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Robert Jeffress - What Every Christian Should Know About Christlikeness (Part 2)

February 25, 2026 | 27:29

Robert Jeffress - What Every Christian Should Know About Christlikeness (Part 2)
Pathway to Victory offers a practical application of God’s Word to everyday life through the clear, biblical teaching of Pastor Jeffress.
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - What Every Christian Should Know About Christlikeness (Part 2) | February 25, 2026
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  • From the pulpit of the first baptist church
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  • Of dallas, texas,
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  • This is "pathway to victory" with dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Hi, i'm robert jeffress,
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  • And welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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  • Do you remember having a role model
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  • When you were growing up?
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  • Maybe it was a teacher,
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  • Somebody in your church,
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  • Or a historical figure.
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  • We all had people we look up to and admire,
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  • But there's one person that rises above them all.
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  • My message is titled
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  • What every christian should know about christlikeness
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  • On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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  • ♪ to the hills ♪
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  • ♪ knowing ♪
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  • ♪ my help ♪
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  • ♪ is coming ♪
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  • ♪ from you ♪
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  • ♪ your peace ♪
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  • ♪ you give me ♪
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  • ♪ in time ♪
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  • ♪ of the storm ♪
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  • ♪ you are ♪
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  • ♪ the source of my strength ♪
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  • ♪ you are ♪
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  • ♪ the strength of my life ♪
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  • ♪ i lift my hands ♪
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  • ♪ in total praise ♪
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  • ♪ to you ♪
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  • ♪ you are ♪
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  • ♪ the source of my strength ♪
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  • ♪ you are ♪
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  • ♪ the strength of my life ♪
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  • ♪ i lift my hands ♪
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  • ♪ in total praise ♪
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  • ♪ to you ♪
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  • -♪ amen ♪ -♪ amen ♪
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  • ♪ amen ♪
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  • Do you ever feel uncertain about what you believe
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  • To understand 10 core doctrines of christianity.
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  • Build your faith and your family's
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  • On biblical truth that never changes.
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  • God causes all things to work together for good.
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  • Now, we've seen the purpose of sanctification,
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  • To mold us into the image of christ.
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  • Let's talk about the process of sanctification.
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  • How does god make us like christ?
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  • You know, somebody has said
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  • Justification is the work of the moment,
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  • But sanctification is the work of a lifetime.
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  • Justification, remember,
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  • Is what happens when we trust in christ as our savior.
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  • The moment we put our faith in christ,
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  • God declares us not guilty!
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  • Not guilty.
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  • We are never more justified than we are
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  • At the moment of our salvation.
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  • 50 years later,
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  • We are as justified as we've ever been.
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  • Justification is instantaneous,
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  • But sanctification,
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  • The process by which we become like christ,
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  • Starts the moment of our salvation,
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  • And it continues until the day of our death.
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  • Philippians 1:6,
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  • "being confident of this very thing,
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  • That he who began the good work in you will complete it
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  • Until the day of christ jesus."
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  • So how does this process work?
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  • Exactly who's responsible for making me like christ?
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  • Well, first of all, we have a responsibility.
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  • You know, these christians who go around and say,
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  • "well, i couldn't save myself.
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  • I can't sanctify myself.
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  • I'm just going to let go and let god.
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  • I'm not going to exert any effort whatsoever.
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  • It's up to god.
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  • It's his responsibility."
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  • No!
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  • Galatians 5:16 says,
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  • "but i say to you,
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  • You walk by the spirit,
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  • And you will not carry out the desire of the flesh."
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  • Or ephesians 4:22,
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  • "in reference to your former manner of life,
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  • You lay aside the old self."
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  • Or colossians 3:8,
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  • We'll look at in a moment,
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  • "but now you also put them all aside:
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  • Anger, wrath, malice," and so forth.
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  • We have a responsibility in our sanctification.
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  • But god has a responsibility as well.
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  • Those who try to do this in their own strength
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  • Will be unsuccessful.
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  • Jesus said in john 15:5,
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  • "apart from me, you can do nothing."
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  • So is it my responsibility or god's responsibility?
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  • It is a joint responsibility, our sanctification.
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  • God alone can save us,
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  • But we and god together cooperate
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  • To make us more like christ.
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  • We don't have time to look at it,
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  • But in 2 peter 1:3-5,
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  • You see a great illustration of that.
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  • Peter says that "by god's divine power,
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  • He has granted to us everything pertaining
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  • To life and godliness
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  • And made us partakers of the divine nature."
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  • And then in verse 5 he says,
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  • "and for this very reason,
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  • Applying all diligence,
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  • In your faith you supply moral excellence,
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  • You supply knowledge,"
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  • And so forth and so forth.
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  • God has given you everything you need to live a godly life,
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  • To become like jesus,
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  • But you have to supply some of the effort.
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  • You supply diligence,
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  • Moral purity, and so forth.
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  • You know, you see that so well illustrated in romans 6.
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  • Paul has talked about how the spirit of god
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  • That raised jesus from the dead is working in our life
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  • And we are no more a prisoner of sin than we choose to be.
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  • Sin has no more power over us
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  • Than we choose to allow it to have.
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  • And that's why he says in romans 6:12-13,
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  • "therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body
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  • So that you obey its lust.
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  • And do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin
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  • As instruments of unrighteousness,
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  • But present yourselves to god
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  • As those who are alive from the dead,
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  • And your members as instruments of righteousness to god."
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  • God has given you the power.
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  • You've got to supply the effort.
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  • You know what he's saying
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  • When he says quit presenting the parts of your body for sin?
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  • Let's get real practical.
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  • He's saying stop filling your eyes
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  • With pornographic images from the internet,
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  • From television, from movies,
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  • And start filling your eyes with the truth of god's word.
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  • Stop using your tongue to tear down
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  • And criticize other people.
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  • Use your tongue to build up and edify others.
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  • Stop allowing your feet
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  • To take you to places you shouldn't be,
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  • And instead, allow your feet to take you
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  • To spread the gospel of jesus christ.
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  • Stop allowing your mind to be filled with anger
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  • And bitterness and worry
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  • And fill your mind with the peace
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  • That comes from the holy spirit of god.
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  • You've got all the power you need,
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  • But you must take action.
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  • Quit using your body as instruments for sin.
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  • Use them as instruments of service to god.
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  • This responsibility between god and us
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  • For our sanctification is something that's so important
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  • If we're going to realize god's purpose for our life.
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  • Let me give you a practical illustration of that.
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  • When i was in my last church,
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  • We had a historic sanctuary
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  • Before we built our new sanctuary,
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  • Just like we have here.
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  • And when we were in our old sanctuary,
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  • It was a beautiful sanctuary,
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  • But it had white carpet everywhere.
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  • Can you imagine putting white carpet in a sanctuary?
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  • But they really kept it in pristine condition
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  • And it was beautiful
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  • And they were rightly proud of their sanctuary.
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  • Well, one sunday,
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  • I came up to the pulpit
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  • And i took out a ziploc bag
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  • Filled with dirt i had gotten from our backyard,
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  • And i opened the ziploc bag
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  • And i poured that dirt all over that white carpet.
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  • And there were about three heart attacks that morning
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  • -in the congregation. -(congregation laughing)
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  • People couldn't believe i did that.
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  • And i said, "you know,
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  • This dirt represents sin that comes into our life."
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  • And i said,
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  • "i bet you'd like me to clean up this car-"
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  • "yes, yeah, we'd like you to."
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  • So i went over to the side and pulled out a vacuum cleaner.
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  • And i said, "do you think this vacuum cleaner's sufficient
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  • To pick up the dirt?"
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  • They roared back, "yes!"
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  • I said, "let me show you why i'm wrong."
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  • And i started rolling the vacuum cleaner across the dirt,
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  • And it did nothing.
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  • It was obvious why it did nothing.
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  • The power cord was hanging off the side,
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  • It wasn't plugged in.
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  • I said, "why isn't this working?"
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  • They said, "it's not plugged in!"
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  • "oh! it needs power."
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  • "yes, yes!"
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  • "you believe power can take care of this?"
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  • "yes," so i plug in a cord in the wall socket
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  • And i take the other end of the extension cord.
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  • I said, "now, there are 120 volts coming through this cord.
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  • Let's see how good it is."
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  • And i rubbed the end of that cord over the dirt,
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  • And it did nothing, obviously.
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  • I said, "what's the problem?"
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  • They said, "you have to plug it into the vacuum cleaner."
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  • "oh!" i said.
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  • I plugged it in, turned it on,
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  • And cleaned up the dirt.
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  • I said, "that's an illustration
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  • Of our responsibility with god."
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  • Yes, we need the supernatural power of the holy spirit,
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  • But that's not enough to clean up our life.
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  • We have to exert effort as well.
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  • It is god and us together.
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  • Without god, we cannot.
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  • Without us, god will not.
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  • That's what sanctification is.
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  • Well, we've talked about the purpose of sanctification,
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  • To make us like christ.
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  • We've talked about the process,
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  • It's god and us together.
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  • What is the product of sanctification?
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  • How do you know if you're really becoming like jesus christ?
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  • Turn to colossians 3 for just a moment.
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  • Paul says in verse 1,
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  • "therefore if you've been raised up with christ,
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  • Keep seeking the things above where christ is,
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  • Seated at the right hand of god.
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  • Set your mind on the things above,
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  • Not on things that are on earth."
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  • You know, a lot of people read that verse
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  • And they think paul is talking about think about heaven,
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  • Be heavenly-minded.
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  • We've talked a lot about heaven.
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  • There's some upside to thinking about heaven,
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  • To preparing for heaven.
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  • But when paul says,
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  • "set your mind on things above,"
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  • He's not talking about the things in heaven,
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  • The objects in heaven,
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  • He's talking about the christ who is in heaven.
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  • That's what he said,
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  • Think about the things above where christ is.
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  • And he's talking about specifically,
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  • Set your mind on the kind of life jesus lived,
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  • The qualities that were his
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  • So that you can make them yours.
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  • You say, "where do you get that in this passage?"
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  • It's the whole rest of the chapter.
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  • He keeps talking about taking off old behavior
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  • And putting on new behavior.
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  • The image there is when christ died
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  • And was buried in that tomb.
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  • Remember, they wrapped him in cloths
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  • And they put a face covering on him,
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  • Yet when the apostles went in on sunday morning,
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  • They saw that he was gone
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  • But those old grave clothes had been left behind,
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  • John 20 says.
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  • Or when lazarus was raised from the dead.
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  • Remember, he had been wrapped in cloth
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  • And spices to prevent the decay of the body.
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  • When jesus said, "lazarus, come forth,"
  • 00:13:51.654 --> 00:13:54.356
  • Lazarus stumbled out of that tomb and came out there,
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  • But he still had those wrappings on him.
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  • And what did jesus say?
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  • "unbind him."
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  • "loose him and let him go."
  • 00:14:04.033 --> 00:14:06.969
  • In other words,
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  • He doesn't need those old grave clothes anymore.
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  • They stink, they're terrible.
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  • Let them go! take them off!
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  • And put on some new clothes.
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  • Paul is using that image in colossians 3.
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  • He says there's certain behavior we need to lay aside.
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  • He says in verse 5,
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  • "lay aside immorality and purity, passion."
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  • Put them all aside.
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  • Verse 8, anger, wrath, malice, slander.
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  • Don't lie to one another.
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  • Put on the new self, verse 10.
  • 00:14:35.431 --> 00:14:38.167
  • And then in verse 12,
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  • He tells us some spiritual clothing we ought to put on
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  • If we want to look like jesus christ.
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  • And he mentions
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  • Six of these characteristics we're to put on.
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  • It's not an exhaustive list,
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  • But it's kind of like a dipstick you put
  • 00:14:53.015 --> 00:14:55.751
  • Into the crank case in your automobile.
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  • You can't see all the oil in there,
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  • But you put in the dipstick and pull it out
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  • To get an idea of what's in there,
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  • If it's in good shape or not.
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  • It's same way with our lives.
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  • Here are six characteristics
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  • Of those who are becoming like jesus christ.
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  • He said, first of all, put on a heart of compassion.
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  • A christ-like person is compassionate.
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  • That word compassion, splanchnology,
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  • Splagchnizomai,
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  • Means to be moved in the innermost bowels.
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  • In spiritual terms,
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  • It means to be so moved
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  • When you see the need of another person
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  • That you meet that need.
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  • It's being moved to meet the needs of others around you.
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  • If you run into somebody who needs food and clothing
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  • And you have the power within you to help them,
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  • Do it, a compassionate person does that.
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  • Maybe somebody you meet at church this morning
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  • Needs a word of encouragement.
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  • Being moved with compassion means you meet that need.
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  • That was jesus' life.
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  • In mark 1, it says,
  • 00:15:57.146 --> 00:15:58.781
  • "moved with compassion,
  • 00:15:58.781 --> 00:16:01.116
  • Jesus stretched out his hand and touched the leper
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  • And said to him,
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  • 'i'm willing, be cleansed.'"
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  • Compassion, put on a heart of compassion.
  • 00:16:08.957 --> 00:16:11.160
  • Secondly, he mentions kindness.
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  • Kindness.
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  • Chrestotes.
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  • It's a word in greek that refers to wine
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  • That is aged over a period of time and lost its bite.
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  • It has become mellow.
  • 00:16:24.006 --> 00:16:26.708
  • In spiritual terms,
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  • To be a kind person means
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  • That sometimes you give people what they need
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  • Rather than what they deserve.
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  • You deal on the basis of grace instead of the law.
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  • Isn't that how jesus dealt with us?
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  • Titus 3:4-5 says,
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  • "but when the kindness,"
  • 00:16:43.559 --> 00:16:45.761
  • There's that word,
  • 00:16:45.761 --> 00:16:46.695
  • "the kindness of god our father
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  • And his love for mankind appeared,
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  • He saved us not on the basis of deeds,
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  • Which we've done in righteousness,
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  • But according to his mercy."
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  • Aren't you glad god dealt with you
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  • On the basis of grace and not the law?
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  • The law says we all deserve eternal death,
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  • But he offered us his kindness,
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  • His grace instead.
  • 00:17:09.451 --> 00:17:11.153
  • You know, in a practical way,
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  • We'll do that with other people.
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  • Not give them what they deserve but what they need.
  • 00:17:14.890 --> 00:17:18.160
  • Maybe you're a parent
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  • And you're trying to teach your teenage child
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  • To be responsible with their money.
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  • And they're working hard,
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  • They try to manage their money,
  • 00:17:27.669 --> 00:17:29.204
  • But they run into an expense on their automobile
  • 00:17:29.204 --> 00:17:33.142
  • And they don't have the money.
  • 00:17:33.142 --> 00:17:35.644
  • And the law would say, no,
  • 00:17:35.644 --> 00:17:37.412
  • You've got to manage your money on your own,
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  • You're responsible for that.
  • 00:17:39.414 --> 00:17:41.416
  • But you have it in your ability to help your child.
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  • The kind thing to do is help
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  • When you have the ability to help.
  • 00:17:46.989 --> 00:17:49.191
  • That's dealing with people according to what they need
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  • And not what they deserve.
  • 00:17:52.161 --> 00:17:54.463
  • Thirdly, he says put on humility.
  • 00:17:54.463 --> 00:17:57.566
  • Jesus was a model of humility.
  • 00:17:57.566 --> 00:18:00.002
  • Philippians 2 says
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  • He didn't hold onto his rights as god,
  • 00:18:01.236 --> 00:18:04.006
  • But he let go of them,
  • 00:18:04.006 --> 00:18:05.641
  • He came to earth to be our savior.
  • 00:18:05.641 --> 00:18:08.877
  • You know, a real good definition for humility
  • 00:18:08.877 --> 00:18:11.413
  • Is the realization that any good thing in our life
  • 00:18:11.413 --> 00:18:14.983
  • Is the result of what god or others have done for us.
  • 00:18:14.983 --> 00:18:19.922
  • Paul talked about that in 1 corinthians 4:7.
  • 00:18:19.922 --> 00:18:22.524
  • He said, "you proud corinthians,
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  • Ask yourself a question.
  • 00:18:26.228 --> 00:18:27.629
  • What is it that you have that you didn't receive?
  • 00:18:27.629 --> 00:18:31.733
  • And if you received it,
  • 00:18:31.733 --> 00:18:33.035
  • Why do you boast as if you didn't receive it?"
  • 00:18:33.035 --> 00:18:36.205
  • Did you know everything
  • 00:18:36.205 --> 00:18:37.606
  • That is good in your life or my life is a result
  • 00:18:37.606 --> 00:18:41.276
  • Of what somebody else has done for us?
  • 00:18:41.276 --> 00:18:43.679
  • That someone else may be god,
  • 00:18:43.679 --> 00:18:45.781
  • But there is nothing in our life that's good
  • 00:18:45.781 --> 00:18:48.550
  • That hasn't been given to us.
  • 00:18:48.550 --> 00:18:50.552
  • "oh, well, i'm responsible for,
  • 00:18:50.552 --> 00:18:52.554
  • You know, my good job."
  • 00:18:52.554 --> 00:18:53.789
  • Look, you wouldn't have that job,
  • 00:18:53.789 --> 00:18:55.657
  • You wouldn't have that money
  • 00:18:55.657 --> 00:18:56.959
  • If god didn't give you the breath of life,
  • 00:18:56.959 --> 00:18:59.795
  • If he didn't take care of you while you slept at night
  • 00:18:59.795 --> 00:19:01.997
  • And gave you the ability to wake up in the morning
  • 00:19:01.997 --> 00:19:05.000
  • And do what you're supposed to do.
  • 00:19:05.000 --> 00:19:06.368
  • Every good thing comes from god.
  • 00:19:06.368 --> 00:19:09.204
  • That's what humility is,
  • 00:19:09.204 --> 00:19:10.606
  • The realization that it's a gift.
  • 00:19:10.606 --> 00:19:13.442
  • Fourth, he said put on gentleness.
  • 00:19:13.442 --> 00:19:16.245
  • Now, that word gentleness is sometimes translated meekness.
  • 00:19:16.245 --> 00:19:19.781
  • Maybe your translation has meekness.
  • 00:19:19.781 --> 00:19:22.184
  • And we hate the word meekness, don't we?
  • 00:19:22.184 --> 00:19:25.254
  • Because it rhymes with weakness,
  • 00:19:25.254 --> 00:19:27.689
  • And we think that's a negative thing.
  • 00:19:27.689 --> 00:19:29.791
  • But this word translated gentleness
  • 00:19:29.791 --> 00:19:31.994
  • Actually means power under control.
  • 00:19:31.994 --> 00:19:36.431
  • Power under control.
  • 00:19:36.431 --> 00:19:37.532
  • Every time i read this word,
  • 00:19:37.532 --> 00:19:39.434
  • This isn't very spiritual,
  • 00:19:39.434 --> 00:19:40.669
  • But i think of the movie "king kong."
  • 00:19:40.669 --> 00:19:43.472
  • Remember king kong, the giant ape?
  • 00:19:43.472 --> 00:19:45.941
  • And there's that great scene when he finally is united
  • 00:19:45.941 --> 00:19:48.877
  • With the love of his life,
  • 00:19:48.877 --> 00:19:50.178
  • That little blonde girl,
  • 00:19:50.178 --> 00:19:51.747
  • And he puts her in the palm of his hand.
  • 00:19:51.747 --> 00:19:54.750
  • And it's fay wray in the old version,
  • 00:19:54.750 --> 00:19:56.918
  • Naomi watts in the newer version.
  • 00:19:56.918 --> 00:19:59.221
  • And king kong takes his giant ape finger
  • 00:19:59.221 --> 00:20:01.957
  • And strokes her hair very gently with it.
  • 00:20:01.957 --> 00:20:06.028
  • Now, that's power under control.
  • 00:20:06.028 --> 00:20:09.031
  • Now, if king kong doesn't speak to you,
  • 00:20:09.898 --> 00:20:11.800
  • Here's another example.
  • 00:20:11.800 --> 00:20:13.035
  • (congregation laughing)
  • 00:20:13.035 --> 00:20:14.536
  • From the bible.
  • 00:20:14.536 --> 00:20:16.305
  • It's not king kong, it's jesus.
  • 00:20:16.305 --> 00:20:18.774
  • Jesus on the cross, in luke 22.
  • 00:20:18.774 --> 00:20:21.209
  • Being tortured, being humiliated.
  • 00:20:21.209 --> 00:20:23.712
  • He could've called 10,000 angels.
  • 00:20:23.712 --> 00:20:26.548
  • He could only have called one angel
  • 00:20:26.548 --> 00:20:28.517
  • And obliterated his enemies once and for all.
  • 00:20:28.517 --> 00:20:32.554
  • But he kept that power he had under control.
  • 00:20:32.554 --> 00:20:35.857
  • And instead, in luke 23:34,
  • 00:20:35.857 --> 00:20:38.060
  • He said, "father, forgive them,
  • 00:20:38.060 --> 00:20:40.028
  • For they know not what they're doing."
  • 00:20:40.028 --> 00:20:41.763
  • That is gentleness, power under control.
  • 00:20:41.763 --> 00:20:45.267
  • Then he speaks of patience.
  • 00:20:45.267 --> 00:20:47.402
  • Makrothumia.
  • 00:20:47.402 --> 00:20:48.670
  • It literally means to be long-tempered.
  • 00:20:48.670 --> 00:20:51.773
  • Long-tempered.
  • 00:20:51.773 --> 00:20:52.908
  • To be long-fused, long-suffering.
  • 00:20:52.908 --> 00:20:55.610
  • Not with circumstances,
  • 00:20:55.610 --> 00:20:57.045
  • This word is rarely used of circumstances.
  • 00:20:57.045 --> 00:20:59.614
  • It's not talking about red lights that don't turn green
  • 00:20:59.614 --> 00:21:02.250
  • Or long lines at the supermarket.
  • 00:21:02.250 --> 00:21:04.519
  • Be long-tempered with other people who wrong you.
  • 00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:09.424
  • And then finally in verse 14,
  • 00:21:09.424 --> 00:21:11.293
  • He mentions the overarching quality
  • 00:21:11.293 --> 00:21:14.196
  • That marked the life of jesus, love.
  • 00:21:14.196 --> 00:21:16.732
  • "beyond all these things, put on love,
  • 00:21:16.732 --> 00:21:19.501
  • Which is the perfect bond of unity."
  • 00:21:19.501 --> 00:21:22.037
  • That's the fountain out of which everything else flows.
  • 00:21:22.037 --> 00:21:25.374
  • Love, agape love,
  • 00:21:25.374 --> 00:21:26.942
  • Self-sacrificing love
  • 00:21:26.942 --> 00:21:28.977
  • That cares more about giving than receiving.
  • 00:21:28.977 --> 00:21:33.415
  • Christlikeness.
  • 00:21:33.782 --> 00:21:35.350
  • It's a daunting challenge,
  • 00:21:35.917 --> 00:21:37.386
  • But just think about it.
  • 00:21:37.386 --> 00:21:39.388
  • Every interaction we have,
  • 00:21:39.388 --> 00:21:40.989
  • Every temptation we face,
  • 00:21:40.989 --> 00:21:42.891
  • Every decision we make is an opportunity for us
  • 00:21:42.891 --> 00:21:46.561
  • To reflect jesus christ.
  • 00:21:46.561 --> 00:21:49.564
  • One of my favorite writers of all time
  • 00:21:50.399 --> 00:21:53.368
  • Is the late dallas willard.
  • 00:21:53.368 --> 00:21:55.804
  • He said, "the most important thing about us
  • 00:21:56.671 --> 00:22:01.042
  • Is not what we do,
  • 00:22:01.042 --> 00:22:02.978
  • But it's what we become,
  • 00:22:03.478 --> 00:22:05.480
  • Because that is what we will carry with us into eternity."
  • 00:22:06.648 --> 00:22:11.553
  • Through the power of the holy spirit and our effort,
  • 00:22:12.621 --> 00:22:15.624
  • We have the ability to become like jesus christ.
  • 00:22:15.624 --> 00:22:20.295
  • That's what every christian should know
  • 00:22:21.163 --> 00:22:24.232
  • About christlikeness.
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  • ♪ music ♪
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  • Christlikeness is a tall order.
  • 00:22:31.239 --> 00:22:33.308
  • There's no denying that.
  • 00:22:33.308 --> 00:22:35.177
  • But becoming more like christ is never beyond our reach,
  • 00:22:35.177 --> 00:22:38.880
  • Even when we failed along the way.
  • 00:22:38.880 --> 00:22:41.450
  • Now, before we wrap up today's message,
  • 00:22:41.450 --> 00:22:43.685
  • I have some great news to share
  • 00:22:43.685 --> 00:22:45.086
  • With our "pathway to victory" family.
  • 00:22:45.086 --> 00:22:47.556
  • Recently, "pathway to victory" has taken on new territory.
  • 00:22:47.556 --> 00:22:51.193
  • In addition to reaching new cities in north america,
  • 00:22:51.193 --> 00:22:54.396
  • We're expanding into international regions as well.
  • 00:22:54.396 --> 00:22:57.933
  • In some cases,
  • 00:22:57.933 --> 00:22:59.367
  • My sermons are being translated into foreign languages.
  • 00:22:59.367 --> 00:23:02.170
  • Well, we celebrate those victories,
  • 00:23:02.170 --> 00:23:04.339
  • Because each one represents new opportunities
  • 00:23:04.339 --> 00:23:07.642
  • To reach even more people with the gospel of jesus christ.
  • 00:23:07.642 --> 00:23:11.713
  • And each one gives us an even greater platform
  • 00:23:11.713 --> 00:23:14.883
  • To bring light into the darkness.
  • 00:23:14.883 --> 00:23:17.652
  • So if you're among those who support "pathway to victory,"
  • 00:23:17.652 --> 00:23:20.956
  • I hope this is an encouragement to you.
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  • God is multiplying our ministry together
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  • As we pierce the darkness with the light of god's word.
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  • Now, stay right there.
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  • And strengthens your confidence in what you believe.
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  • Our christlikeness doesn't come down
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  • To one make-or-break moment in our lives.
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  • It comes down to the dozens of decisions we make every day.
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  • And as time goes by,
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  • I hope you can see yourself becoming more like christ
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  • Than you were the day before.
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  • Well, there's one final topic
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  • I want to address in this teaching series
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  • What every christian should know,
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  • And it's the end times.
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  • What can we anticipate in the future,
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  • And why is it important for us to know about the future?
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  • Stay tuned for a preview
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  • What every christian should know.
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  • They're obviously frightened by the end time.
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  • Because if these events are true,
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