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 Good morning, everybody.

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 Hope you all are well.

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 Thankful that you are here.

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 Go ahead.

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 Grab your copy of God's Word.

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 This morning we are going to primarily be looking at Philippians chapter 1 verses 27 and 28.

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 So the city of Philippi itself, it gets its name from Philip of Macedonia,

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 who some of you may know as the father of Alexander the Great,

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 who is a very famous historical figure.

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 The city itself gained notoriety in the ancient world

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 because of a famous battle that was fought there in 42 B.C.

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 when the armies of Antony and Octavian defeated the armies of Brutus and Cassius at the Battle of Philippi.

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 This battle is significant because after this, the age of the Roman Republic was ended

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 and from there began the age of the Roman Empire.

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 After the battle, Philippi became a Roman colony,

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 which at the time was incredibly significant

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 because it came with many of the same benefits of being a Roman from Italy,

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 including Roman citizenship,

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 which is something that we'll kind of touch on here in a minute,

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 but at the time would have been a very big deal.

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 So from there,

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 we can also see the story of the beginning of the Church of Philippi,

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 which I think is beneficial for our time this morning in Acts chapter 16.

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 If you want to turn to Acts chapter 16, go ahead.

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 I'm not going to read it verbatim,

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 but I'm just going to kind of paraphrase it for the sake of time this morning.

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 So in Acts chapter 16,

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 you find the Apostle Paul seeking to go to Asia to preach the gospel,

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 but the scripture tells us that the spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go.

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 So from there, he ends up in the city of Troas,

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 where in the night he receives his Macedonian call,

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 which was a vision that he had of a man from Macedonia

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 urging him to come to Macedonia to help him.

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 So Paul has this vision and concludes that God has called him to preach the gospel there.

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 So he immediately goes there in obedience to the Lord.

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 From the beginning in Acts chapter 16,

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 we can see how God built his church in Philippi in ways that only which God can do.

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 So the first person that we see converted in Philippi is Lydia,

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 who we are told is a seller of purple goods.

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 So in Philippi, there were not enough Jews there to constitute a synagogue.

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 So Paul finds himself down by the river,

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 rolling up on essentially a women's Bible study,

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 a prayer meeting.

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 And this is where we meet Lydia, right?

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 The Bible tells us that she was a worshiper of God.

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 And upon hearing Paul's message,

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 we are told that she becomes a believer and is baptized,

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 as well as that of her whole household.

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 From there, Paul spends some time in Philippi.

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 And the next character that we meet is a slave girl,

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 who we are told is demon-possessed and has a spirit of divination.

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 This spirit of divination gives her this ability that brought her masters much gain.

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 She followed Paul and his companions around the city,

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 proclaiming,

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 These men are servants of the Most High God,

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 who proclaim to you the way of salvation.

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 So she did this for long enough that,

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 this cracks me up,

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 it says,

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 Paul was greatly annoyed.

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 So he commands the spirit to leave her in the name of Christ,

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 to which the spirit does.

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 But after this happened,

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 this now creates a problem for the slave girl's masters,

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 because they now have no way to make money from this.

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 So they get angry.

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 They seize Paul and Silas,

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 and they bring him before the magistrates,

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 accusing them of doing things that are not lawful.

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 So the magistrates and the people there,

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 they attack Paul,

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 they rip his clothes off,

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 they beat him with rods,

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 and then they throw him into prison.

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 And there we meet our next convert of the Philippian church,

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 the Philippian jailer.

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 So the Philippian jailer,

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 he did not simply just follow the orders that he was given to keep them in the prison,

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 but he throws them into the inner prison and fastens their feet in stocks.

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 This would have been something incredibly painful,

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 incredibly uncomfortable.

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 And that night,

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 Paul and Silas are praying and singing hymns in prison,

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 which is cool enough as it is.

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 But they're singing and they're praying,

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 and there's a great earthquake.

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 And this earthquake,

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 it is to the magnitude that it causes all of the doors in the prison to open.

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 It causes all of the stocks to become unfastened.

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 So the jailer wakes up,

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 and he sees what has happened.

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 He sees all the doors of the prison open

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 and assumes that the prisoners have escaped.

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 Now,

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 at that time,

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 the jailer was responsible for ensuring that this did not happen,

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 and often the punishment for failure in his duty would have been death.

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 So the jailer,

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 he grabs his sword.

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 He's about to go ahead and end his life then and there.

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 But Paul,

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 seeing this about to happen,

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 in verse 28,

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 he cries out to the jailer.

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 He says,

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 Do not harm yourself.

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 We are all here.

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 The jailer,

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 his response to this is,

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 he falls down before Paul and Silas in fear

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 and says,

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 What must I do to be saved?

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 From there,

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 they share the gospel with him,

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 and the jailer,

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 along with his entire household,

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 are saved and baptized.

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 So that's the beginning of the Philippian church.

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 These are the cast of characters

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 that we see in Acts chapter 16.

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 You have Lydia,

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 the wealthy seller of purple goods,

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 the formerly demon-possessed slave girl,

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 and the overzealous Philippian jailer.

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 And so these are the people that,

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 along with others,

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 that Paul is writing this letter of Philippians to.

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 Only God can bring these people together.

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 All right.

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 Now we'll get into Philippians.

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 Chapter 1,

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 verses 27 and 28.

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 It says,

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 Only let your manner of life

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 be worthy of the gospel of Christ,

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 so that whether I come and see you or am absent,

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 I may hear of you

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 that you are standing firm in one spirit,

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 with one mind striving side by side

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 for the faith of the gospel,

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 and not frightened in anything by your opponents.

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 This is a clear sign to them of their destruction,

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 but of your salvation,

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 and that from God.

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 So the first thing that I want to take a look at

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 is verse 27a.

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 And in this,

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 we have a command from Paul

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 that he gives the Philippian church

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 in extension to us

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 about how we are called to live.

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 He says,

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 Only let your manner of life

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 be worthy of the gospel of Christ.

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 So there's a couple things in this text

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 that I think is really important to define

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 to understand what Paul is saying.

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 Some of you in your Bible,

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 you may have a footnote

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 after the phrase manner of life,

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 right?

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 And it says,

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 Only behave as citizens worthy.

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 So the Greek word here for manner of life,

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 forgive me for this,

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 I'm from Hog Mountain.

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 The Greek word here is

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 Pauli,

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 Paulit,

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 you,

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 you,

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 me,

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 again,

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 from Hog Mountain,

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 which the word is the same root word

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 that we get our word politics from.

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 We see the same word in Philippians 3.20

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 where Paul says,

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 But our citizenship is in heaven,

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 right?

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 There's not a great English translation to this word,

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 but it carries the idea of living in accord

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 with where our citizenship is.

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 So this is something that would have resonated

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 with the people of Philippi,

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 because again,

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 as we stated before,

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 their citizenship,

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 their Roman citizenship,

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 was something that would have been

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 incredibly valuable to them.

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 It would have been something

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 incredibly important,

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 right?

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 So it would have carried weight

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 and expectation.

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 There was ways in which Roman citizens

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 were expected to live.

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 No different than us here.

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 If I identified myself as an American citizen

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 or said that you are an American citizen,

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 there are some things that would pop up in your mind

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 that say,

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 Oh,

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 well,

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 this is how an American citizen acts,

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 right?

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 The next word I think that is beneficial to define

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 is the word worthy.

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 This is something to which we ascribe worth or value to,

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 and in this case,

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 the utmost worth or value.

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 And then the last thing that I think

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 is important to define here

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 is the gospel of Christ.

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 So the word gospel literally means good news,

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 and even more specifically,

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 it means the good news

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 that Christ came to save sinners,

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 that we were dead in our sins

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 before a holy and righteous God

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 with no hope of saving ourselves.

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 We were separated from God,

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 that Christ being fully God

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 humbled himself

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 by taking on human flesh,

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 living a perfect and sinless life,

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 was crucified and died on the cross,

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 being the perfect sacrifice for sin.

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 He then rose from the dead,

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 defeating sin and death,

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 and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.

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 And us,

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 through faith and believing in this gospel,

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 can receive forgiveness of our sins

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 and now be justified

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 or declared righteous by God

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 and will one day also be raised to live

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 eternally in the presence of God

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 in glorified bodies.

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 That is the gospel.

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 There is simply no greater news than this.

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 When we talk about the gospel,

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 when we think about the gospel,

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 we should never assume the gospel.

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 We should ensure that we understand

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 what the gospel is,

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 but those two that we are talking to,

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 that they understand

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 what it is when we say the gospel.

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 I like John Piper.

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 He summarized this passage,

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 127a,

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 and he summarized it like this.

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 He said,

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 the all-encompassing summary

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 of the Christian life is,

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 live as citizens of heaven

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 with the gospel as the center

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 of your all-authoritative

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 heavenly constitution,

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 showing by your life

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 that the gospel is worth more to you

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 than everything else in the world.

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 So that's the command.

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 That's the command that Paul has given us here.

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 So for me,

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 I read this

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 and this naturally leads to the question,

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 well, how in the world do I do that?

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 Right?

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 That is a huge order.

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 How do I live up to it?

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 Where do I begin?

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 Fortunately,

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 Paul does not leave us guessing,

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 but he follows this

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 by telling us exactly

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 what this looks like.

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 So look at the rest of the passage with me.

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 It says,

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 so that whether I come and see you

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 or am absent,

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 I may hear of you

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 that you are standing firm

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 in one spirit

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 with one mind,

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 striving side by side

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 for the faith of the gospel

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 and not frightened

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 in anything by your opponents,

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 this is a clear sign to them

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 of their destruction,

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 but of your salvation

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 and that from God.

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 So now let's look

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 at how we are called

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 to live out this command.

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 I have four points

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 that I want to consider

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 this morning,

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 but I'm only going to give you

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 the first three.

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 I'm going to go ahead and apologize.

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 I'm not Nathan,

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 so there is no alliteration.

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 Point number one,

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 stand firm.

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 Point number two,

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 strive.

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 Point number three,

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 be fearless.

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 So point number one,

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 stand firm.

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 What does it mean

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 to stand firm?

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 It means to be resolute

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 and to not change course.

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 What is it as Christians

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 that allows us to do this?

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 It's our faith.

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 First Corinthians 16, 13,

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 be watchful,

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 stand firm in the faith,

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 act like men,

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 be strong.

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 As believers,

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 we can ultimately stand firm

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 because of our unshakable faith

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 in the gospel of Christ

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 that Jesus is who he says he is.

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 That's what allows us

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 to withstand the forces

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 of the world.

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 It is what allows us

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 to block out the noise

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 of other people,

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 encouraging us

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 to stray from the path

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 that God has set before us.

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 Does anybody here

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 like watching Western movies?

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 Anybody?

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 I grew up with them.

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 I love them.

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 I used to sit with my dad

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 on Saturday mornings

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 and we would watch the Duke,

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 especially on Christmas.

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 They would have the Duke marathon.

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 But generally,

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 in these movies,

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 you have a main character

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 who is always portrayed

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 as morally good, right?

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 I would watch this

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 and I would always root

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 for this guy.

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 He would stand in the face

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 of evil

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 to protect someone

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 or something

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 from the bad guy.

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 I always respected

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 these people.

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 They would do the right thing

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 no matter what

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 the consequences were.

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 And inevitably,

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 in every single movie,

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 there's a scene,

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 usually at the end,

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 where they have to

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 stand their ground

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 in front of incredible odds.

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 So now,

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 even with our kids,

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 Lauren and I,

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 we love to give them books

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 with examples

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 of Christian men

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 and women like this, right?

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 Christian men and women

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 who are standing firm

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 for a higher purpose

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 than John Wayne ever was.

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 They love the story

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 of Eric Liddell, right?

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 I'm sure many of you

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 are aware of Chariots of Fire.

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 Anybody who ever went

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 through Clay's house

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 back in the day,

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 you've definitely seen

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 this movie a couple times.

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 But Eric Liddell,

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 he refused to compromise

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 on his convictions, right?

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 We love these stories.

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 I put these stories

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 in my kids' hands.

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 I want them to emulate

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 these saints

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 that have gone before them, right?

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 So we've talked about

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 what it means to stand firm

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 and that it's our faith

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 that allows us to stand firm.

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 So how do we continue

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 to do this as Christians?

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 How do we as Christians do this?

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 So I think about

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 when I was a coach,

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 we used to tell our players

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 all the time

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 that pressure came

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 when we were not prepared.

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 So we would spend hours

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 practicing, doing drills,

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 watching film,

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 doing everything

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 we could possibly do

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 to put our players

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 in a position to succeed.

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 So that way,

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 no matter what situation

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 happened in a game,

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 they've seen it before,

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 they've done it before,

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 they're not going to be surprised,

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 right?

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 They're prepared.

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 So for us as Christians,

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 if we're going to walk

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 faithfully with Christ

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 in a manner worthy

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 of the gospel,

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 we too must be prepared.

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 Paul says in Ephesians 6,

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 verse 1,

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 therefore take up

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 the whole armor of God

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 that you may be able

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 to withstand in the evil day

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 and having done all

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 to stand firm.

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 Stand therefore,

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 having fastened on

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 the belt of truth

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 and having put on

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 the breastplace

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 of righteousness

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 and as shoes for your feet,

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 having put on

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 the readiness given

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 by the gospel of peace.

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 In all circumstances,

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 take up the shield

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 of faith

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 with which you can extinguish

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 all the flaming darts

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 for the evil one

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 and take the helmet

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 of salvation

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 and the sword of the spirit,

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 which is the word of God.

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 So to be able

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 to stand firm,

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 we must put on

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 the whole armor of God.

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 We are to immerse ourselves

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 in the truth of God's word

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 and wrap ourselves in it

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 as a belt

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 would have held in

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 a soldier's tunic

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 preparing him for battle.

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 We are to put on

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 the breastplace

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 of righteousness

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 as our obedience

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 to Christ's commands

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 and our communion with God

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 protects us

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 and our hearts

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 from the schemes

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 of the devil.

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 We are to put on

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 the shoes of the gospel

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 of peace,

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 knowing that we are

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 supported in our walk

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 by the peace

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 that the gospel

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 of Christ gives us.

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 We are to take up

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 the shield of faith

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 of our,

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 we are to take up

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 the shield of faith

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 in God,

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 knowing that his word

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 and promises are true,

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 extinguishing the flame,

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 flaming darts

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 from the evil one,

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 protecting us

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 from sin and temptation.

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 We are to put on

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 the helmet of salvation,

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 signifying that we belong

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 to Christ

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 and protecting our minds

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 from doubt.

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 And finally,

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 we are to take up

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 the sword of the spirit,

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 the word of God,

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 to fight and defend

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 against lies

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 and untruths.

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 As Christians,

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 we can stand firm

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 by being prepared

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 for attack

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 and ready to defend.

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 So take up

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 the whole armor of God

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 and be ready

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 to stand firm

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 in the faith.

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 Point number two,

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 strive.

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 What does it mean

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 to strive?

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 The Greek word here

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 literally means

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 to struggle

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 along with someone.

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 So we'll get to

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 the along with someone

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 part later,

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 spoiler alert.

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 But I just want

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 to talk about for now

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 what it means

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 to strive, right?

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 Striving means

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 to devote

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 serious energy

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 or effort

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 to something.

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 We cannot be

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 inactive and strive.

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 We cannot be lazy

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 and strive.

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 But what are we

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 to strive for?

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 It says here

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 that we are to strive

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 for the faith

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 of the gospel

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 and it can be

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 a struggle.

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 Paul,

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 another great example

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 in 2 Corinthians 11,

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 he says,

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 five times I received

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 at the hands of the Jews

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 the forty lashes

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 less one.

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 Three times I was

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 beaten with rods.

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 Once I was stoned.

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 Three times I was

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 shipwrecked.

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 A night and a day

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 I was adrift at sea

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 on frequent journeys

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 in danger from rivers,

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 danger from robbers,

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 danger from my own people,

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 danger from Gentiles,

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 danger in the city,

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 danger in the wilderness,

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 danger at sea,

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 danger from false brothers,

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 in toil and hardship

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 through many a sleepless night,

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 in hunger and thirst,

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 often without food,

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 in cold and exposure,

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 and apart from other things,

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 there is the daily pressure

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 on me of my anxiety

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 for all the churches.

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 So this is what a life

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 of struggling,

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 striving for the faith

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 of the gospel looks like.

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 Paul devoted his entire life

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 after his encounter

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 with Christ

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 on the road to Damascus

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 to proclaiming the good news

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 of the gospel of Christ,

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 and it came for him

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 with a multitude

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 of hardships.

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 Now for most of us

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 here in America,

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 we are not going to experience

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 this same level of hardship

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 that Paul experienced,

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 but my point

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 that I'm trying to make

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 is that we are still

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 called to labor

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 regardless if we experience

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 hardship or persecution

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 or not.

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 We should be actively

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 seeking opportunities

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 to preach the good news

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 of Christ

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 to the lost around us.

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 All of us,

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 whether we go to work

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 every day,

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 we go to school every day,

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 if we're a stay-at-home mom,

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 if we're retired,

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 we're at the grocery store,

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 wherever,

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 we find ourselves

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 in places

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 and have opportunities

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 to be ambassadors

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 for Christ where we are.

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 But doing this,

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 it requires effort.

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 It takes something from us

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 to go up to a neighbor

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 or a co-worker

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 and engage them

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 in gospel conversation.

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 We have to put ourselves

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 out there.

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 We have to put our faith

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 out there.

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 We may have to overcome

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 a little bit of anxiety

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 or a little bit of fear.

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 It takes effort

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 and diligence

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 to train up our kids

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 in the way they should go.

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 We may have a couple

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 sleepless nights

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 patiently discipling them,

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 helping them

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 to work through something

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 and pointing them

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 to Christ.

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 Growing up,

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 my dad had a big garden.

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 I'm sure you guys

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 can probably imagine

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 where I'm going to

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 take this analogy to.

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 But every year,

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 he would spend

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 so much time on it.

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 He would till the soil.

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 He would fertilize the ground.

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 He would plant the seeds.

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 He would water.

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 He would pull weeds.

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 He would protect it

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 from pests

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 and from birds.

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 And he did this every day.

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 He would be sweaty.

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 He'd have to work.

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 He'd be sweaty.

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 I would be out there with him,

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 sweating right alongside

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 with him.

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 And I would be doing it

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 thinking,

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 man,

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 I would rather be playing

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 video games right now.

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 Right?

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 This is not fun.

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 This is not enjoyable.

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 This is work.

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 But when it came time

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 to harvest

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 and it came time to eat

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 and that corn

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 was on my plate,

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 I was really thankful

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 for the work

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 that went into it.

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 It was good.

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 The fruit of the labor

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 was sweet

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 and we got to enjoy it.

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 How much more so

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 for laboring

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 for the faith

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 of the gospel?

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 If we truly understand

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 our position

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 before God

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 apart from Christ,

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 that we have been saved

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 by his grace,

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 we will love

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 others enough

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 to labor for them

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 to know the same peace

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 that we experience.

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 Matthew 9,

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 36 and 38,

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 when he,

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 meaning Jesus,

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 saw the crowds,

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 he had compassion

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 for them

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 because they were harassed

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 and helpless

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 like sheep without a shepherd.

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 Then he said

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 to his disciples,

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 the harvest is plentiful,

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 but the laborers are few.

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 Therefore,

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 pray earnestly

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 to the Lord of the harvest

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 to send out laborers

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 into the harvest.

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 We get to be those laborers.

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 How cool is that?

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 Praise God

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 that he saw fit

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 to use us.

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 People who received

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 his grace

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 that didn't deserve it

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 to share that gospel

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 of grace

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 with other people.

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 Then as we labor

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 and as we pour into

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 and we invest

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 and we see this thing,

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 hopefully we get to see

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 the fruit of this labor.

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 We get to see

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 the spiritually deaf

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 receive their hearing,

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 the spiritually blind

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 receive their sight.

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 That's an amazing thing.

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 We get to see that.

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 So yeah,

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 we're commanded,

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 that's part of our call,

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 to live a life

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 worthy of the gospel of Christ.

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 We are called to strive.

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 So we have stand firm,

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 we have strive.

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 Now point three,

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 be fearless.

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 What does it mean

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 to be fearless?

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 Simply put,

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 it means to be free from fear.

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 Simple enough.

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 Not rocket science.

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 However,

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 I'm sure

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 that even the toughest of us,

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 the biggest,

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 the baddest,

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 the strongest of us,

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 there's something

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 that we are afraid of.

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 So how can we be freed

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 from that fear?

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 We can be fearless

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 because the truth

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 of the gospel

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 takes away fear.

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 Look up a couple verses

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 in Philippians

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 to verses 20 through 23.

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 Paul says,

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 as it is my eager expectation

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 and hope that I will not be

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 at all ashamed,

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 but that with full courage,

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 now as always,

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 Christ will be honored

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 in my body,

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 whether by life

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 or by death.

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 For to me to live

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 is Christ

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 and to die is gain,

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 not tell.

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 I'm hard pressed

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 between the two.

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 My desire is to part

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 and be with Christ

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 for that is far better.

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 What can you possibly do

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 to somebody

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 that has this mentality?

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 Right?

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 You can't touch them.

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 Paul doesn't care

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 if you kill them.

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 Right?

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 His purpose

00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:17.820
 is to proclaim

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 the gospel of Christ

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 because he knows

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 and we know

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 as believers

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 that death brings

00:22:23.480 --> 00:22:24.640
 eternal communion

00:22:24.640 --> 00:22:26.040
 with Christ our Savior

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 and that there's

00:22:26.740 --> 00:22:27.340
 nothing sweeter.

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 Right?

00:22:28.600 --> 00:22:29.080
 Again,

00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:30.700
 if we are found in Christ,

00:22:30.860 --> 00:22:31.720
 we will be raised

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 from the dead

00:22:32.220 --> 00:22:33.220
 to have eternal life

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 with the Father.

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 That's why we can say

00:22:35.480 --> 00:22:36.220
 to live is Christ

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 and to die is gain.

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 Paul,

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 he's not scared

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 of prison either.

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 Earlier in chapter 1,

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 he actually says

00:22:42.019 --> 00:22:42.879
 that his imprisonment

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 has served

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 to embolden others

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 to speak the word

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 without fear.

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 He sees his own

00:22:48.200 --> 00:22:48.940
 personal time

00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:49.519
 in prison

00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:50.259
 as a service

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 to share the gospel

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 throughout the whole

00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:53.379
 imperial guard

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 and he's celebrating that.

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 It sounds like

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 a wild way to think

00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:58.059
 in our world today

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 but as Christians,

00:22:59.180 --> 00:22:59.740
 this is the way

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 that we're called

00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:02.079
 to view our own lives.

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 Jesus says in Matthew 10,

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 starting in verse 26,

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 he says,

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 So have no fear of them

00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:08.559
 for nothing is covered

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 that will not be revealed

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 or hidden

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 that will not be known.

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 What I tell you

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 in the dark,

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 say in the light

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 and what you hear

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 whispered,

00:23:15.720 --> 00:23:17.139
 proclaim on the housetops

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 and do not fear

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 those who kill the body

00:23:19.420 --> 00:23:20.579
 but cannot kill the soul.

00:23:21.139 --> 00:23:21.440
 Rather,

00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:22.099
 fear him

00:23:22.099 --> 00:23:22.740
 who can destroy

00:23:22.740 --> 00:23:23.359
 both soul

00:23:23.359 --> 00:23:24.319
 and body in hell.

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 Are not two sparrows

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 sold for a penny

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 and not one of them

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 will fall to the ground

00:23:28.879 --> 00:23:29.879
 apart from your father?

00:23:30.259 --> 00:23:31.160
 But even the hairs

00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:31.680
 of your head

00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:32.819
 are all numbered.

00:23:33.539 --> 00:23:33.960
 Fear not,

00:23:34.059 --> 00:23:34.319
 therefore,

00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:36.160
 you are of more value

00:23:36.160 --> 00:23:37.220
 than many sparrows.

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 So everyone

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 who acknowledges me

00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:40.039
 before men,

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 I also will acknowledge

00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:42.899
 before my father

00:23:42.899 --> 00:23:43.700
 who is in heaven.

00:23:44.359 --> 00:23:45.480
 But whoever denies me

00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:46.059
 before men,

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:47.319
 I also will deny

00:23:47.319 --> 00:23:48.259
 before my father

00:23:48.259 --> 00:23:49.379
 who is in heaven.

00:23:50.599 --> 00:23:52.059
 So for us to live

00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:53.099
 a manner

00:23:53.099 --> 00:23:54.279
 and a manner worthy

00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:55.279
 of where our true

00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:56.420
 citizenship is,

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:58.159
 we are to obey

00:23:58.159 --> 00:23:59.799
 our king fearlessly.

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 We can do that

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.599
 because we know

00:24:02.599 --> 00:24:03.839
 that he loves us

00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:04.859
 and cares for us.

00:24:05.059 --> 00:24:06.299
 He knitted us together

00:24:06.299 --> 00:24:07.799
 in our mother's womb.

00:24:07.799 --> 00:24:09.879
 If we do this,

00:24:09.940 --> 00:24:10.839
 we know that Christ

00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:11.639
 will acknowledge us

00:24:11.639 --> 00:24:12.579
 before our father

00:24:12.579 --> 00:24:13.059
 in heaven

00:24:13.059 --> 00:24:14.119
 and we will receive

00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:15.039
 our reward.

00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:16.419
 Again,

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.480
 many of us

00:24:17.480 --> 00:24:18.220
 will not face

00:24:18.220 --> 00:24:19.599
 this level of persecution.

00:24:20.139 --> 00:24:21.700
 Most of us

00:24:21.700 --> 00:24:22.339
 will not simply

00:24:22.339 --> 00:24:23.059
 run into that.

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 But if we just,

00:24:24.779 --> 00:24:25.460
 even for a moment,

00:24:25.659 --> 00:24:27.339
 consider worst case scenario

00:24:27.339 --> 00:24:28.779
 and we do face that,

00:24:29.180 --> 00:24:30.159
 Paul still has something

00:24:30.159 --> 00:24:30.980
 to say about it.

00:24:31.619 --> 00:24:33.079
 Verse 28 of Philippians 1,

00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:34.339
 not frightened

00:24:34.339 --> 00:24:34.819
 in anything

00:24:34.819 --> 00:24:35.720
 by your opponents

00:24:35.720 --> 00:24:37.639
 for this is a clear sign

00:24:37.639 --> 00:24:38.799
 to them of their destruction

00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:40.339
 but of your salvation

00:24:40.339 --> 00:24:41.579
 and that from God.

00:24:42.240 --> 00:24:43.619
 So even if we face

00:24:43.619 --> 00:24:45.359
 opposition in the gospel,

00:24:45.579 --> 00:24:46.220
 it's a sign

00:24:46.220 --> 00:24:47.379
 of our opponent's destruction

00:24:47.379 --> 00:24:48.619
 but it is a sign

00:24:48.619 --> 00:24:49.519
 of our salvation

00:24:49.519 --> 00:24:50.220
 from God.

00:24:50.939 --> 00:24:51.439
 Jesus said

00:24:51.439 --> 00:24:51.960
 that a servant

00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:52.539
 is not greater

00:24:52.539 --> 00:24:53.279
 than his master

00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:54.319
 and our master

00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:55.740
 suffered the ultimate sacrifice

00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:57.279
 that we could be set free

00:24:57.279 --> 00:24:57.919
 from sin

00:24:57.919 --> 00:24:58.859
 and death

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 but also from fear

00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.659
 as well.

00:25:01.579 --> 00:25:02.099
 Paul says

00:25:02.099 --> 00:25:02.799
 in verse 29

00:25:02.799 --> 00:25:03.699
 that it has been granted

00:25:03.699 --> 00:25:04.199
 to us

00:25:04.199 --> 00:25:05.119
 that we should suffer

00:25:05.119 --> 00:25:05.839
 for his sake.

00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:07.219
 It's been granted

00:25:07.219 --> 00:25:07.740
 to us

00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:08.959
 that we should suffer

00:25:08.959 --> 00:25:09.859
 for his sake.

00:25:10.399 --> 00:25:10.959
 It's implying

00:25:10.959 --> 00:25:11.859
 that it's a gift

00:25:11.859 --> 00:25:13.559
 that has been granted

00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.179
 to us.

00:25:14.740 --> 00:25:15.000
 Why?

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.679
 Because if we suffer well

00:25:16.679 --> 00:25:17.939
 it brings God glory

00:25:17.939 --> 00:25:19.139
 and that's our purpose.

00:25:19.699 --> 00:25:20.240
 We are here

00:25:20.240 --> 00:25:21.179
 to glorify

00:25:21.179 --> 00:25:21.740
 the Lord

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 our God.

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 So the fourth point,

00:25:25.359 --> 00:25:26.179
 I didn't give this one

00:25:26.179 --> 00:25:26.779
 to you before,

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 but how is

00:25:29.219 --> 00:25:30.299
 our manner of life

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:31.219
 worthy of the gospel

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 of Christ?

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 The last point

00:25:33.279 --> 00:25:34.299
 I want to make

00:25:34.299 --> 00:25:34.980
 is that

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 it is to be in unity

00:25:36.399 --> 00:25:37.699
 with one another.

00:25:38.179 --> 00:25:39.179
 So let's look at

00:25:39.179 --> 00:25:40.439
 our passage again

00:25:40.439 --> 00:25:42.639
 1.27-28.

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 Only let

00:25:44.819 --> 00:25:46.099
 your manner of life

00:25:46.099 --> 00:25:46.819
 be worthy

00:25:46.819 --> 00:25:47.599
 of the gospel

00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:48.240
 of Christ

00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:49.539
 so that whether

00:25:49.539 --> 00:25:50.599
 I come to see you

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 or I'm absent

00:25:51.299 --> 00:25:52.639
 I may hear of you

00:25:52.639 --> 00:25:53.959
 that you are standing firm

00:25:53.959 --> 00:25:55.419
 in one spirit

00:25:55.419 --> 00:25:56.799
 with one mind

00:25:56.799 --> 00:25:58.740
 striving side by side

00:25:58.740 --> 00:25:59.679
 for the faith

00:25:59.679 --> 00:26:00.240
 of the gospel

00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:01.599
 and not frightening

00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:02.859
 anything by your opponents

00:26:02.859 --> 00:26:03.980
 this is a clear sign

00:26:03.980 --> 00:26:05.039
 to them of their destruction

00:26:05.039 --> 00:26:06.519
 but of your salvation

00:26:06.519 --> 00:26:07.620
 and that from God.

00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:09.140
 So we can see

00:26:09.140 --> 00:26:09.660
 that we're called

00:26:09.660 --> 00:26:10.359
 to stand firm

00:26:10.359 --> 00:26:10.920
 we can see

00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:11.440
 that we're called

00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:11.960
 to strive

00:26:11.960 --> 00:26:12.559
 and we can see

00:26:12.559 --> 00:26:13.319
 that we are called

00:26:13.319 --> 00:26:14.680
 to be fearless

00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:15.440
 however

00:26:15.440 --> 00:26:16.900
 all of those commands

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 are tied together

00:26:18.240 --> 00:26:19.640
 in Christian unity.

00:26:20.420 --> 00:26:21.140
 How do we do this?

00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:23.840
 Paul talks about this as well

00:26:23.840 --> 00:26:25.080
 a couple verses down

00:26:25.080 --> 00:26:26.019
 in chapter 2

00:26:26.019 --> 00:26:27.480
 verses 2-5.

00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:28.279
 He says

00:26:28.279 --> 00:26:29.200
 complete my joy

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 by being of the same mind

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 having the same love

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 being in full accord

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 and of one mind

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 do nothing

00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:36.460
 from selfish ambition

00:26:36.460 --> 00:26:37.299
 or conceit

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 but in humility

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 count others

00:26:39.039 --> 00:26:39.839
 more significant

00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:40.480
 than yourselves

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 let each of you

00:26:41.860 --> 00:26:42.620
 look not only

00:26:42.620 --> 00:26:43.720
 to his own interests

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 but also to the interests

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.779
 of others

00:26:45.779 --> 00:26:47.059
 have this mind

00:26:47.059 --> 00:26:47.819
 among yourselves

00:26:47.819 --> 00:26:48.579
 which is yours

00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:49.740
 in Christ Jesus.

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 So this is what

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:52.099
 this is a great picture

00:26:52.099 --> 00:26:53.019
 of what living

00:26:53.019 --> 00:26:53.860
 in Christian unity

00:26:53.860 --> 00:26:54.900
 looks like.

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 The beautiful thing

00:26:56.140 --> 00:26:57.600
 about this unity

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 is that we already

00:26:58.780 --> 00:27:00.080
 have this as Christians.

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:01.900
 We have this in Christ.

00:27:02.060 --> 00:27:03.340
 We have divine fellowship

00:27:03.340 --> 00:27:04.180
 with one another

00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:05.660
 through the Holy Spirit.

00:27:06.820 --> 00:27:07.960
 So how do we live this out?

00:27:08.280 --> 00:27:09.060
 We already have it.

00:27:09.100 --> 00:27:09.980
 How do we live this out?

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 The first thing

00:27:11.080 --> 00:27:11.740
 it looks like

00:27:11.740 --> 00:27:12.280
 it looks like

00:27:12.280 --> 00:27:13.200
 humbling ourselves.

00:27:13.660 --> 00:27:14.360
 It looks like

00:27:14.360 --> 00:27:14.900
 looking out

00:27:14.900 --> 00:27:15.460
 for the interests

00:27:15.460 --> 00:27:16.280
 of other people

00:27:16.280 --> 00:27:17.720
 over the interests

00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:18.440
 of ourselves.

00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:20.780
 We have the perfect example

00:27:20.780 --> 00:27:22.020
 of this in this same passage.

00:27:22.160 --> 00:27:23.280
 We left off in verse 5

00:27:23.280 --> 00:27:24.120
 if we carried it

00:27:24.120 --> 00:27:25.980
 verses 6-8

00:27:25.980 --> 00:27:28.579
 talking about Jesus

00:27:28.579 --> 00:27:30.339
 who though he was

00:27:30.339 --> 00:27:31.200
 in the form of God

00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:32.460
 did not count equality

00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:33.000
 with God

00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:34.299
 a thing to be grasped

00:27:34.299 --> 00:27:35.500
 but emptied himself

00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:36.460
 by taking the form

00:27:36.460 --> 00:27:37.019
 of a servant

00:27:37.019 --> 00:27:38.579
 being born in the likeness

00:27:38.579 --> 00:27:39.019
 of men

00:27:39.019 --> 00:27:39.980
 and being found

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 in human form

00:27:40.839 --> 00:27:42.039
 he humbled himself

00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:43.180
 by becoming obedient

00:27:43.180 --> 00:27:44.279
 to the point of death

00:27:44.279 --> 00:27:45.299
 even death

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:46.180
 on a cross.

00:27:46.680 --> 00:27:47.579
 There's no greater

00:27:47.579 --> 00:27:48.440
 picture of humility

00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:49.720
 that you could possibly find.

00:27:50.120 --> 00:27:50.860
 You have Jesus

00:27:50.860 --> 00:27:52.420
 like creator of the world

00:27:52.420 --> 00:27:53.120
 God

00:27:53.120 --> 00:27:53.799
 right?

00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:55.039
 He humbles himself

00:27:55.039 --> 00:27:57.180
 taking on the human flesh

00:27:57.180 --> 00:27:58.539
 the form of a servant

00:27:58.539 --> 00:28:00.019
 then he humbles himself

00:28:00.019 --> 00:28:00.519
 further

00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:01.460
 by dying

00:28:01.460 --> 00:28:02.720
 being the perfect sacrifice

00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:03.599
 for our sin

00:28:03.599 --> 00:28:04.419
 being

00:28:04.419 --> 00:28:06.000
 satisfying that debt

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:06.980
 that we could not pay

00:28:06.980 --> 00:28:08.440
 and doing it

00:28:08.440 --> 00:28:10.399
 through crucifixion

00:28:10.399 --> 00:28:11.559
 the most gruesome

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:12.460
 possible way

00:28:12.460 --> 00:28:14.579
 that a person

00:28:14.579 --> 00:28:15.159
 could be

00:28:15.159 --> 00:28:16.240
 killed.

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.779
 Like Christ

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.339
 we are called

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.319
 to humble ourselves

00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:20.379
 for the sake of others

00:28:20.380 --> 00:28:21.340
 we are called

00:28:21.340 --> 00:28:22.460
 to genuinely

00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:23.000
 look out

00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:23.640
 for the interests

00:28:23.640 --> 00:28:24.360
 of other people

00:28:24.360 --> 00:28:25.960
 and Paul exemplifies

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:26.880
 Timothy

00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:28.880
 later in chapter 2

00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:30.460
 in this same manner

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:30.960
 he says

00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:32.120
 starting in verse 19

00:28:32.120 --> 00:28:33.580
 I hope in the Lord Jesus

00:28:33.580 --> 00:28:34.280
 to send Timothy

00:28:34.280 --> 00:28:34.960
 to you soon

00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:36.220
 so that I too

00:28:36.220 --> 00:28:36.860
 may be cheered

00:28:36.860 --> 00:28:37.600
 by news of you

00:28:37.600 --> 00:28:39.080
 for I have no one

00:28:39.080 --> 00:28:39.620
 like him

00:28:39.620 --> 00:28:40.860
 who will be genuinely

00:28:40.860 --> 00:28:42.300
 concerned for your welfare

00:28:42.300 --> 00:28:44.060
 for they all seek

00:28:44.060 --> 00:28:45.000
 their own interests

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:46.060
 not those

00:28:46.060 --> 00:28:47.000
 of Jesus Christ

00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:48.220
 but you know

00:28:48.220 --> 00:28:49.460
 Timothy's proven worth

00:28:49.460 --> 00:28:50.640
 how as a son

00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:51.180
 with a father

00:28:51.180 --> 00:28:52.119
 he has served me

00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:53.099
 with the gospel

00:28:53.099 --> 00:28:54.519
 I would love

00:28:54.519 --> 00:28:55.119
 if my name

00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:55.920
 if I was in the Bible

00:28:55.920 --> 00:28:56.460
 that this would

00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:57.380
 and that's what Paul

00:28:57.380 --> 00:28:58.200
 says about Timothy

00:28:58.200 --> 00:28:58.839
 that he was

00:28:58.839 --> 00:29:00.319
 genuinely concerned

00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:01.140
 for the Philippians

00:29:01.140 --> 00:29:01.619
 welfare

00:29:01.619 --> 00:29:02.980
 not like the others

00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.880
 who were only worried

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:04.559
 about their own

00:29:04.559 --> 00:29:05.539
 interests

00:29:05.539 --> 00:29:06.819
 so again

00:29:06.819 --> 00:29:07.640
 this is what we are

00:29:07.640 --> 00:29:08.619
 called to

00:29:08.619 --> 00:29:10.380
 but to do this

00:29:10.380 --> 00:29:11.420
 it requires humility

00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:13.220
 it requires patience

00:29:13.220 --> 00:29:13.880
 it requires

00:29:13.880 --> 00:29:15.319
 bearing with one another

00:29:15.319 --> 00:29:16.079
 in love

00:29:16.079 --> 00:29:17.579
 Ephesians 4

00:29:17.579 --> 00:29:18.220
 1-7

00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:20.119
 Paul talks about this

00:29:20.119 --> 00:29:21.259
 as well

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:21.659
 he says

00:29:21.659 --> 00:29:22.559
 I therefore

00:29:22.559 --> 00:29:23.819
 a prisoner for the Lord

00:29:23.819 --> 00:29:24.699
 urge you to walk

00:29:24.699 --> 00:29:25.359
 in a manner

00:29:25.359 --> 00:29:26.679
 worthy of the calling

00:29:26.679 --> 00:29:27.779
 to which you have been called

00:29:27.779 --> 00:29:29.299
 with all humility

00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:30.279
 and gentleness

00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:31.480
 with patience

00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:32.679
 bearing with one another

00:29:32.679 --> 00:29:33.259
 in love

00:29:33.259 --> 00:29:34.460
 eager to maintain

00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.639
 the unity of the spirit

00:29:35.639 --> 00:29:36.779
 and the bond of peace

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:38.419
 there is one body

00:29:38.419 --> 00:29:39.539
 and one spirit

00:29:39.539 --> 00:29:40.879
 just as you were called

00:29:40.879 --> 00:29:41.899
 to the one hope

00:29:41.899 --> 00:29:43.240
 that belongs to your call

00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:44.419
 one Lord

00:29:44.419 --> 00:29:45.279
 one faith

00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:46.059
 one baptism

00:29:46.059 --> 00:29:47.659
 one God and Father

00:29:47.659 --> 00:29:48.159
 of all

00:29:48.159 --> 00:29:49.519
 who is over all

00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:50.500
 and through all

00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:51.339
 and in all

00:29:51.339 --> 00:29:52.639
 but grace was given

00:29:52.639 --> 00:29:53.879
 to each one of us

00:29:53.879 --> 00:29:55.419
 according to the measure

00:29:55.419 --> 00:29:56.460
 of Christ's gift

00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:58.159
 so all of us

00:29:58.159 --> 00:29:59.200
 in Christ

00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:00.399
 we have the same Father

00:30:00.399 --> 00:30:01.480
 the same Savior

00:30:01.480 --> 00:30:03.359
 we each receive grace

00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:05.059
 as it was given to us

00:30:05.059 --> 00:30:06.000
 in Christ

00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:07.399
 we are part of one body

00:30:07.399 --> 00:30:09.079
 and share in the same spirit

00:30:09.079 --> 00:30:11.500
 we all have the same hope

00:30:11.500 --> 00:30:13.139
 it's hard to imagine

00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:14.600
 that as a Christian

00:30:14.600 --> 00:30:16.100
 I have more in common

00:30:16.100 --> 00:30:17.360
 with a believer

00:30:17.360 --> 00:30:18.400
 in another country

00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:19.360
 from another culture

00:30:19.360 --> 00:30:20.620
 than I do with

00:30:20.620 --> 00:30:21.759
 a family member

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.700
 of mine

00:30:22.700 --> 00:30:23.640
 that is an unbeliever

00:30:23.640 --> 00:30:24.460
 but it's true

00:30:24.460 --> 00:30:25.420
 right

00:30:25.420 --> 00:30:27.360
 if we remember back

00:30:27.360 --> 00:30:29.640
 to how

00:30:29.640 --> 00:30:30.800
 the first couple

00:30:30.800 --> 00:30:31.480
 people we met

00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:32.380
 in the Philippian church

00:30:32.380 --> 00:30:33.140
 the Lydia

00:30:33.140 --> 00:30:33.940
 the seller of

00:30:33.940 --> 00:30:34.900
 purple goods

00:30:34.900 --> 00:30:35.680
 the demon

00:30:35.680 --> 00:30:36.600
 formerly demon

00:30:36.600 --> 00:30:37.700
 possessed slave girl

00:30:37.700 --> 00:30:38.560
 and the overzealous

00:30:38.560 --> 00:30:40.020
 Philippian jailer

00:30:40.019 --> 00:30:40.720
 they would have had

00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:42.139
 very little in common

00:30:42.139 --> 00:30:43.680
 apart from that bond

00:30:43.680 --> 00:30:44.879
 that they share

00:30:44.879 --> 00:30:46.180
 in Christ

00:30:46.180 --> 00:30:46.879
 right

00:30:46.879 --> 00:30:48.180
 it is that

00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:49.139
 common bond

00:30:49.139 --> 00:30:50.180
 of shared faith

00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:51.180
 and that spirit

00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:52.200
 that unifies them

00:30:52.200 --> 00:30:53.339
 together in Christ

00:30:53.339 --> 00:30:54.379
 to be a part

00:30:54.379 --> 00:30:55.079
 of one body

00:30:55.079 --> 00:30:55.980
 right

00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:58.379
 we know however

00:30:58.379 --> 00:30:58.660
 though

00:30:58.660 --> 00:30:59.539
 that maintaining

00:30:59.539 --> 00:31:00.160
 this unity

00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:01.740
 is not always easy

00:31:01.740 --> 00:31:02.920
 and we actually see

00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:04.440
 an example of that

00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:05.900
 in Philippians chapter 4

00:31:05.900 --> 00:31:06.319
 right

00:31:06.319 --> 00:31:07.220
 later in the chapter

00:31:07.220 --> 00:31:08.819
 Paul entreats

00:31:08.819 --> 00:31:09.539
 two women

00:31:09.539 --> 00:31:10.639
 to agree

00:31:10.639 --> 00:31:11.919
 in the Lord

00:31:11.919 --> 00:31:13.179
 he says

00:31:13.179 --> 00:31:13.639
 these women

00:31:13.639 --> 00:31:15.000
 labored side by side

00:31:15.000 --> 00:31:15.579
 with him

00:31:15.579 --> 00:31:17.079
 for the gospel

00:31:17.079 --> 00:31:17.819
 he says

00:31:17.819 --> 00:31:18.519
 that their names

00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:19.000
 are written

00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:20.439
 in the book of life

00:31:20.439 --> 00:31:20.899
 but yet

00:31:20.899 --> 00:31:22.019
 he still has to tell them

00:31:22.019 --> 00:31:22.679
 to get along

00:31:22.679 --> 00:31:23.279
 right

00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:24.139
 that is not

00:31:24.139 --> 00:31:24.799
 how I would want

00:31:24.799 --> 00:31:25.220
 my name

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:26.379
 to be in scripture

00:31:26.379 --> 00:31:27.799
 right

00:31:27.799 --> 00:31:29.059
 let it be said

00:31:29.059 --> 00:31:29.379
 of us

00:31:29.379 --> 00:31:29.939
 that we don't

00:31:29.939 --> 00:31:30.480
 squabble

00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:31.159
 and quarrel

00:31:31.159 --> 00:31:32.119
 amongst ourselves

00:31:32.119 --> 00:31:33.700
 we are called

00:31:33.700 --> 00:31:34.460
 to be unified

00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:35.419
 with one another

00:31:35.419 --> 00:31:36.779
 just as Christ

00:31:36.779 --> 00:31:37.379
 is unified

00:31:37.379 --> 00:31:38.379
 with the Father

00:31:38.380 --> 00:31:39.900
 last scripture

00:31:39.900 --> 00:31:41.400
 for the day

00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:42.400
 from John 17

00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:43.880
 starting in verse 20

00:31:43.880 --> 00:31:45.380
 I do not ask

00:31:45.380 --> 00:31:46.300
 for these only

00:31:46.300 --> 00:31:47.740
 but also for those

00:31:47.740 --> 00:31:48.480
 who will believe

00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:49.100
 in me

00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:49.920
 through their word

00:31:49.920 --> 00:31:51.160
 that they may

00:31:51.160 --> 00:31:52.020
 all be one

00:31:52.020 --> 00:31:52.860
 just as you

00:31:52.860 --> 00:31:53.260
 Father

00:31:53.260 --> 00:31:54.220
 are in me

00:31:54.220 --> 00:31:55.360
 and I in you

00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:56.660
 that they also

00:31:56.660 --> 00:31:57.760
 may be in us

00:31:57.760 --> 00:31:59.020
 so that the world

00:31:59.020 --> 00:31:59.720
 may believe

00:31:59.720 --> 00:32:00.920
 that you have sent me

00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:02.060
 the glory

00:32:02.060 --> 00:32:02.980
 that you have given me

00:32:02.980 --> 00:32:04.060
 I have given to them

00:32:04.060 --> 00:32:05.600
 that they may be one

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 even as we are one

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 I in them

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 and you in me

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 that they may become

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 perfectly one

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 so that the world

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 may know

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 that you sent me

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 and love them

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 even as you love

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 me

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 so why are we

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 to be unified

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 with one another

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 so that the world

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 may know

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 that the Father

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 sent Christ

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 and loved his people

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 even as the Father

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 has loved Christ

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 how are we

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 to show the world

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 the power of the gospel

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 if we cannot even

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 be unified

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 amongst ourselves

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 we bring glory

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 to God

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 when we show

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 sacrificial love

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 and care

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 for one another

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 and for when we

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 humble ourselves

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 we get opportunities

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 to do this

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 every single day

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 very rarely

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 is someone called

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 to be a lone wolf

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 we are created

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 to live

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 in community

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 with one another

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 so when we are

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 when we are

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 sorry

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 when we are united

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 in Christ

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 we can help

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 one another

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 to stand firm

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 we can labor

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 together

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 for the sake

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 of the kingdom

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 we can encourage

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 one another

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 to be bold

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 and fearless

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 and stand

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 in the face

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 of opposition

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 and in doing

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 these things

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 we live

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 in a manner

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 worthy

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 of the gospel

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 of Christ

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 so I'm going to

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 close in just a second

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 but there's just

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 one thing I wanted

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 to say

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 before we do that

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 and what that is

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 is I wanted to

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 commend you all

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 for the way

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 that you guys do this

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 from where I sit

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 or from where I stand

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 I am constantly

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 encouraged by you guys

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 for the way

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 in which you

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 lay down your own

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 interests

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 to love other people

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 my family

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 personally

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 has been served

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 many times

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 by so many of you all

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 and I am incredibly

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 thankful for it

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 right

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 so it's

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 it's beautiful

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 to see

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 a group of people

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 do this

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 so well

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 so

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 my encouragement

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 to you all

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 would be

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 to continue

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 to press into this

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 right

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 continue to bring

00:34:04.319 --> 00:34:05.139
 glory to God

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 to show the world

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 around us

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 by our actions

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 that Christ

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 was sent into the world

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 to save sinners

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 right

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 that Jesus is

00:34:12.139 --> 00:34:13.400
 who he says he is

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 if you would

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 please join me

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 in prayer

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 who he is

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 who he is

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