Dr. Robert Jeffress

Robert Jeffress - 24 (Part 1)

November 25, 2024 | S24:E4802

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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - 24 (Part 1) | November 25, 2024

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[announcer] from the pulpit
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Of the first baptist church of dallas, texas,
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This is "pathway to victory" with dr. robert jeffress.
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Jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress,
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And welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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Every person has an important role to play.
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Maybe you're a student, a parent,
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An employee, or a boss.
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Most likely you're juggling
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Multiple responsibilities at once.
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But knowing your job
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Is not the same thing as knowing your purpose.
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Today we're going to look at a 24-hour period
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In the life of our savior
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That will help us discover
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Our own god-given mission.
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My message is titled, "24,"
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On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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Every now and then i'll have a sermon illustration
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That i think is just going to be great,
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And it doesn't quite work out
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The way i plan.
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In fact, sometimes it backfires.
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That happened a number of years ago.
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I was getting ready to prepare to preach a message
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On the importance of finding your purpose in life,
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That all of us have a purpose in life
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And how we need to discover god's given purpose.
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And so the week before the message,
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I had an incident, the thought went,
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"this is going to be a great illustration.2
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Amy and i, the week before,
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Were traveling to florida
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For a pastor's conference.
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When we got to dfw airport,
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We noticed that at almost every departure gate
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There was a group of women
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All dressed alike in purple
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And wearing these funny red hats.
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And sure enough, when we got on our plane,
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There was a whole group of these women
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Sitting at the back of the plane.
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And the whole plane,
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They were whooping and hollering,
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And obviously had spent too much time
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At the airport bar,
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But that's another story.
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Well, one of those ladies had gotten separated
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From her group
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And so she was seated next to us.
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And they didn't have any identification on them,
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So i said to this lady, just making conversation,
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I said, "tell me about your organization."
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She said, "well, we're not an organization,
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We're a disorganization."
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I said, "well, okay,
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Well, what's the purpose of your disorganization?"
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She said, "well, we call ourselves the red hats,
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And it's for women who are 50 and older,
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And we have no other purpose
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Than to have a good time in life.
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That's what we do."
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And so i thought, "well, there's a great illustration."
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So the next sunday, i just said,
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Kind of a humorous way to my congregation,
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"now, there's a great illustration
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Of the un-purpose-driven life."
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I didn't realize up until that moment
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How many red hats
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Were members of my church
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At that moment.
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They had been flying under the radar.
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Believe me, i heard from them the next week.
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They didn't appreciate it.
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And not only that,
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Apparently word began to spread
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Throughout the 20,000 chapters
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Of the red hats around america
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That this pastor in wichita falls
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Had said something not very nice about the red hats.
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Not only was i barraged by letters,
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But for the next year, literally,
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Every sunday, i would look out in the congregation
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And see a whole group
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Of red hats there.
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Anytime they traveled through wichita falls,
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They would come by to harass the pastor
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Of the first baptist church
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And they would sit there
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And glare at me throughout the entire message.
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Well, finally, i made my amends with the red hats.
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They continued to come,
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But we would have a good time.
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And after the service,
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I'd have my picture taken with 'em.
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Sometimes i'd put on the red hat myself
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So they could have their picture taken with me.
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And now in my office,
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I have a whole collection of red hat figurines
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That they have sent me
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From every part of the country
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To remind me what a great group they are.
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So let me say at the beginning,
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I love the red hats.
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I love red hats.
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There's nothing wrong with red hats.
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The fact is, there really isn't
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Anything wrong with having fun in life.
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Even the word of god says that.
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Remember in ecclesiastes chapter 2,
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Solomon said, "for what is better
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For a man to eat and drink
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And say that his labor is good,
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For who can eat and drink
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And have enjoyment without god?"
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We all ought to have fun.
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But that shouldn't be the driving force of our life.
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God has created us for a bigger purpose
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Than just having fun.
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What is that purpose?
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Well, if we're a christian,
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God has called us to the same purpose of his son.
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His son came to seek
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And to save those who are lost.
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And if you're really a follower of jesus christ,
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The reason god has left you and me here
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Is to expand the kingdom of god.
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The kingdom means the rule of god.
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That means we need to take back territory
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That was turned over to satan
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And reclaim it for god.
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That means we are constantly rescuing people
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From the domain of satan
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And rescuing them and delivering them
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Into the kingdom of jesus christ.
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The apostle paul understood that purpose,
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In colossians 128 and 29,
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And he said, "and we proclaim christ,
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Admonishing every man and teaching every man
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With all wisdom
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That we might present every man complete in christ.
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And for this purpose,"
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He said, "i also labor,
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Striving according to his power,
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Which mightily works within me."
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Some of you may be thinking,
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"well, this idea of making disciples,
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Winning people to christ,
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Helping them grow in their faith,
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That's what we pay you for, pastor.
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I mean, you're a paid professional,
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You get your paycheck from the church.
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We pay pastors and missionaries
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To do that for us."
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That's not what paul said.
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Remember, a lot of paul's life,
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He was a layman.
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He earned his living by making tents.
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But even though his living was made by making tents,
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His real calling was making disciples.
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It's not about where you get your paycheck from.
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We have all been called to the same ministry
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Of winning people to christ,
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And helping them grow in their faith.
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That's the only reason god left us here,
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Instead of taking us to heaven.
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Now, some of you by right now
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Are almost in the third stage of anesthesia.
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You're about to doze off.
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You're about to think,
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"boy, this doesn't apply to me.
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I wish he would preach on something
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That really is going to apply to me."
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If that's your thought right now,
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It only shows you how self-focused your life is.
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You still really think your life
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Is about your dreams, your goals,
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Your happiness, your pleasure.
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No, if you're a christian,
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Your purpose is about fulfilling god's purpose.
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And i'd say to you seniors here today
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Is you get ready to enter this new chapter of your life,
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Whatever vocation god leads you into,
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Don't forget your ultimate calling.
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Remember that airline pilot
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I talked about last week,
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That captain who said to me,
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"my vocation is flying airplanes,
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But my real purpose is winning people to christ."
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God has called all of us to that singular purpose.
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But i also realize there are many of you here,
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Many of you watching on "pathway to victory,"
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And you understand that calling.
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You really want to have a purpose-filled life.
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You want to experience god's supernatural power
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And know that you're being used
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For a purpose greater than yourself.
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The question is, you may be saying,
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"how can i do that more effectively?
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How can i make my life
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Make a difference in other people's lives?"
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Well, that's what we're going to talk about this morning.
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That's what we're going to talk about,
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Is we understand how to live out our purpose in life.
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There's a reason that god gave us four gospels,
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Matthew, mark, luke and john.
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The reason he gave us these four gospels
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Was not just to tell us
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About the death of jesus for our sins,
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But to share something about the life of jesus.
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To be a disciple of christ
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Means to imitate the life of jesus.
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And what i'm saying to you this morning is,
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If you really want to know
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How to live a power-packed, purpose-filled life,
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Just look at what jesus did.
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And that's what we're going to do this morning.
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We're going to talk about four components of jesus' life
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That made him such an effective person
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During the time he was on earth.
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If you have your bibles,
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I want you to turn to luke chapter 4,
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Luke chapter 4.
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Now, i have to confess,
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I still like to watch reruns of the old tv show, "24."
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How many of you remember "24?"
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You remember counter-terrorist jack bauer?
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And the reason it was called "24" was,
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Every season had 24 episodes
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And each episode represented one hour
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In jack bauer's life.
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The whole season was just one day in his life, 24 hours.
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It was told in real time.
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Well, that wasn't original,
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Actually luke used the same format
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In the passage we're looking at today.
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In this passage, we're going to discover what 24 hours
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In the life of jesus looked like.
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And i want you to notice in those 24 hours of his life
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How he balanced his life
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With four different key components
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That made him so effective.
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Number one, his life was marked
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By authoritative teaching.
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Authoritative teaching was centered to his ministry.
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Look at luke 4:31, "and he came down to capernaum."
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What do you mean he came down to capernaum?
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Remember, he had been in nazareth, his hometown,
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Ministering there in the synagogue.
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Then he traveled 20 miles to capernaum,
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A city of galilee.
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And he was teaching them on the sabbath.
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Capernaum became his home base for his ministry.
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And the bible says that part of his ministry
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Was regularly teach teaching in the synagogue.
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The greek tense here indicates
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This wasn't a one-time action,
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Central to jesus' life was teaching
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And teaching the word of god.
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Jesus believed in the power of god's word.
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He believed like we read this morning in hebrews 4:12,
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That the word of god is alive,
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It's active, it is sharper than any two-edged sword.
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James 1:21 says that it is the word of god
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Implanted in a person's life
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That is able to save his soul.
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And if you and i are going to be serious
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About really helping people change their lives,
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Transform their lives,
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Then the word of god
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Is going to be central in our ministry.
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People are never going to be changed
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By your words or my words.
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They're changed by god's words.
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Let me illustrate that for you.
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Who is the most powerful person in the world?
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Who is he?
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Most people would agree
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The president of the united states
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Is the most powerful person in the world.
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And yet who here today could stand up
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And recite one sentence
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From the last state of the union address by the president?
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Or not even this past president,
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The president before him,
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Or the president before him?
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Isn't it funny?
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We can't even remember the words
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Of the most powerful person in the world?
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If that's true,
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How many of your words will people remember?
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Or how many of my words?
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People aren't changed by our words,
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But they are changed by the word of god?
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Jesus understood that.
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Look at verse 32,
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"and they were amazed at jesus' teaching,
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For his message was with authority."
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What is it that gave jesus' message, authority, impact?
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It wasn't his charisma,
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It wasn't his booming voice.
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No, there are three characteristics
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That made jesus' teaching impactful.
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First of all, his teaching was rooted
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In god's word.
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It was rooted in god's word.
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When you look at mark's parallel account of this passage,
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It says, "for he was teaching them
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As one having authority
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And not as the scribes."
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The scribes were the teachers in the synagogues,
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And william barkley notes
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That whenever the scribe stood up to preach,
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Their teaching was as dry as dust,
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Because they would quote this expert
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And this rabbi,
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They would quote from this tradition,
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Rarely did they ever make any reference
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To the word of god.
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It put people to sleep.
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It didn't change their lives.
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But not jesus,
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He understood the importance of the word of god.
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We've got a great illustration of that
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In matthew chapter 19.
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Remember the pharisees were trying to trap jesus?
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And so they said, "jesus, we want to ask you
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About a very confusing topic,
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A very controversial subject,
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The topic of divorce.
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We want to know what you think about divorce.
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Now, rabbi so-and-so says this about divorce,
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And rabbi so-and-so says this,
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What do you say about this complex subject of divorce?"
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Remember what jesus said in matthew 19:4?
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He said, "it's not complex at all."
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He said, "have you not read?"
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And then he went back to the old testament.
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He said, "just look at what the bible says.
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It is not confusing."
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He said, "have you not read
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That he who made them
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From the beginning made them male and female?
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For this cause, a man shall leave his father and mother,
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And shall cleave to his wife
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And the two shall become one flesh.
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What god has joined together,
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Let no man divide."
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He said, "it's not a confusing topic."
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God said, "i've made a man and a woman
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To be united together forever
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In a marriage relationship.
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Don't tear that apart."
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That's what god says about marriage and divorce.
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It's not that confusing.
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By the way, jesus' words there
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Have a great deal to say
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About the current controversy
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Over transgender identification.
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People are all confused,
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"gee, how should we as christians
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Respond to transgender
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And what do we say to the world?
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And this counselor says this,
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And this psychiatrist says that."
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Hey, it's not that confusing.
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In matthew 19:4, again,
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God's words were applicable.
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The bible says, "have you not read?
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God made them from the beginning
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Male and female."
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Not male, female,
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And question mark.
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There is a male and a female.
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God is the one who has determined
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How many sexes there are.
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There are two, not three,
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Male and female.
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And let me just say this very, very clearly,
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Transgender confusion,
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Gender identity confusion,
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Is an emotional disorder
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That should be treated professionally and compassionately.
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Gender identity confusion
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Should not be exploited by social activists
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Like those in the obama administration.
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Who want to deny
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The god-given distinction
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Between the sexes.
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This is a rebellion against god's plan.
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And that's what you have going on here,
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And it's important for us to say that.
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(audience cheering)
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And don't anybody confuse this,
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This is not hatred.
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Christians should never ridicule
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Or show hatred for those experiencing gender confusion.
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They shouldn't do that at all.
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We ought to treat them lovingly.
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And the most loving thing we can do
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For somebody who's suffering from gender confusion
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Is to assure them that their gender
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Is not a mistake.
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It's a part of a loving, perfect plan of god
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For their lives.
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That's the message of the bible.
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It's really clear when you use god's word.
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God's word clears up a lot of confusion.
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Jesus always rooted his teaching in god's word.
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Secondly, his teaching was filled with application.
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In far too many churches today,
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Far too many sunday school classes,
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The teacher or the pastor just works all week,
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Coming up with this historical background,
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And the meaning of this word and this word,
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And puts it all together
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And kind of loads it in his dump truck.
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And then sunday arrives,
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And the pastor or the sunday school teacher
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Just dumps all the stuff on the people,
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Just dumps all this content,
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All this knowledge.
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And the people just leave dry, unfulfilled,
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Because there's been no application.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the reason god gave us his word
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Is not to make us smarter sinners.
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God gave us his word
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So that we can know how to obey him more faithfully.
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And if you're a pastor watching this message,
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If you're a sunday school teacher listening to this,
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If you don't answer the so-what question
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At the end of your message,
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If you don't use that biblical truth
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To instruct people on how to change their lives
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To obey christ,
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You've missed the whole point of the scriptures.
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Notice when jesus taught,
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He just didn't convey information,
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Whether he was teaching through the parables,
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Or the sermon on the mount,
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Or the olivet discourse about the end times,
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There was always a practical application of what to do.
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That's what jesus did.
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His teaching was filled with application.
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Thirdly, his life was lived out,
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His teaching was lived out in integrity.
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That word integrity literally means to be whole,
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To be one.
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When we say a person has integrity,
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It means all of his life fits together.
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There's no part of his life out of alignment.
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There's no dichotomy between what he says
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And how he actually lives.
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Again, teachers listening to this, pastors,
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Don't be like the pharisees.
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The pharisees had no integrity.
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They taught one thing,
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They lived out another thing.
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Jesus said about them, "you hypocrites,
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You tie on heavy loads on the backs of men
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Of what they're supposed to do
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And you're unwilling to do those things yourself."
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And that's why the pharisees had no authority
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In their teaching.
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People knew they weren't serious
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About what they were saying.
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By the way, the same is true for us.
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Our words are going to fall flat
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If we don't live with integrity.
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If we tell other people to tithe
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And we don't tithe.
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If we tell other people they need to pray,
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But we don't pray.
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If we tell other people
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They need to live morally pure lives,
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And yet our lives are filled with immorality,
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We lose all of our authority in our teaching.
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Jesus lived the truth that he taught.
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What made jesus so powerful?
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First of all, his life, his ministry,
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Was rooted in teaching the word of god,
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That changes people's lives.
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Secondly, his life was marked and characterized
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By supernatural power.
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I heard one british pastor lament,
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"after the apostle paul used to preach,
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The people rioted.
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After i preach, my people go out and have tea."
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Well, i understand that lament.
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But when jesus taught,
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It not only stirred up the people,
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It also stirred up the demons.
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Look at verses 33 to 37,
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"and there was a man in the synagogue
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Possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon.
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And he cried out with a loud voice,
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'hah, what do we have to do with you, jesus of nazareth?
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Have you come to destroy us?
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I know who you are,
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The holy one of god.'
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And jesus rebuked him,
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Saying, 'be quiet and come out of him.'
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And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst,
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He came out of him without doing him any harm.
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And amazement came upon them all.
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And they began discussing with one another,
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Saying, 'what is this message?
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For with authority and power,
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He commands the unclean spirits
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And they come out,'
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And the report about him was getting out
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Into every locality in the surrounding district."
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Now, i know
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This story raises all kind of questions.
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We've talked about demons before in my series,
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"the divine defense,"
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And i encourage you to get that series
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If you want an in-depth study of demons.
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But let me just make three important points about demons,
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And then apply it to our lives today.
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First of all, this passage,
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This story reminds us that demons are real.
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Some people have said,
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"well, this idea of demons,
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That's just a crude first-century attempt
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To explain a mental illness.
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They didn't know what it was
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And so they called it demons.
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Demons are just some attempt
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To explain mental illness."
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Well, if that's true,
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Then jesus ought to be put in a straight jacket
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And locked up in an asylum.
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Because jesus was talking to demons,
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He was interacting with them
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And they were talking to him.
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So something was going on there.
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The fact is demons are real spirit beings.
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Paul talks about them in ephesians 6:11-12.
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He said, "put on the full armor of god
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That you may be able to stand firm against the schemes,
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The plan, literally the blueprint
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That the devil has for your life."
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But the devil is not like god.
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The devil is not omnipresent.
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He can't be more than one place at a time.
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He's a created being.
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So if he can only be in one place at a time,
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How does he accomplish his purpose in your life?
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Well, it's found in verse 12.
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"for our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
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But against the rulers," plural,
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"against the powers," plural,
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"against the world forces of this darkness,
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Against the spiritual forces of wickedness
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In the heavenly places.
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He's talking about demons here.
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Demons were originally angels
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Who joined lucifer in his rebellion against god
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And was cast to the earth
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And some underneath the earth.
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Demons are real beings,
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Helpers of satan to carry out his plan.
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They are real.
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♪ music ♪
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We're looking at 24 hours in the life of jesus christ.
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And i hope you'll join us again next time
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As we continue to study
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This fascinating snapshot
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In the life of our savior.
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Well, all this month on "pathway to victory,"
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We're giving our complete attention
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To celebrating the light of the world, jesus christ.
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What could be more appropriate
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During this christmas season
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Than focusing on our savior?
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Because a group of devoted families
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Have come together to launch an exciting matching challenge
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That's starting this week.
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The theme is light the darkness.
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And from now through december 31st,
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Every dollar you give will be automatically matched
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And therefore doubled in impact
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Until we reach the goal.
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That means your $100 gift becomes $200.
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All the funds we receive between now and december 31st
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Will go directly toward shining the light of god's word
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Into the darkest corners of our world.
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Thank you for supporting the ministry of pathway to victory
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So that others can see and embrace
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The true light of the world, jesus christ.
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Stay right there,
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I'll be back with more "pathway to victory"
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In just a moment.
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Who want to grow in their faith too.
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Of all the ways god could have revealed himself to us,
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He chose to do it through the written word.
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And that's why it's so important for you and for me
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To set aside regular time to read the word of god.
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[announcer] every season carries an uplifting theme.
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Begin the new year by exploring god's will for your life.
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In spring and summer, grow stronger in christ
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With insights from colossians.
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And in the fall and winter,
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Embrace the father who loves you
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With inspirational readings
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Based on the parable of the prodigal son.
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When the day-to-day problems of life feel overwhelming,
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Take a moment to anchor yourself
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In the calming truth of god's word
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With this life-giving resource,
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It empowers us to spread the hope-filled message
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Of jesus christ as well.
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Thank you for supporting the ministry of pathway to victory.
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God has a purpose for you that's bigger than yourself,
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To make god's rule larger
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And satan's rule lesser in this world.
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And you can accomplish this god-given purpose
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By modeling the one who did it best,
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Jesus christ.
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Well, we're learning
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That if we want to have a balanced, supernatural existence
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And live out the purpose for which we were created,
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We need to integrate four crucial components in our lives.
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And next time, we'll look at the final two components
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And leave some time for practical application.
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Stay tuned for a preview
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Of what's coming up next on "pathway to victory."
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Ya know, isn't it interesting that every creature
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In heaven right now,
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The untold millions of creatures in heaven,
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They are submitting to jesus' authority.
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The demons underneath the earth,
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They're submitting to jesus' authority.
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There is only one place in this vast universe
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Where there are creatures
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Not submitting to god's authority.
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It is on this little spinning clot of dirt
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Called planet earth.
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[announcer] set your dvr and join us next time
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For part two of the message "24"
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Here on "pathway to victory."
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Robert Jeffress - 24 (Part 1)

November 25, 2024 | S24:E4802

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