tense, Acts 1, 5, right?

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 Jesus says, this is going to happen.

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 You will be baptized.

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 And then Acts 11, verse 16,

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 Peter refers back to this promise that Christ made,

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 Acts 1, verse 5.

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 I hope you're tracking me right now.

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 Peter says this,

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 and I remembered the word of the Lord,

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 how he said,

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 John baptized with water,

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 but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

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 The only other reference,

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 so we've taken care of six of the seven,

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 the only other reference,

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 and it is a variation of this statement.

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 It's found in the New Testament,

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 1 Corinthians 12, verses 12 and 13.

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 After Paul has spoken about various spiritual gifts,

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 he says,

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 For just as the body is one and has many members,

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 and all the members of the body,

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 though many,

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 are one body,

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 so it is with Christ.

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 For in one Spirit,

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 we were all baptized into one body.

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 Jews or Greeks,

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 slaves or free,

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 and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

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 The Spirit, right?

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 1 Corinthians 12, 12 and 13.

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 The Spirit was the element

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 in which the Corinthian believers,

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 Paul's saying believers everywhere,

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 have been baptized in the Spirit

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 as the element they were baptized into, right?

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 Which moved them positionally into the church.

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 I encourage you to look at 1 Corinthians 12, 12 and 13

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 with that in mind later on, right?

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 The Spirit was the element

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 in which they were baptized,

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 and that baptism moved them positionally

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 into the church.

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 They were baptized in the Spirit

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 and found themselves in the church.

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 This is confirmed in other places.

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 Paul says in Romans 8 and 9,

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 anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ

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 does not belong to Him.

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 So, to be baptized in the Holy Spirit

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 is to be regenerate.

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 To be baptized in the Holy Spirit

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 is to be regenerate.

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 If you have believed in Christ,

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 you've been made a new creation.

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 And this is baptism in the Holy Spirit.

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 With that said,

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 I do not believe that disciples were converted

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 at this point in Acts chapter 2, right?

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 We come to the beginning of Acts chapter 2

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 in the day of Pentecost.

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 Because they'd already given many evidences

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 of repentance and faith.

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 We find ourselves in this interesting

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 in-between time

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 with the way in which God is working

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 in the world by His Spirit.

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 I think it's important to remember

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 that we are observing the transition,

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 Acts chapter 1 and Acts chapter 2,

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 between two economies of the Holy Spirit.

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 It's moving from one way of functioning

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 to another way of functioning.

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 So, I do not think that the promise

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 in 1.5

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 that the disciples will be baptized

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 with the Holy Spirit

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 not many days from now,

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 and the fact

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 that they were all filled

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 with the Holy Spirit

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 in chapter 2, verse 4.

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 So, if you look at chapter 2, verse 4,

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 are synonymous.

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 Baptized in the Spirit

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 and filled with the Spirit

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 are not synonymous,

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 but rather that they both happened.

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 Right?

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 Chapter 2, verse 4,

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 they were baptized

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 and filled.

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 Baptized into the church,

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 unified by the gift of the Spirit,

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 and they were filled

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 And then we see the results of that

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 as they speak on the day of Pentecost

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 in many tongues.

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 Okay?

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 So, I hope you're with me.

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 What does it mean?

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 What is meant by the promise of Jesus

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 that they will be baptized

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 with the Spirit?

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 This thing happens to them.

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 They're unified.

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 They're drawn into the church together.

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 But this is not

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 the same as being filled with the Spirit.

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 Right?

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 We're not like so many these days.

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 Right?

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 Not recognizing that we're saved

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 unless we do some

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 externally miraculous thing.

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 Right?

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 If we have believed in Christ,

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 that is the miracle

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 that finds us in the church.

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 Right?

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 That is the baptism of the Spirit.

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 We have been changed.

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 Therefore, we believe.

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 Right?

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 This is the baptism of the Spirit.

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 Right?

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 Second question.

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 What is meant by

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 they were all filled

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 with the Holy Spirit?

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 In chapter 2, verse 4.

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 Okay?

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 So, not synonymous with baptized.

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 Baptism of the Spirit

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 is to be regenerate.

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 Right?

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 To be called gods in Christ.

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 So, what is meant by

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 they were filled

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 with the Holy Spirit?

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 In chapter 2, verse 4.

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 The primary role

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 of the Spirit of God

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 is the exaltation

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 of Jesus Christ

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 in the salvation

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 and perfection

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 of His church.

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 This is the primary role.

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 He does this in many ways.

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 But the primary role

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 of the Spirit of God

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 is the exaltation

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 of Jesus Christ

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 in the salvation

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 and perfection

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 of His church.

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 Let me give you

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 one textual proof.

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 If you'd like to go there

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 with me,

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 you're welcome to.

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 Ephesians chapter 3,

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 beginning in verse 14.

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 Paul writes

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 to the Ephesian believers,

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 For this reason

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 I bow my knees

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 before the Father,

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 from whom every family

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 in heaven

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 and on earth is named,

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 that according

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 to the riches

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 of His glory

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 He may grant you

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 to be strengthened

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 with power

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 through His Spirit

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 in your inner being.

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 Why?

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 Verse 17.

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 Why?

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 Why is Paul praying

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 that they would be strengthened

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 by the power of the Spirit?

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 Verse 17.

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 So that Christ

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 may dwell in your hearts

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 through faith,

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 that you being rooted

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 and grounded in love

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 may have strength

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 to comprehend

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 with all the saints

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 what is the breadth

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 and length

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 and height and depth,

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 and to know

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 the love of Christ

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 that surpasses knowledge,

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 that you may be filled

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 with all the fullness

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 of God.

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 So Paul's prayer,

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 my summary,

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 Paul's prayer

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 is that they would be

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 strengthened with power

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 through the Spirit of God

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 so that Christ

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 would be exalted

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 in their hearts,

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 that they would comprehend

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 the sacrifice

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 that He made

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 on their behalf.

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 The Spirit of God

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 is often called

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 the shy spirit.

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 His job is not

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 to exalt Himself.

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 His job is to exalt

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 the risen Christ.

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 Martin Lloyd-Jones,

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 one of the

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 old dead guys

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 that we love,

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 wrote this,

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 of this text,

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 the Spirit does not

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 glorify Himself,

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 He glorifies the Son.

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 This is,

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 to me,

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 one of the most amazing

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 and remarkable things

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 about the biblical doctrine

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 of the Holy Spirit.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 seems to hide Himself

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 and to conceal Himself.

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 He is always,

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 as it were,

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 putting the focus

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 on the Son.

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 And that is why

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 I believe,

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 and I believe profoundly,

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 that the best test

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 of all

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 as to whether we have

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 received the Spirit

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 is to ask ourselves,

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 what do we think of?

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 And what do we know

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 about the Son?

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 Is the Son real to us?

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 That is the work

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 of the Spirit.

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 He is glorified

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 indirectly.

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 He is always

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 pointing us

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 to the Son.

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 And so,

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 you see how easily

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 we go astray

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 and become heretical

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 if we concentrate

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 over much

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 and in an unscriptural manner

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 upon the Spirit Himself.

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 Yes,

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 we must realize

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 that He dwells within us,

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 but His work

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 in dwelling within us

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 is to glorify the Son

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 and to bring to us

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 that blessed knowledge

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 of the Son

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 and His wondrous love

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 to us.

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 It is He

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 who strengthens us

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 with the might

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 in the inner man

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 that we may know

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 this love,

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 this love

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 of Christ.

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 So,

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 the primary role

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 of the Spirit of God

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 is the exaltation

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 of Jesus Christ

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 in the salvation

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 and perfection

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 of His church.

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 And,

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 the primary means

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 that He uses

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 to accomplish this

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 is the Word of God

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 believed and spoken

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 by the people of God.

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 The primary way

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 that the Spirit of God

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 does this work

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 of the salvation

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 and perfection

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 of the church

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 of Jesus Christ

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 is the Word of God

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 believed and spoken

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 by the people

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 of God.

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 So,

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 now,

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 we are one time

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 baptized

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 in the Holy Spirit,

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 but it is possible

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 as a follower

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 of Jesus

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 to be full

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 of the Spirit

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 or to not

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 be full

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 of the Spirit.

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 This can be

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 an ongoing

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 fluctuation

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 in the life

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 of a believer.

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 We have the Spirit,

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 but it is possible

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 to be filled

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 or full

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 of the Spirit

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 or to not be filled

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 or full

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 of the Spirit.

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 This is why

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 Paul exhorts

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 the Ephesian believers

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 to be filled

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 with the Spirit

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 in Ephesians chapter 5.

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 So,

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 please do turn there

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 with me.

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 Ephesians chapter 5.

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 You're going to need

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 another bookmark

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 or another finger.

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 Some fancy Bibles

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 have multiple

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 ribbon markers.

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 Hebrews.

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 So,

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 Paul is giving

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 exhortation,

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 a strong command

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 to the Ephesian

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 believers here.

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 Ephesians chapter 5,

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 beginning in verse 18.

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 He says,

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 and do not

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 get drunk

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 with wine,

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 for that is

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 debauchery,

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 but be filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 There's a command

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 given here.

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 Be filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 And I would suggest

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 to you

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 that therefore

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 there's some activity

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 on our part

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 in the work

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 of sanctification

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 that Paul says

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 to us,

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 be filled.

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 We should be

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 able to be filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 And there's going

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 to be some things

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 that are going

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 to result from this,

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 right?

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 Verse 19

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 through 25.

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 I'm going to fly

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 through it really quickly.

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 Addressing one another.

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 Being filled

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 with the Spirit

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 means we will

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 address one another

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 in psalms and hymns

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 and spiritual songs,

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 singing and making

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 melody to the Lord

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 with your heart,

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 giving thanks

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 always and for

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 everything to God

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 the Father

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 in the name

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 of our Lord

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 Jesus Christ.

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 Verse 21.

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 Submitting to one another

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 out of reverence

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 for Christ.

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 Wives,

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 submit to your own

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 husbands as to the Lord.

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 For the husband

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 is the head of the wife,

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 even as Christ

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 is the head of the church,

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 his body,

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 and is himself

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 its Savior.

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 Verse 24.

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 Now as the church

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 submits to Christ,

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 so also wives

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 should submit in everything

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 to their husbands.

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 Husbands,

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 love your wives

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 as Christ loved the church

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 and gave himself

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 up for her.

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 And it goes on.

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 So there's these outflows,

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 these results

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 of being filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 Christian living.

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 We do the things.

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 We're obedient

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 to the high calling

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 of God

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 in Christ

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 that's laid out

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 for us in the Scripture.

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 We're able to do

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 these things

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 because we are,

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 in fact,

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 filled with the Spirit.

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 But it's still

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 a little abstract

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 at that point,

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 is it not?

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 Like,

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 so what does it mean?

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 How is it that

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 I'm filled

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 with the Spirit?

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 Keep your finger

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 in Ephesians chapter 5.

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 It's going to get

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 challenging now,

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 I know.

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 And turn to Colossians

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 chapter 3.

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 There's a parallel text

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 in Colossians chapter 3

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 to Ephesians 5,

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 18 through 25.

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 Beginning in verse 16.

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 This is shorter.

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 Beginning in verse 16.

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 And I'm going to pick up

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 halfway through it.

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 You may track my logic

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 if you're paying

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 careful attention.

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 But halfway through,

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 Paul says,

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 teaching

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 and admonishing

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 one another

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 in all wisdom,

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 singing,

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 this should sound familiar,

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 psalms and hymns

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 and spiritual songs,

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 with thankfulness

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 in your hearts

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 to God.

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 And whatever you do

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 in word or deed,

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 do everything

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 in the name

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 of the Lord Jesus,

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 giving thanks

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 to God the Father

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 through Him.

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 Wives submit

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 to your husbands

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 as is fitting

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 in the Lord.

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 Husbands,

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 love your wives

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 and do not be harsh

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 with them.

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 So parallel thing,

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 he's walking through

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 the same things,

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 the same results

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 of what it means

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 in Ephesians chapter 5

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 to be filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 Right?

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 Are you tracking me?

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 You can flip back and forth.

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 I'm okay with that

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 if I hear flipping.

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 Right?

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 Notice the parallels

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 between the two.

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 But there's a difference.

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 In Colossians chapter 3,

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 the beginning of verse 16,

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 he says something different

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 than be filled

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 with the Spirit.

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 What does he say?

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 Let the Word of Christ

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 dwell in you richly.

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 So,

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 take from this,

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 from these two texts,

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 that to be filled

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 with the Spirit

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 is to let the Word of Christ

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 dwell in us

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 richly.

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 And there's a lot

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 of meditation

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 that could happen

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 on that.

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 What does it mean

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 for the Word of God

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 to dwell in me richly?

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 Certainly,

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 it starts with

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 reading the Word of God.

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 Okay?

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 We're not going to go

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 too much beyond that today.

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 Right?

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 But reading it,

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 picking it up regularly,

00:17:47.480 --> 00:17:48.779
 knowing the Word of God

00:17:48.779 --> 00:17:50.099
 is a starting point

00:17:50.099 --> 00:17:50.940
 for letting the Word of God

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 dwell in you

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 richly.

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 Now,

00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:55.639
 if that's just far

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 too abstract for you,

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 right?

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 If you go,

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 oh,

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 come on,

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 Nathan.

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 You're drawing

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 some major connections

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 between the two.

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 I defend

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 they're good connections.

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 But it helps,

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 I think,

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 to go to another text.

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 So,

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 Romans chapter 8.

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 You'll want to go there too.

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 Romans chapter 8.

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 verses 5 through 9.

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 And I'll apologize to you

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 if I'm moving too fast for you,

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 but I know how long my notes are.

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 So,

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 you don't know that,

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 I know that,

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 but I'm trying to push,

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 push back to Acts chapter 14

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 and to the text itself today.

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 I think this is so important,

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 though,

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 as we walk into Acts 14,

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 right?

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 They're filled with the Spirit.

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 What happens,

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 right?

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 Acts chapter 14.

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 Paul and Barnabas go

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 and they're filled with the Spirit.

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 What happens?

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 What's the result of them

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 being filled with the Spirit?

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 Okay,

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 so Romans chapter 8,

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 verses 5 through 9.

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 So,

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 right at the outset here,

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 Paul is drawing this dichotomy,

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 right?

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 You're in one of these two categories,

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 right?

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 If you live according to the flesh,

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 you set your mind on things of the flesh.

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 If you live according to the Spirit,

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 you set your mind

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 on the things of the Spirit.

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 Verse 6.

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 For to set the mind on the flesh is death,

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 but to set the mind on the Spirit

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 is life and peace.

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 For the mind that is set on the flesh

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 is hostile toward God,

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 for it does not submit to God's law.

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 Indeed,

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 it cannot.

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 Those who are in the flesh

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 cannot please God.

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 So,

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 stated rather strongly in the negative,

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 right?

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 The person who is not a follower of Jesus Christ,

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 does not have the Spirit of God,

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 cannot set their mind on the things of God,

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 right?

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 And the result of that

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 is that they cannot keep the law.

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 They're incapable of doing that,

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 and they cannot please God.

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 So,

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 what is the adverse,

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 right?

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 If you took this

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 and stated in the positive,

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 then,

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 those who are in Christ,

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 who have the Spirit of God,

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 who set their minds

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 on the things of the Spirit,

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 can keep the law,

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 can be obedient,

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 and therefore please God.

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 So,

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 are you catching the connection here?

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 The Christian life

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 is a very mindful life.

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 Our minds are constantly active,

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 set on the things of the Spirit.

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 But what are the things of the Spirit?

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 The book that he inspired,

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 the closed canon,

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 that he gave us this text.

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 He set on mine.

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 So,

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 are you with me now?

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 Does Romans 8,

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 5 and 9 cap that off for you?

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 I hope it does.

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 I hope it does.

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 I don't have time to convince you further.

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 So,

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 the primary role

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 of the Spirit of God

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 is the exaltation of Jesus Christ

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 and the salvation

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 and perfection of his church.

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 And the primary means

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 that he uses to accomplish this

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 is the Word of God

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 believed and spoken

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 by the people of God.

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 I'll email that to you

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 if you want it later.

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 There's a wonderful quote.

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 I've used it multiple times

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 since we started studying Acts,

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 but I'm going to read it to you

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 one more time.

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 Dan Phillips,

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 who is a contemporary pastor,

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 said this,

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 Show me a person

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 obsessed with the Holy Spirit

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 and his gifts,

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 real or imagined,

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 and I will show you

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 a person not filled

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 Show me a person

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 focused on the person

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 and work of Jesus Christ,

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 never tiring of learning about him,

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 thinking about him,

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 boasting of him,

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 speaking about and for and to him,

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 thrilled and entranced

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 with his perfections and beauty,

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 finding ways to serve

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 and exalt him,

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 tirelessly exploring ways

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 to spend and be spent for him,

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 growing in character

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 to be more and more like him,

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 and I will show you

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 a person who is filled

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 with the Holy Spirit.

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 Recall Acts chapter 13,

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 verse 52,

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 and the disciples were filled

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 with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

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 And yes, you can take your fingers

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 out of all those spots,

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 and let's observe an episode

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 in Jesus' heavenly ministry

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 by the agency of the Holy Spirit

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 in the lives of his followers.

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 Beginning in verse 1

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 of Acts chapter 14.

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 Now at Iconium,

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 they entered together

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 into the Jewish synagogue

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 and spoke in such a way

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 that a great number

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 of both Jews and Greeks believed.

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 But the unbelieving Jews

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 stirred up the Gentiles

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 and poisoned their minds

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 against the brothers.

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 So they remained for a long time,

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 speaking boldly for the Lord,

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 who bore witness

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 to the word of his grace,

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 granting signs and wonders

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 to be done by their hands.

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 But the people of the city

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 were divided.

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 Some sided with the Jews

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 and some with the apostles.

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 When an attempt was made

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 by both Gentiles and Jews

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 with their rulers

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 to mistreat them

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 and to stone them,

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 they learned of it

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 and fled to Lystra

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 and Derbe,

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 cities of Lycaania

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 and to the surrounding country.

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 And there they continued

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 to preach the gospel.

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 Now at Lystra,

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 there was a man sitting

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 who could not use his feet.

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 He was crippled from birth

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 and had never walked.

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 He listened to Paul speaking

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 and Paul,

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 looking intently at him

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 and seeing that he had faith

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 to be met well,

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 said in a loud voice,

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 stand upright on your feet.

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 And he sprang up

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 and began walking.

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 When the crowd saw

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 what Paul had done,

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 they lifted up their voices,

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 saying in Lycauanian,

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 the gods have come down to us

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 in the likeness of men.

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 Barnabas they called Zeus

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 and Paul Hermes

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 because he was the chief speaker.

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 And the priest of Zeus,

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 whose temple was at the entrance

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 to the city,

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 brought oxen and garlands

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 to the gates

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 and wanted to offer sacrifice

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 with the crowds.

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 But when the apostles Barnabas

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 and Paul heard of it,

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 they tore their garments

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 and rushed out into the crowd,

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 crying out,

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 Men, why are you doing these things?

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 We also are men

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 of like nature with you.

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 And we bring you good news

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 that you should turn

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 from these vain things

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 to a living God

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 who made the heaven

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 and the earth

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 and the sea

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 and all that is in them.

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 In past generations,

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 he allowed all the nations

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 to walk in their own ways.

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 Yet he did not leave himself

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 without witness,

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 for he did good

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 by giving you rains from heaven

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 and fruitful seasons,

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 satisfying your hearts

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 with food and gladness.

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 Even with these words,

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 they scarcely restrain the people

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 from offering sacrifice to them.

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 But Jews came from Antioch

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 and Iconium

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 and having persuaded the crowds,

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 they stoned Paul

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 and dragged him out of the city,

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 supposing that he was dead.

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 But when the disciples

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 gathered about him,

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 he rose up

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 and entered the city

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 and on the next day

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 he went on with Barnabas

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 to Derbe.

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 When they had preached

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 the gospel to that city

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 and had made many disciples,

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 they returned to Lystra

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 and to Iconium

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 and to Antioch,

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 strengthening the souls

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 of the disciples,

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 encouraging them

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 to continue in the faith

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 and saying that

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 through many tribulations

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 we must enter

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 the kingdom of God.

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 When they had appointed elders

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 for them in every church

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 with prayer and fasting,

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 they committed them

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 to the Lord

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 in whom they had believed.

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 Then they passed through Pisidia

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 and came to Pamphylia.

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 When they had spoken the word

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 in Perga,

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 they went down to Italia

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 and from there

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 they sailed to Antioch

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 where they had been commended

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 to the grace of God

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 for the work

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 that they had fulfilled.

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 And when they arrived

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 and gathered the church together,

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 they declared all that God

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 had done with them

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 and how he had opened

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 a door of faith

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 to the Gentiles

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 and they remained

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 no little time

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 with the disciples.

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 Beloved,

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 this is God's word to us

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 written for his glory

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 and our good.

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 We would all do well

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 to listen to it

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 in order to believe

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 its promises

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 and obey its commands.

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 Our study in this chapter

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 is going to be structured

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 along the following

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 seven points.

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 I'm going to do my very best

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 to get through

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 the first three this morning,

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 although that's looking

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 dismal already.

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 If I'm unable

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 in a very MacArthurian way,

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 MacArthurian, yep,

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 that works.

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 I'm going to roll

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 the points I can't make

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 into next week

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 and maybe the week

00:26:04.700 --> 00:26:05.780
 after that.

00:26:05.860 --> 00:26:06.380
 But this will be

00:26:06.380 --> 00:26:06.780
 the structure

00:26:06.780 --> 00:26:08.600
 for our study

00:26:08.600 --> 00:26:09.860
 of Acts chapter 14.

00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:12.860
 The person who is filled

00:26:12.860 --> 00:26:13.740
 with the Spirit,

00:26:14.860 --> 00:26:15.440
 number one,

00:26:15.520 --> 00:26:16.040
 is fruitful.

00:26:17.700 --> 00:26:18.540
 Number two,

00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:20.020
 is opposed.

00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:22.260
 Number three,

00:26:22.460 --> 00:26:23.700
 speaks boldly.

00:26:25.100 --> 00:26:25.720
 Number four,

00:26:26.060 --> 00:26:27.600
 acts humbly.

00:26:27.599 --> 00:26:30.039
 Number five,

00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:31.480
 develops disciples.

00:26:33.419 --> 00:26:34.500
 Number six,

00:26:34.659 --> 00:26:35.319
 is committed.

00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:38.000
 And number seven,

00:26:38.619 --> 00:26:39.419
 loves fellowship.

00:26:41.379 --> 00:26:44.459
 So seven points.

00:26:44.579 --> 00:26:45.639
 Let's start with the first one.

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.399
 The person who is filled

00:26:47.399 --> 00:26:47.980
 with the Spirit

00:26:47.980 --> 00:26:49.559
 is fruitful.

00:26:50.699 --> 00:26:51.899
 On your bulletin this morning,

00:26:52.219 --> 00:26:52.679
 it was included

00:26:52.679 --> 00:26:53.819
 a Charles Spurgeon quote.

00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:55.259
 Spurgeon once said,

00:26:55.359 --> 00:26:55.879
 there will never be

00:26:55.879 --> 00:26:56.779
 any mighty work

00:26:56.779 --> 00:26:57.679
 come from us

00:26:57.679 --> 00:26:58.819
 unless there is first

00:26:58.819 --> 00:26:59.740
 a mighty work

00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:00.639
 in us.

00:27:01.179 --> 00:27:02.500
 No man truly labors

00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:03.059
 for souls

00:27:03.059 --> 00:27:04.099
 unless the Holy Spirit

00:27:04.099 --> 00:27:05.220
 has first worked

00:27:05.220 --> 00:27:06.939
 mightily in him.

00:27:06.940 --> 00:27:09.120
 Now as soon as I say,

00:27:09.320 --> 00:27:10.400
 the person who is filled

00:27:10.400 --> 00:27:11.039
 with the Spirit

00:27:11.039 --> 00:27:11.840
 is fruitful,

00:27:12.660 --> 00:27:13.460
 if you're a good student

00:27:13.460 --> 00:27:13.980
 of the Bible,

00:27:14.400 --> 00:27:15.220
 you may think

00:27:15.220 --> 00:27:16.220
 that I am preaching

00:27:16.220 --> 00:27:17.519
 from the wrong text.

00:27:17.620 --> 00:27:18.000
 You may think,

00:27:18.080 --> 00:27:18.460
 wait a minute,

00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:20.360
 this is not Galatians chapter 5

00:27:20.360 --> 00:27:23.220
 verses 22 through 24

00:27:23.220 --> 00:27:23.680
 which says,

00:27:23.779 --> 00:27:24.259
 the fruit of the Spirit

00:27:24.259 --> 00:27:24.840
 is love,

00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.259
 joy,

00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:25.660
 peace,

00:27:25.759 --> 00:27:26.080
 patience,

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:26.539
 kindness,

00:27:26.820 --> 00:27:26.980
 goodness,

00:27:27.140 --> 00:27:27.600
 faithfulness,

00:27:28.100 --> 00:27:28.480
 gentleness,

00:27:29.019 --> 00:27:29.759
 self-control.

00:27:30.100 --> 00:27:31.240
 Against such things,

00:27:31.820 --> 00:27:32.840
 there is no law.

00:27:33.619 --> 00:27:35.039
 I'm essentially saying

00:27:35.039 --> 00:27:37.639
 the fruit is different

00:27:37.639 --> 00:27:38.859
 than these fruits.

00:27:39.539 --> 00:27:40.599
 Why am I able to do that?

00:27:42.059 --> 00:27:43.240
 In Galatians chapter 5,

00:27:43.359 --> 00:27:44.740
 Paul talks about fruits

00:27:44.740 --> 00:27:46.740
 that are motivational fruits.

00:27:47.599 --> 00:27:50.759
 Fruits that generate activity.

00:27:51.419 --> 00:27:52.939
 He goes on in verse 24

00:27:52.939 --> 00:27:53.779
 of Galatians 5,

00:27:53.779 --> 00:27:54.939
 and those who belong

00:27:54.939 --> 00:27:55.839
 to Christ Jesus

00:27:55.839 --> 00:27:58.240
 have crucified the flesh

00:27:58.240 --> 00:28:00.199
 with its passions

00:28:00.199 --> 00:28:01.779
 and desires.

00:28:01.779 --> 00:28:02.420
 desires.

00:28:02.579 --> 00:28:03.779
 So the fruit of the Spirit

00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:05.059
 are these replacement

00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:07.359
 passions and desires.

00:28:07.500 --> 00:28:08.160
 And those passions

00:28:08.160 --> 00:28:08.799
 and desires

00:28:08.799 --> 00:28:11.299
 generate work.

00:28:11.899 --> 00:28:13.379
 Things that we do

00:28:13.379 --> 00:28:14.420
 as a result

00:28:14.420 --> 00:28:15.160
 of these passions

00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:16.139
 and desires.

00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:17.139
 So when I say

00:28:17.139 --> 00:28:17.599
 the person

00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:19.099
 who is filled with the Spirit

00:28:19.099 --> 00:28:19.759
 is fruitful,

00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:21.440
 I mean in the Mark

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:22.319
 chapter 4,

00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:23.359
 verse 20 sense,

00:28:23.740 --> 00:28:25.740
 parable of the sower.

00:28:25.940 --> 00:28:27.220
 But those that were sown

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:28.259
 on the good soil

00:28:28.259 --> 00:28:29.180
 are the ones

00:28:29.180 --> 00:28:29.819
 who hear the Word

00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:30.539
 and accept it

00:28:30.539 --> 00:28:31.899
 and bear fruit

00:28:31.899 --> 00:28:32.899
 thirtyfold

00:28:32.899 --> 00:28:34.200
 and sixtyfold

00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:35.919
 and a hundredfold.

00:28:36.879 --> 00:28:38.139
 God intends to save

00:28:38.139 --> 00:28:38.700
 His people

00:28:38.700 --> 00:28:40.279
 and He uses the proclamation

00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:41.579
 of His Word

00:28:41.579 --> 00:28:43.439
 to accomplish this.

00:28:44.299 --> 00:28:46.039
 Due to being filled

00:28:46.039 --> 00:28:46.879
 with the Spirit,

00:28:47.759 --> 00:28:49.119
 Paul and Barnabas

00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:50.059
 are fruitful

00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:51.099
 in their ministry.

00:28:51.339 --> 00:28:53.039
 They see conversions.

00:28:54.279 --> 00:28:54.460
 Right?

00:28:54.460 --> 00:28:56.180
 Verse 1.

00:28:56.340 --> 00:28:57.700
 We see the very evidence

00:28:57.700 --> 00:28:58.460
 of this right

00:28:58.460 --> 00:28:59.880
 in the first verse

00:28:59.880 --> 00:29:01.600
 that they speak

00:29:01.600 --> 00:29:02.579
 in such a way

00:29:02.579 --> 00:29:03.880
 that a great number

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:05.100
 of both Jews

00:29:05.100 --> 00:29:06.900
 and Greeks

00:29:06.900 --> 00:29:08.440
 believed.

00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:09.940
 And the temptation

00:29:09.940 --> 00:29:10.480
 at this point

00:29:10.480 --> 00:29:11.160
 is to quickly say

00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:12.160
 what is this way

00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:12.920
 that they spoke in?

00:29:13.180 --> 00:29:13.259
 Right?

00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:15.420
 What is this such a way

00:29:15.420 --> 00:29:16.920
 that they spoke in?

00:29:16.920 --> 00:29:18.420
 And to falsely think

00:29:18.420 --> 00:29:19.980
 that it was some methodology

00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:21.240
 on their part

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:21.860
 to see people

00:29:21.860 --> 00:29:23.299
 converted to Christ.

00:29:23.299 --> 00:29:24.159
 There are a lot of people

00:29:24.159 --> 00:29:24.740
 these days

00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:26.359
 that teach lots of methods

00:29:26.359 --> 00:29:27.460
 to share the gospel

00:29:27.460 --> 00:29:28.579
 of Jesus Christ.

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.139
 But beloved,

00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:30.859
 the gospel of Jesus Christ

00:29:30.859 --> 00:29:32.180
 is the power

00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:33.039
 of salvation.

00:29:34.039 --> 00:29:35.039
 We preach the gospel.

00:29:35.379 --> 00:29:36.019
 The Spirit of God

00:29:36.019 --> 00:29:37.740
 uses the gospel

00:29:37.740 --> 00:29:38.740
 to bring about those

00:29:38.740 --> 00:29:39.639
 He intends

00:29:39.639 --> 00:29:40.819
 to believe.

00:29:41.379 --> 00:29:42.559
 We can be sure

00:29:42.559 --> 00:29:43.119
 that Paul

00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:43.839
 didn't do

00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:45.200
 some fancy thing.

00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:45.759
 There were no

00:29:45.759 --> 00:29:47.119
 parlor tricks.

00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:48.839
 Even as he pleaded

00:29:48.839 --> 00:29:49.180
 with them

00:29:49.180 --> 00:29:50.000
 to place their faith

00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:51.220
 in Christ

00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:52.319
 and he writes a bit of this

00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:53.279
 to the Corinthian church

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:54.879
 in 1 Corinthians 2

00:29:54.879 --> 00:29:56.019
 verses 1-5.

00:29:56.379 --> 00:29:56.680
 He says,

00:29:56.779 --> 00:29:57.740
 And when I came to you,

00:29:57.819 --> 00:29:58.079
 brothers,

00:29:58.440 --> 00:29:59.379
 did not come proclaiming

00:29:59.379 --> 00:29:59.960
 to you the testimony

00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:01.460
 of God with lofty speech

00:30:01.460 --> 00:30:02.379
 or wisdom,

00:30:02.819 --> 00:30:03.480
 for I decided to do

00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:04.279
 nothing among you

00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:05.259
 except Jesus Christ

00:30:05.259 --> 00:30:06.079
 and Him crucified.

00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:07.160
 And I was with you

00:30:07.160 --> 00:30:07.700
 in weakness

00:30:07.700 --> 00:30:08.539
 and in fear

00:30:08.539 --> 00:30:09.720
 and much trembling

00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:10.859
 and my speech

00:30:10.859 --> 00:30:11.399
 and my message

00:30:11.399 --> 00:30:12.619
 were not in plausible

00:30:12.619 --> 00:30:13.519
 words of wisdom

00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:15.039
 but in demonstration

00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:16.539
 of the Spirit

00:30:16.539 --> 00:30:18.019
 and of power.

00:30:19.240 --> 00:30:20.059
 So the way

00:30:20.059 --> 00:30:20.839
 that he came

00:30:20.839 --> 00:30:21.959
 and can we not

00:30:21.959 --> 00:30:24.179
 come alongside Paul

00:30:24.179 --> 00:30:24.699
 and say,

00:30:24.879 --> 00:30:25.079
 yes,

00:30:25.159 --> 00:30:26.159
 I feel the same

00:30:26.159 --> 00:30:26.659
 weakness

00:30:26.659 --> 00:30:28.000
 and fear

00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:29.299
 and trembling

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:30.279
 in the mission

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:30.799
 of God

00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:31.839
 in my life.

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:34.799
 Paul didn't try

00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:35.959
 to dress that up.

00:30:36.919 --> 00:30:38.480
 He just spoke

00:30:38.480 --> 00:30:39.519
 the Gospel

00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:40.359
 in demonstration

00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:41.759
 of the Spirit

00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:42.740
 and of power.

00:30:42.819 --> 00:30:43.139
 And then he says

00:30:43.139 --> 00:30:43.720
 in verse 5

00:30:43.720 --> 00:30:44.740
 of 1 Corinthians 2,

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:46.059
 so that your faith

00:30:46.059 --> 00:30:47.400
 might not rest

00:30:47.400 --> 00:30:48.180
 in the wisdom

00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:48.940
 of men

00:30:48.940 --> 00:30:50.799
 but in the power

00:30:50.799 --> 00:30:52.019
 of God.

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.680
 There are many

00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:56.000
 preachers today

00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:57.940
 who think

00:30:57.940 --> 00:30:58.900
 that if they craft

00:30:58.900 --> 00:31:00.160
 the perfect sermon

00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:00.980
 it will generate

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.640
 results.

00:31:02.420 --> 00:31:03.259
 And it will

00:31:03.259 --> 00:31:04.039
 of a certain kind.

00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:07.339
 I am deeply aware

00:31:07.339 --> 00:31:08.099
 and I don't always

00:31:08.099 --> 00:31:09.180
 function out of this

00:31:09.180 --> 00:31:09.620
 reality

00:31:09.620 --> 00:31:10.859
 but I am deeply aware

00:31:10.859 --> 00:31:12.460
 that if I preach

00:31:12.460 --> 00:31:13.079
 the Gospel

00:31:13.079 --> 00:31:14.139
 of Jesus Christ,

00:31:14.679 --> 00:31:15.579
 God will change

00:31:15.579 --> 00:31:16.199
 people's hearts.

00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:19.759
 I with Paul

00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:20.539
 say of Romans

00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:21.960
 1.16,

00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:22.720
 for I am not ashamed

00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:23.220
 of the Gospel

00:31:23.220 --> 00:31:23.899
 for it is the power

00:31:23.899 --> 00:31:24.799
 of God for salvation

00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:25.619
 to everyone

00:31:25.619 --> 00:31:27.639
 who believes.

00:31:28.859 --> 00:31:29.279
 So the,

00:31:29.879 --> 00:31:30.779
 such a way

00:31:30.779 --> 00:31:31.759
 that Paul

00:31:31.759 --> 00:31:32.399
 and Barnabas

00:31:32.399 --> 00:31:33.039
 are speaking

00:31:33.039 --> 00:31:34.699
 is that they are

00:31:34.699 --> 00:31:35.199
 filled

00:31:35.199 --> 00:31:36.819
 with the Spirit

00:31:36.819 --> 00:31:38.559
 and they are fruitful.

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.500
 They are fruitful

00:31:39.500 --> 00:31:41.500
 at Iconium.

00:31:41.879 --> 00:31:42.539
 We can see

00:31:42.539 --> 00:31:43.099
 that the,

00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:45.180
 first that these

00:31:45.180 --> 00:31:46.099
 great number

00:31:46.099 --> 00:31:46.579
 of Jews

00:31:46.579 --> 00:31:47.359
 and Greeks

00:31:47.359 --> 00:31:48.559
 believe

00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:49.460
 and then when

00:31:49.460 --> 00:31:49.920
 an attempt

00:31:49.920 --> 00:31:50.359
 was made

00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:51.139
 by both Gentiles

00:31:51.139 --> 00:31:51.599
 and Jews

00:31:51.599 --> 00:31:52.779
 is verse 5

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:54.319
 to mistreat them

00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:55.519
 and to stone them.

00:31:55.899 --> 00:31:56.619
 They learn of it.

00:31:56.799 --> 00:31:57.339
 This is not

00:31:57.339 --> 00:31:58.740
 a matter of cowardice.

00:31:58.859 --> 00:31:59.159
 This is a matter

00:31:59.159 --> 00:31:59.839
 of prudence.

00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:01.519
 And they flee

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:02.259
 to a region,

00:32:02.399 --> 00:32:02.700
 Lystra,

00:32:02.859 --> 00:32:03.159
 Derbe,

00:32:03.319 --> 00:32:04.359
 cities of Lycaonia.

00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:06.339
 Verse 7 says,

00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:07.200
 and there

00:32:07.200 --> 00:32:08.220
 they continued

00:32:08.220 --> 00:32:09.159
 to preach

00:32:09.159 --> 00:32:10.259
 the Gospel.

00:32:10.259 --> 00:32:11.779
 They continue

00:32:11.779 --> 00:32:12.359
 to preach

00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:13.420
 and they continue

00:32:13.420 --> 00:32:15.019
 to be fruitful.

00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:16.299
 In Lystra,

00:32:16.420 --> 00:32:16.819
 after Paul

00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:17.359
 is stoned

00:32:17.359 --> 00:32:17.960
 and presumed

00:32:17.960 --> 00:32:18.299
 dead,

00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:19.779
 which Luke

00:32:19.779 --> 00:32:20.279
 mentions in

00:32:20.279 --> 00:32:20.960
 such passing

00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:21.740
 way,

00:32:22.619 --> 00:32:23.319
 verse 20,

00:32:24.099 --> 00:32:24.559
 but when the

00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:25.980
 disciples gathered

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:27.539
 around him.

00:32:28.099 --> 00:32:28.759
 This is new

00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:29.379
 territory.

00:32:29.619 --> 00:32:29.859
 Remember,

00:32:29.980 --> 00:32:30.339
 beloved,

00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:31.259
 Paul and Barnabas

00:32:31.259 --> 00:32:31.819
 go to Lystra.

00:32:32.779 --> 00:32:33.720
 There they are

00:32:33.720 --> 00:32:34.539
 proclaiming the

00:32:34.539 --> 00:32:35.140
 Gospel of Jesus

00:32:35.140 --> 00:32:35.640
 Christ.

00:32:36.299 --> 00:32:36.960
 We get no

00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:38.200
 record of converts.

00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:38.400
 converts.

00:32:39.100 --> 00:32:40.039
 The story about

00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:41.100
 them being praised

00:32:41.100 --> 00:32:42.299
 as Zeus

00:32:42.299 --> 00:32:42.960
 and Hermes.

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.360
 But when

00:32:44.360 --> 00:32:45.500
 he's stoned

00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:46.200
 and drug out

00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:46.720
 of the city,

00:32:47.140 --> 00:32:47.620
 there's a group

00:32:47.620 --> 00:32:48.140
 of disciples

00:32:48.140 --> 00:32:48.920
 that gather

00:32:48.920 --> 00:32:49.500
 around him.

00:32:49.660 --> 00:32:50.120
 Followers of

00:32:50.120 --> 00:32:51.039
 Jesus are there

00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:52.160
 gathered around

00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:52.640
 him when he

00:32:52.640 --> 00:32:53.960
 stands back up.

00:32:54.080 --> 00:32:54.400
 So there's

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:55.180
 fruit in Lystra.

00:32:55.279 --> 00:32:55.640
 There's also

00:32:55.640 --> 00:32:56.860
 fruit in Derbe.

00:32:57.279 --> 00:32:57.680
 When they had

00:32:57.680 --> 00:32:58.360
 preached the Gospel

00:32:58.360 --> 00:32:59.200
 to that city,

00:32:59.259 --> 00:32:59.960
 this is verse 21,

00:33:00.420 --> 00:33:01.519
 and had made

00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:04.140
 many disciples.

00:33:05.080 --> 00:33:05.920
 So the person

00:33:05.920 --> 00:33:06.480
 who was filled

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:07.819
 with the Spirit

00:33:07.819 --> 00:33:09.359
 is fruitful.

00:33:11.059 --> 00:33:11.799
 But you may

00:33:11.799 --> 00:33:13.019
 not be fruitful

00:33:13.019 --> 00:33:13.740
 in exactly

00:33:13.740 --> 00:33:14.480
 the same

00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:15.279
 measure.

00:33:16.179 --> 00:33:17.019
 I am not

00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:17.439
 this morning

00:33:17.439 --> 00:33:18.000
 suggesting

00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:19.480
 that if your

00:33:19.480 --> 00:33:20.500
 life doesn't

00:33:20.500 --> 00:33:21.179
 look like the

00:33:21.179 --> 00:33:21.939
 life of Paul

00:33:21.939 --> 00:33:22.980
 and Barnabas

00:33:22.980 --> 00:33:23.740
 on their first

00:33:23.740 --> 00:33:24.659
 missionary journey,

00:33:25.000 --> 00:33:25.399
 that you were

00:33:25.399 --> 00:33:26.059
 not Spirit-filled.

00:33:26.599 --> 00:33:27.299
 It's not what

00:33:27.299 --> 00:33:27.919
 I'm suggesting

00:33:27.919 --> 00:33:28.859
 this morning.

00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:30.980
 But what I am

00:33:30.980 --> 00:33:31.819
 suggesting is that

00:33:31.819 --> 00:33:32.579
 the person who

00:33:32.579 --> 00:33:33.079
 is filled with

00:33:33.079 --> 00:33:33.480
 the Spirit

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:34.799
 will be used

00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:35.539
 by God

00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:36.679
 for the exaltation

00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:37.799
 of Jesus Christ.

00:33:38.000 --> 00:33:38.539
 And that,

00:33:38.980 --> 00:33:40.500
 in some measure,

00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.900
 this means you

00:33:41.900 --> 00:33:42.299
 will make

00:33:42.299 --> 00:33:43.980
 disciples of

00:33:43.980 --> 00:33:44.600
 Jesus Christ.

00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:46.340
 This means there

00:33:46.340 --> 00:33:47.380
 needs to be

00:33:47.380 --> 00:33:48.799
 the evidencing

00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:49.720
 of the Spirit

00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:50.100
 of God

00:33:50.100 --> 00:33:51.039
 filling your life.

00:33:51.140 --> 00:33:51.660
 You need to be

00:33:51.660 --> 00:33:52.539
 seeing people

00:33:52.539 --> 00:33:54.360
 come to faith

00:33:54.360 --> 00:33:56.440
 in some measure.

00:33:57.500 --> 00:33:58.220
 Remember Mark

00:33:58.220 --> 00:33:58.840
 4.20.

00:33:58.880 --> 00:33:59.519
 I read it to you

00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:00.120
 a bit ago.

00:34:00.840 --> 00:34:01.420
 Those that were

00:34:01.420 --> 00:34:02.200
 sown on the good

00:34:02.200 --> 00:34:02.620
 soil.

00:34:03.500 --> 00:34:03.940
 Beloved,

00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:04.980
 are you good soil?

00:34:04.980 --> 00:34:05.759
 are the ones

00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:06.720
 who hear the Word

00:34:06.720 --> 00:34:08.199
 and accept it

00:34:08.199 --> 00:34:09.880
 and bear fruit.

00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:10.920
 We're given

00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:11.599
 some categories.

00:34:11.860 --> 00:34:12.199
 I don't think

00:34:12.199 --> 00:34:12.440
 they're meant

00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:12.960
 to be strict

00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:13.519
 categories.

00:34:13.659 --> 00:34:14.159
 30-fold

00:34:14.159 --> 00:34:15.320
 and 60-fold

00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:16.639
 and 100-fold.

00:34:17.340 --> 00:34:18.199
 Paul and Barnabas

00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:18.820
 certainly are

00:34:18.820 --> 00:34:19.760
 our 100-fold

00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:20.760
 category.

00:34:20.960 --> 00:34:21.599
 We need,

00:34:21.760 --> 00:34:22.079
 as followers

00:34:22.079 --> 00:34:22.659
 of Jesus Christ,

00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.199
 to fall

00:34:23.199 --> 00:34:24.139
 somewhere

00:34:24.139 --> 00:34:25.659
 in there.

00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:27.179
 People who are

00:34:27.179 --> 00:34:27.699
 filled with the Spirit

00:34:27.699 --> 00:34:29.059
 will be fruitful.

00:34:29.619 --> 00:34:29.800
 Now,

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:31.579
 let's talk

00:34:31.579 --> 00:34:32.219
 in the bit of time

00:34:32.219 --> 00:34:32.839
 I have left

00:34:32.839 --> 00:34:35.179
 about the external

00:34:35.179 --> 00:34:36.000
 miracles found

00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:37.379
 in our text.

00:34:39.679 --> 00:34:40.259
 There's a couple

00:34:40.259 --> 00:34:40.759
 things that happen

00:34:40.759 --> 00:34:41.339
 that are rather

00:34:41.339 --> 00:34:42.019
 amazing things

00:34:42.019 --> 00:34:42.439
 that happen.

00:34:43.139 --> 00:34:44.059
 Verse 3,

00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:45.779
 we see that signs

00:34:45.779 --> 00:34:46.419
 and wonders

00:34:46.419 --> 00:34:47.539
 are done by the

00:34:47.539 --> 00:34:48.419
 hands of Paul

00:34:48.419 --> 00:34:49.599
 and Barnabas.

00:34:50.459 --> 00:34:51.000
 Beginning in

00:34:51.000 --> 00:34:51.539
 verse 8,

00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:52.319
 there's a man

00:34:52.319 --> 00:34:52.959
 who's been crippled

00:34:52.959 --> 00:34:53.559
 since birth.

00:34:53.859 --> 00:34:54.619
 That's significant

00:34:54.619 --> 00:34:55.319
 and he's never

00:34:55.319 --> 00:34:56.119
 been able to walk.

00:34:56.199 --> 00:34:56.639
 It's not just

00:34:56.639 --> 00:34:57.559
 that he has a sprain

00:34:57.559 --> 00:34:58.859
 and they give him

00:34:58.859 --> 00:34:59.519
 a little word

00:34:59.519 --> 00:35:00.239
 and he has enough

00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:01.159
 gumption to get up

00:35:01.159 --> 00:35:02.159
 and walk on the sprain.

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:04.059
 His feet are messed up.

00:35:04.139 --> 00:35:04.899
 He's never been able

00:35:04.899 --> 00:35:05.319
 to walk

00:35:05.319 --> 00:35:06.579
 and because of

00:35:06.579 --> 00:35:07.399
 what Paul says

00:35:07.399 --> 00:35:07.980
 to him,

00:35:08.719 --> 00:35:10.599
 God works in his life,

00:35:10.679 --> 00:35:12.339
 he's able to spring up.

00:35:12.559 --> 00:35:13.159
 Verse 10,

00:35:13.839 --> 00:35:15.259
 and begin walking.

00:35:15.399 --> 00:35:16.239
 So these rather

00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:17.879
 externally miraculous

00:35:17.879 --> 00:35:19.339
 things happen.

00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:21.799
 There are a wide

00:35:21.799 --> 00:35:22.719
 variety of views

00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:23.259
 out there

00:35:23.259 --> 00:35:24.259
 these days

00:35:24.259 --> 00:35:25.460
 about how

00:35:25.460 --> 00:35:26.299
 that functions

00:35:26.299 --> 00:35:26.879
 now.

00:35:27.199 --> 00:35:28.179
 If we're now

00:35:28.179 --> 00:35:29.079
 filled with the Spirit,

00:35:29.279 --> 00:35:30.139
 do we have the power

00:35:30.139 --> 00:35:31.039
 as God's people

00:35:31.039 --> 00:35:32.099
 to do this?

00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:33.820
 The question at hand.

00:35:33.980 --> 00:35:34.759
 Do I have the power

00:35:34.759 --> 00:35:35.619
 to say to somebody

00:35:35.619 --> 00:35:37.239
 with a lifelong ailment,

00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:38.559
 it's healed?

00:35:39.779 --> 00:35:40.820
 And there's a spectrum.

00:35:41.000 --> 00:35:42.039
 There's from one end

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:42.639
 something called

00:35:42.639 --> 00:35:43.639
 cessationism,

00:35:43.860 --> 00:35:44.719
 which would be to say

00:35:44.719 --> 00:35:46.400
 that all gifts

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:47.019
 of healing

00:35:47.019 --> 00:35:47.940
 and tongues

00:35:47.940 --> 00:35:48.860
 have completely ceased.

00:35:50.340 --> 00:35:51.119
 The other end

00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:51.739
 of that spectrum

00:35:51.739 --> 00:35:53.079
 is called continuationism.

00:35:53.500 --> 00:35:53.940
 Active.

00:35:54.139 --> 00:35:54.800
 Those gifts

00:35:54.800 --> 00:35:55.480
 are still active.

00:35:55.880 --> 00:35:56.400
 And there's a lot

00:35:56.400 --> 00:35:57.000
 of people that fall

00:35:57.000 --> 00:35:58.139
 somewhere in between

00:35:58.139 --> 00:35:58.880
 those two.

00:35:58.880 --> 00:36:01.019
 I'm going to tell you

00:36:01.019 --> 00:36:01.860
 that I'm a little more

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.420
 towards this

00:36:02.420 --> 00:36:03.780
 cessationist spot.

00:36:03.940 --> 00:36:04.240
 I don't know

00:36:04.240 --> 00:36:04.860
 that I'm quite

00:36:04.860 --> 00:36:06.400
 planting my feet

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:07.260
 in that camp

00:36:07.260 --> 00:36:08.099
 because I don't think

00:36:08.099 --> 00:36:08.900
 we have really clear

00:36:08.900 --> 00:36:09.680
 biblical evidence

00:36:09.680 --> 00:36:10.380
 that those gifts

00:36:10.380 --> 00:36:11.480
 have in fact stopped.

00:36:12.220 --> 00:36:12.980
 I don't think

00:36:12.980 --> 00:36:13.680
 there's any like

00:36:13.680 --> 00:36:14.780
 clear explicit

00:36:14.780 --> 00:36:16.000
 biblical evidence

00:36:16.000 --> 00:36:16.740
 that just says

00:36:16.740 --> 00:36:17.539
 no more.

00:36:17.660 --> 00:36:18.760
 God never works

00:36:18.760 --> 00:36:19.500
 in that way

00:36:19.500 --> 00:36:20.260
 any longer

00:36:20.260 --> 00:36:21.980
 through the lives

00:36:21.980 --> 00:36:23.019
 of his people.

00:36:24.160 --> 00:36:25.300
 I do have a problem

00:36:25.300 --> 00:36:26.059
 with the far

00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:27.220
 other end of it.

00:36:27.219 --> 00:36:28.259
 And I've kind of

00:36:28.259 --> 00:36:28.799
 hinted at that

00:36:28.799 --> 00:36:29.559
 along the way.

00:36:30.319 --> 00:36:31.739
 People and denominations

00:36:31.739 --> 00:36:32.899
 that exalt the Spirit

00:36:32.899 --> 00:36:34.559
 above Christ

00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:35.859
 is troubling to me.

00:36:36.319 --> 00:36:37.019
 It's very troubling

00:36:37.019 --> 00:36:38.339
 to me.

00:36:39.139 --> 00:36:40.579
 We also need to note

00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:41.879
 going on here

00:36:41.879 --> 00:36:43.739
 and for our day

00:36:43.739 --> 00:36:44.319
 that there are

00:36:44.319 --> 00:36:45.519
 external miracles

00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:46.919
 happening in our text.

00:36:48.259 --> 00:36:48.779
 People,

00:36:49.019 --> 00:36:49.759
 signs and wonders,

00:36:49.980 --> 00:36:50.619
 they're able to see

00:36:50.619 --> 00:36:51.599
 these things happen.

00:36:52.339 --> 00:36:52.959
 There's a man

00:36:52.959 --> 00:36:53.459
 who's now able

00:36:53.459 --> 00:36:54.299
 to walk.

00:36:55.199 --> 00:36:56.259
 But more than that,

00:36:56.260 --> 00:36:57.240
 more importantly

00:36:57.240 --> 00:36:57.660
 than that,

00:36:57.740 --> 00:36:58.600
 there are internal

00:36:58.600 --> 00:36:59.860
 miracles happening.

00:37:00.300 --> 00:37:01.160
 The many people,

00:37:01.300 --> 00:37:02.500
 not counted specifically

00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:03.080
 in this text,

00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:04.460
 that have believed.

00:37:04.780 --> 00:37:05.640
 They've become regenerate.

00:37:05.700 --> 00:37:06.040
 They've received

00:37:06.040 --> 00:37:06.440
 the baptism

00:37:06.440 --> 00:37:07.480
 of the Holy Spirit.

00:37:07.740 --> 00:37:08.420
 They were once

00:37:08.420 --> 00:37:09.120
 enemies of God.

00:37:09.200 --> 00:37:09.820
 They now have become

00:37:09.820 --> 00:37:11.400
 his friends.

00:37:11.600 --> 00:37:12.780
 This is an incredibly

00:37:12.780 --> 00:37:13.580
 miraculous thing

00:37:13.580 --> 00:37:14.560
 and it still happens

00:37:14.560 --> 00:37:16.000
 in our day.

00:37:17.160 --> 00:37:18.040
 I hope that you

00:37:18.040 --> 00:37:18.760
 have your heart

00:37:18.760 --> 00:37:20.020
 warmed on a regular basis

00:37:20.020 --> 00:37:21.100
 by seeing people

00:37:21.100 --> 00:37:21.800
 come to faith

00:37:21.800 --> 00:37:22.640
 in Christ.

00:37:22.740 --> 00:37:23.480
 It's miraculous.

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:25.440
 People so set

00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:26.940
 against the God

00:37:26.940 --> 00:37:27.639
 of heaven and earth

00:37:27.639 --> 00:37:29.099
 suddenly turned

00:37:29.099 --> 00:37:30.019
 toward him.

00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:30.940
 It's extremely

00:37:30.940 --> 00:37:32.219
 heartwarming.

00:37:32.460 --> 00:37:32.639
 So,

00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:34.400
 miracles do still

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:34.760
 happen,

00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:35.699
 undoubtedly.

00:37:37.219 --> 00:37:38.000
 Internal miracles,

00:37:38.199 --> 00:37:38.820
 which I would say

00:37:38.820 --> 00:37:39.780
 we should rejoice for

00:37:39.780 --> 00:37:40.420
 because they have

00:37:40.420 --> 00:37:41.740
 eternal significance

00:37:41.740 --> 00:37:42.820
 primarily.

00:37:44.119 --> 00:37:44.300
 So,

00:37:44.360 --> 00:37:44.719
 let me say a few

00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:45.380
 things about miracles.

00:37:45.740 --> 00:37:45.880
 Okay?

00:37:46.079 --> 00:37:46.240
 So,

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:47.000
 wherever you fall

00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:47.940
 on this spectrum,

00:37:48.780 --> 00:37:49.280
 I want to give you

00:37:49.280 --> 00:37:50.019
 some tools to help

00:37:50.019 --> 00:37:51.259
 you filter through

00:37:51.259 --> 00:37:54.539
 supposed or possibly

00:37:54.539 --> 00:37:55.239
 real miracles

00:37:55.239 --> 00:37:56.420
 in our day.

00:37:56.759 --> 00:37:56.860
 Okay?

00:37:58.079 --> 00:37:58.619
 Miracles

00:37:58.619 --> 00:38:01.259
 are always used,

00:38:01.639 --> 00:38:02.820
 always used,

00:38:02.820 --> 00:38:04.360
 to confirm

00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:05.099
 the message

00:38:05.099 --> 00:38:06.059
 of Jesus Christ.

00:38:06.860 --> 00:38:07.920
 There is never

00:38:07.920 --> 00:38:08.840
 a time in the

00:38:08.840 --> 00:38:09.820
 scripture that a

00:38:09.820 --> 00:38:10.539
 miracle happens

00:38:10.539 --> 00:38:11.199
 and the gospel is

00:38:11.199 --> 00:38:11.960
 not also being

00:38:11.960 --> 00:38:12.400
 preached.

00:38:12.860 --> 00:38:13.000
 Right?

00:38:13.139 --> 00:38:13.739
 Or the miracle

00:38:13.739 --> 00:38:14.699
 happens to set the

00:38:14.699 --> 00:38:15.599
 stage for the gospel

00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:16.780
 to be preached.

00:38:17.199 --> 00:38:18.860
 Never a time.

00:38:18.860 --> 00:38:20.760
 And in fact,

00:38:21.120 --> 00:38:22.140
 they're very,

00:38:22.420 --> 00:38:23.539
 very careful

00:38:23.539 --> 00:38:24.880
 to note that

00:38:24.880 --> 00:38:25.460
 for us.

00:38:26.280 --> 00:38:26.440
 So,

00:38:26.500 --> 00:38:26.940
 if you watch

00:38:26.940 --> 00:38:27.920
 some YouTube video

00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:28.460
 of a bunch of

00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:29.340
 high school kids

00:38:29.340 --> 00:38:30.160
 praying for someone

00:38:30.160 --> 00:38:30.960
 who suddenly just

00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:31.740
 feels a little better,

00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:32.620
 that pain in my knee

00:38:32.620 --> 00:38:33.120
 is gone,

00:38:33.460 --> 00:38:34.780
 and the video cuts,

00:38:35.380 --> 00:38:36.380
 they never talk

00:38:36.380 --> 00:38:37.099
 about Christ.

00:38:37.740 --> 00:38:38.320
 They might pray

00:38:38.320 --> 00:38:38.960
 in His name,

00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:39.920
 but they never share

00:38:39.920 --> 00:38:41.140
 the gospel of Jesus Christ

00:38:41.140 --> 00:38:41.920
 with people.

00:38:42.000 --> 00:38:42.640
 Be wary

00:38:42.640 --> 00:38:43.780
 of things

00:38:43.780 --> 00:38:44.559
 like that.

00:38:44.980 --> 00:38:45.480
 Miracles are

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:46.840
 always used

00:38:46.840 --> 00:38:47.559
 to confirm

00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:47.980
 the message

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:48.800
 of Jesus Christ.

00:38:49.579 --> 00:38:50.200
 This is why

00:38:50.200 --> 00:38:50.700
 Jesus performed

00:38:50.700 --> 00:38:51.340
 miracles Himself

00:38:51.340 --> 00:38:52.280
 by His hands.

00:38:52.700 --> 00:38:53.120
 John 10,

00:38:53.180 --> 00:38:53.620
 37,

00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:54.340
 38.

00:38:55.360 --> 00:38:55.920
 Jesus says,

00:38:56.099 --> 00:38:56.980
 I am not doing,

00:38:57.900 --> 00:38:58.740
 if I am not doing

00:38:58.740 --> 00:38:59.460
 the works of my

00:38:59.460 --> 00:38:59.900
 Father,

00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:01.039
 then do not

00:39:01.039 --> 00:39:01.480
 believe Me.

00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:03.099
 But if I do them,

00:39:03.220 --> 00:39:03.780
 even though you

00:39:03.780 --> 00:39:04.579
 do not believe Me,

00:39:04.720 --> 00:39:06.160
 believe the works.

00:39:06.800 --> 00:39:07.380
 Works are meant

00:39:07.380 --> 00:39:08.180
 to draw your attention

00:39:08.180 --> 00:39:09.160
 that you may know

00:39:09.160 --> 00:39:10.000
 and understand

00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:10.599
 that the Father

00:39:10.599 --> 00:39:11.120
 is in Me

00:39:11.120 --> 00:39:12.519
 and I am in

00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:13.120
 the Father.

00:39:13.920 --> 00:39:14.660
 The fact that

00:39:14.660 --> 00:39:15.240
 Jesus was performing

00:39:15.240 --> 00:39:15.780
 miracles was to

00:39:15.780 --> 00:39:16.400
 draw attention

00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:17.559
 that He was from

00:39:17.559 --> 00:39:18.280
 the Father

00:39:18.280 --> 00:39:18.780
 and the message

00:39:18.780 --> 00:39:19.500
 He was speaking

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.480
 was true.

00:39:21.040 --> 00:39:21.660
 This is why

00:39:21.660 --> 00:39:22.400
 Jesus continued

00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:23.060
 to perform miracles

00:39:23.060 --> 00:39:23.880
 by the agency

00:39:23.880 --> 00:39:24.720
 of the Holy Spirit

00:39:24.720 --> 00:39:25.519
 in the lives

00:39:25.519 --> 00:39:27.100
 of His followers.

00:39:27.980 --> 00:39:28.400
 Again,

00:39:28.460 --> 00:39:29.120
 look at verse 3,

00:39:29.260 --> 00:39:29.940
 chapter 14.

00:39:31.620 --> 00:39:32.460
 So they remained

00:39:32.460 --> 00:39:33.420
 for a long time.

00:39:33.840 --> 00:39:34.840
 What does it say next?

00:39:35.620 --> 00:39:37.260
 Speaking boldly

00:39:37.260 --> 00:39:38.220
 for the Lord.

00:39:38.840 --> 00:39:39.620
 And what does God do?

00:39:40.160 --> 00:39:40.600
 Christ,

00:39:40.700 --> 00:39:41.380
 working in them

00:39:41.380 --> 00:39:41.820
 by the agency

00:39:41.820 --> 00:39:42.200
 of the Spirit

00:39:42.200 --> 00:39:43.840
 who bore witness

00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:44.820
 to the word

00:39:44.820 --> 00:39:45.700
 of His grace

00:39:45.700 --> 00:39:47.120
 granting signs

00:39:47.120 --> 00:39:47.539
 and wonders

00:39:47.539 --> 00:39:48.059
 to be done

00:39:48.059 --> 00:39:49.100
 by their hands.

00:39:50.100 --> 00:39:51.200
 Confirms the message

00:39:51.200 --> 00:39:52.519
 of Jesus Christ

00:39:52.519 --> 00:39:54.059
 that they're proclaiming.

00:39:54.820 --> 00:39:55.840
 Before the man

00:39:55.840 --> 00:39:56.340
 in Lystra

00:39:56.340 --> 00:39:56.900
 is healed,

00:39:57.120 --> 00:39:57.680
 Luke records

00:39:57.680 --> 00:39:58.680
 in verse 7,

00:39:59.200 --> 00:40:00.080
 and there they

00:40:00.080 --> 00:40:01.160
 continue to

00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:03.200
 preach the gospel.

00:40:03.740 --> 00:40:04.660
 It's in the midst

00:40:04.660 --> 00:40:05.700
 of them preaching

00:40:05.700 --> 00:40:06.760
 the gospel

00:40:06.760 --> 00:40:07.640
 and this man

00:40:07.640 --> 00:40:08.880
 hears the gospel

00:40:08.880 --> 00:40:10.059
 that Paul sees him,

00:40:10.260 --> 00:40:10.840
 sees that he has

00:40:10.840 --> 00:40:11.860
 faith to be healed

00:40:11.860 --> 00:40:13.900
 and heals him.

00:40:15.860 --> 00:40:16.940
 Be wary

00:40:16.940 --> 00:40:19.180
 of any ministry

00:40:19.180 --> 00:40:19.940
 who makes it

00:40:19.940 --> 00:40:20.600
 their aim

00:40:20.600 --> 00:40:21.519
 to perform

00:40:21.519 --> 00:40:22.720
 external miracles,

00:40:22.900 --> 00:40:23.660
 that that is

00:40:23.660 --> 00:40:25.240
 their ministry.

00:40:25.720 --> 00:40:26.400
 If they gather

00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:26.780
 together and say,

00:40:26.860 --> 00:40:27.300
 let's go out

00:40:27.300 --> 00:40:27.700
 on the street

00:40:27.700 --> 00:40:28.740
 and perform miracles

00:40:28.740 --> 00:40:29.140
 today.

00:40:29.780 --> 00:40:30.640
 The apostles

00:40:30.640 --> 00:40:32.559
 never sought

00:40:32.559 --> 00:40:34.039
 to perform miracles.

00:40:34.680 --> 00:40:35.160
 There's never

00:40:35.160 --> 00:40:36.200
 this stated intention.

00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:37.140
 It's time, guys.

00:40:37.820 --> 00:40:38.820
 This part of our ministry

00:40:38.820 --> 00:40:39.260
 where we go

00:40:39.260 --> 00:40:40.200
 and perform miracles,

00:40:40.199 --> 00:40:41.099
 it just happens.

00:40:41.779 --> 00:40:42.919
 Along the way,

00:40:43.500 --> 00:40:44.779
 being filled with the Spirit,

00:40:44.919 --> 00:40:45.839
 they do these miraculous

00:40:45.839 --> 00:40:47.399
 things for the sake

00:40:47.399 --> 00:40:48.419
 of the proclamation

00:40:48.419 --> 00:40:50.139
 of the gospel.

00:40:50.980 --> 00:40:51.799
 The apostles were

00:40:51.799 --> 00:40:52.779
 always preaching

00:40:52.779 --> 00:40:53.139
 the gospel

00:40:53.139 --> 00:40:53.539
 when a miracle

00:40:53.539 --> 00:40:54.019
 was performed

00:40:54.019 --> 00:40:55.379
 or followed the miracles

00:40:55.379 --> 00:40:56.379
 with gospel proclamation

00:40:56.379 --> 00:40:57.679
 when one was

00:40:57.679 --> 00:40:58.960
 performed.

00:41:00.359 --> 00:41:01.179
 Suppose that

00:41:01.179 --> 00:41:02.039
 external miracles

00:41:02.039 --> 00:41:03.159
 performed by individuals

00:41:03.159 --> 00:41:04.079
 who do not

00:41:04.079 --> 00:41:04.980
 preach the gospel

00:41:04.980 --> 00:41:06.179
 of Jesus Christ.

00:41:07.379 --> 00:41:07.859
 You can name

00:41:07.860 --> 00:41:08.740
 some of those people.

00:41:08.740 --> 00:41:09.760
 Benny Hinn

00:41:09.760 --> 00:41:10.900
 does not preach

00:41:10.900 --> 00:41:11.360
 the gospel

00:41:11.360 --> 00:41:12.200
 of Jesus Christ

00:41:12.200 --> 00:41:13.120
 yet claims

00:41:13.120 --> 00:41:14.500
 to perform miracles.

00:41:16.019 --> 00:41:17.340
 In our backyard,

00:41:17.700 --> 00:41:18.039
 beloved,

00:41:18.860 --> 00:41:19.559
 Jensen Franklin

00:41:19.559 --> 00:41:21.340
 does not preach

00:41:21.340 --> 00:41:21.860
 the gospel

00:41:21.860 --> 00:41:23.220
 of Jesus Christ.

00:41:23.559 --> 00:41:23.900
 He preaches

00:41:23.900 --> 00:41:25.180
 a prosperity gospel

00:41:25.180 --> 00:41:26.240
 and yet

00:41:26.240 --> 00:41:28.120
 claims to perform

00:41:28.120 --> 00:41:29.120
 miracles.

00:41:30.300 --> 00:41:31.599
 It's damnable

00:41:31.599 --> 00:41:33.280
 to do such a thing.

00:41:33.599 --> 00:41:34.640
 It's misleading

00:41:34.639 --> 00:41:36.179
 to do such a thing

00:41:36.179 --> 00:41:36.940
 and it should

00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:38.960
 make us angry.

00:41:40.159 --> 00:41:41.759
 We ought to be offended

00:41:41.759 --> 00:41:42.839
 that God

00:41:42.839 --> 00:41:43.440
 is offended.

00:41:44.400 --> 00:41:45.279
 The third part

00:41:45.279 --> 00:41:45.839
 of the Trinity

00:41:45.839 --> 00:41:47.480
 that lives within us

00:41:47.480 --> 00:41:48.500
 is claimed,

00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:49.759
 he's paraded about

00:41:49.759 --> 00:41:50.920
 in a way

00:41:50.920 --> 00:41:51.960
 that is not

00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:52.539
 consistent

00:41:52.539 --> 00:41:53.460
 with what the Bible

00:41:53.460 --> 00:41:54.599
 says he does.

00:41:55.460 --> 00:41:56.420
 Primary work,

00:41:56.559 --> 00:41:57.159
 always about

00:41:57.159 --> 00:41:58.000
 the exaltation

00:41:58.000 --> 00:41:59.920
 of Jesus Christ.

00:42:00.719 --> 00:42:02.119
 So what those men do

00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:03.460
 may be spiritual

00:42:03.460 --> 00:42:04.340
 in nature,

00:42:05.179 --> 00:42:06.280
 but I can promise you

00:42:06.280 --> 00:42:07.659
 that it is not

00:42:07.659 --> 00:42:08.099
 the work

00:42:08.099 --> 00:42:09.340
 of the Holy Spirit.

00:42:10.380 --> 00:42:12.260
 Very, very cautious

00:42:12.260 --> 00:42:13.380
 and warn people

00:42:13.380 --> 00:42:14.699
 that you know

00:42:14.699 --> 00:42:16.500
 and love

00:42:16.500 --> 00:42:17.119
 of the same.

00:42:19.920 --> 00:42:20.900
 Well, I made it

00:42:20.900 --> 00:42:22.039
 through point one.

00:42:24.639 --> 00:42:25.559
 John MacArthur

00:42:25.559 --> 00:42:26.400
 would be so proud of me.

00:42:28.260 --> 00:42:29.679
 Okay, so I'm going to

00:42:29.679 --> 00:42:31.980
 conclude this morning.

00:42:33.460 --> 00:42:35.079
 with some questions

00:42:35.079 --> 00:42:35.579
 for your further

00:42:35.579 --> 00:42:36.079
 consideration.

00:42:38.280 --> 00:42:39.159
 Number one,

00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:41.840
 do you have

00:42:41.840 --> 00:42:42.519
 the Spirit of God?

00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:44.920
 If you recall

00:42:44.920 --> 00:42:45.579
 the terminology

00:42:45.579 --> 00:42:47.740
 Jesus and Paul used,

00:42:48.420 --> 00:42:48.980
 have you been

00:42:48.980 --> 00:42:49.579
 baptized

00:42:49.579 --> 00:42:51.000
 in the Spirit?

00:42:52.079 --> 00:42:53.059
 Do you have

00:42:53.059 --> 00:42:53.920
 the Spirit of God?

00:42:55.500 --> 00:42:56.320
 Martin Lloyd-Jones

00:42:56.320 --> 00:42:57.099
 talked about,

00:42:57.220 --> 00:42:58.139
 I read that long

00:42:58.139 --> 00:42:59.199
 quotation to you,

00:42:59.480 --> 00:43:00.320
 what do we think,

00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:01.260
 what do we know,

00:43:01.260 --> 00:43:03.160
 is Jesus real to us?

00:43:03.500 --> 00:43:04.420
 It's a great evidence

00:43:04.420 --> 00:43:05.100
 that the Spirit of God

00:43:05.100 --> 00:43:06.380
 is working in our life.

00:43:06.480 --> 00:43:07.420
 Don't wait

00:43:07.420 --> 00:43:08.300
 to speak

00:43:08.300 --> 00:43:10.000
 in some other language.

00:43:10.600 --> 00:43:11.600
 What do you know

00:43:11.600 --> 00:43:12.340
 to be true

00:43:12.340 --> 00:43:14.280
 of Christ?

00:43:14.400 --> 00:43:15.440
 And how is it

00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:17.280
 that the Spirit of God

00:43:17.280 --> 00:43:18.420
 is working in you?

00:43:20.040 --> 00:43:20.640
 Last week,

00:43:20.680 --> 00:43:21.220
 I read this quote

00:43:21.220 --> 00:43:22.120
 from Charles Spurgeon.

00:43:22.340 --> 00:43:23.440
 If you can sin

00:43:23.440 --> 00:43:24.560
 and not weep over it,

00:43:25.380 --> 00:43:26.580
 you are an heir of hell.

00:43:27.140 --> 00:43:28.400
 If you can go into sin

00:43:28.400 --> 00:43:28.900
 and afterwards

00:43:28.900 --> 00:43:29.800
 feel satisfied

00:43:29.800 --> 00:43:30.960
 to have done so,

00:43:31.380 --> 00:43:32.539
 you are on the road

00:43:32.539 --> 00:43:33.599
 to destruction.

00:43:34.280 --> 00:43:35.019
 If there are no

00:43:35.019 --> 00:43:36.099
 prickings of conscience,

00:43:36.240 --> 00:43:37.240
 no inward torments,

00:43:37.360 --> 00:43:38.400
 no bleeding wounds,

00:43:38.920 --> 00:43:39.980
 if you have no throbs

00:43:39.980 --> 00:43:40.619
 and heavings

00:43:40.619 --> 00:43:41.260
 of a bosom

00:43:41.260 --> 00:43:42.360
 that cannot rest,

00:43:42.900 --> 00:43:43.639
 if your soul

00:43:43.639 --> 00:43:45.019
 never feels filled

00:43:45.019 --> 00:43:45.780
 with wormwood

00:43:45.780 --> 00:43:46.300
 and gall,

00:43:46.680 --> 00:43:47.680
 when you know

00:43:47.680 --> 00:43:48.820
 that you have done evil,

00:43:48.940 --> 00:43:50.380
 you are no child

00:43:50.380 --> 00:43:51.420
 of God.

00:43:52.079 --> 00:43:52.900
 Do you have

00:43:52.900 --> 00:43:53.599
 the Spirit of God?

00:43:53.660 --> 00:43:54.700
 Are you being moved

00:43:54.700 --> 00:43:57.119
 toward holiness?

00:43:57.119 --> 00:43:59.799
 Second question,

00:43:59.960 --> 00:44:01.039
 if you have the Spirit,

00:44:01.699 --> 00:44:02.880
 and I hope that all of you

00:44:02.880 --> 00:44:03.799
 can with confidence

00:44:03.799 --> 00:44:05.500
 say, yes, I do.

00:44:06.299 --> 00:44:07.639
 Jesus is real to me

00:44:07.639 --> 00:44:08.440
 and he's working

00:44:08.440 --> 00:44:09.480
 obedience in me.

00:44:09.980 --> 00:44:11.239
 If you have the Spirit,

00:44:12.039 --> 00:44:13.059
 are you filled

00:44:13.059 --> 00:44:14.279
 with the Spirit?

00:44:15.799 --> 00:44:17.480
 Do you find in yourself

00:44:17.480 --> 00:44:18.619
 any failing

00:44:18.619 --> 00:44:21.119
 in this matter?

00:44:21.440 --> 00:44:22.319
 I wrote matters,

00:44:22.420 --> 00:44:23.039
 so I got to one,

00:44:23.179 --> 00:44:23.839
 in this matter

00:44:23.839 --> 00:44:25.519
 of fruitfulness.

00:44:25.519 --> 00:44:25.719
 repentance.

00:44:28.840 --> 00:44:29.400
 Repent

00:44:29.400 --> 00:44:30.639
 and believe.

00:44:31.940 --> 00:44:32.460
 Repent

00:44:32.460 --> 00:44:33.139
 and believe

00:44:33.139 --> 00:44:34.219
 that you are loved

00:44:34.219 --> 00:44:34.920
 by God

00:44:34.920 --> 00:44:35.980
 in Christ.

00:44:36.820 --> 00:44:37.360
 Confess

00:44:37.360 --> 00:44:37.940
 your failing,

00:44:38.159 --> 00:44:38.679
 confess

00:44:38.679 --> 00:44:39.920
 your sinfulness,

00:44:40.360 --> 00:44:41.719
 and believe

00:44:41.719 --> 00:44:42.440
 that the promises

00:44:42.440 --> 00:44:42.980
 of Scripture

00:44:42.980 --> 00:44:43.699
 are true.

00:44:43.860 --> 00:44:44.400
 There is therefore

00:44:44.400 --> 00:44:45.820
 now no condemnation

00:44:45.820 --> 00:44:46.940
 for those

00:44:46.940 --> 00:44:47.639
 who are

00:44:47.639 --> 00:44:48.440
 in Christ Jesus.

00:44:49.440 --> 00:44:50.659
 What a great motivation,

00:44:50.840 --> 00:44:51.059
 beloved,

00:44:51.199 --> 00:44:52.739
 to pick ourselves up

00:44:52.739 --> 00:44:53.400
 when we have failed

00:44:53.400 --> 00:44:54.740
 and to press on

00:44:54.740 --> 00:44:55.660
 into holiness.

00:44:56.940 --> 00:44:57.579
 Third question,

00:44:59.139 --> 00:45:00.039
 why are you not

00:45:00.039 --> 00:45:01.420
 filled with the Spirit?

00:45:02.680 --> 00:45:03.300
 Why are you not

00:45:03.300 --> 00:45:03.800
 filled with the Spirit?

00:45:05.059 --> 00:45:05.740
 Same question,

00:45:05.820 --> 00:45:06.700
 stated a different way,

00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:07.940
 a little more priming.

00:45:08.139 --> 00:45:09.220
 Does the Word of Christ

00:45:09.220 --> 00:45:10.240
 dwell in you richly?

00:45:11.240 --> 00:45:12.559
 Does the Word of Christ

00:45:12.559 --> 00:45:14.160
 dwell in you richly?

00:45:14.159 --> 00:45:15.819
 If not,

00:45:16.819 --> 00:45:17.599
 if you're not

00:45:17.599 --> 00:45:18.559
 picking up the Bible

00:45:18.559 --> 00:45:19.179
 in a way

00:45:19.179 --> 00:45:20.519
 that you're taking it up

00:45:20.519 --> 00:45:21.420
 inside yourself

00:45:21.420 --> 00:45:22.359
 and that it dwells

00:45:22.359 --> 00:45:22.980
 within you,

00:45:23.659 --> 00:45:25.960
 what do you value

00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:27.519
 over Jesus Christ

00:45:27.519 --> 00:45:28.799
 and the Word

00:45:28.799 --> 00:45:29.739
 that testifies

00:45:29.739 --> 00:45:30.500
 of Him?

00:45:31.259 --> 00:45:32.039
 What do you

00:45:32.039 --> 00:45:33.299
 treasure more

00:45:33.299 --> 00:45:34.420
 than Jesus

00:45:34.420 --> 00:45:35.899
 and this book

00:45:35.899 --> 00:45:36.839
 that tells us

00:45:36.839 --> 00:45:37.420
 about Him?

00:45:37.519 --> 00:45:38.420
 We see the face

00:45:38.420 --> 00:45:39.000
 of Christ

00:45:39.000 --> 00:45:40.239
 in the Scripture,

00:45:40.839 --> 00:45:41.839
 and there's a slew,

00:45:41.840 --> 00:45:43.900
 many, many things

00:45:43.900 --> 00:45:44.480
 that could fall

00:45:44.480 --> 00:45:45.180
 into this category

00:45:45.180 --> 00:45:46.519
 and you would do well

00:45:46.519 --> 00:45:47.460
 to search your heart

00:45:47.460 --> 00:45:48.500
 and ask God

00:45:48.500 --> 00:45:49.720
 to expose those things

00:45:49.720 --> 00:45:50.680
 that you place

00:45:50.680 --> 00:45:52.160
 in higher importance

00:45:52.160 --> 00:45:53.120
 than Jesus

00:45:53.120 --> 00:45:54.800
 and His Word.

00:45:55.180 --> 00:45:55.900
 Let's pray together.