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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Building A Legacy That Lasts | May 5, 2025
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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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- Hi, i'm robert jeffress.
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- Welcome again to "pathway to victory."
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- As a parent or a grandparent,
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- Maybe you've begun to ponder the legacy
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- You'll one day leave behind.
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- Well, let me be very clear.
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- Your legacy is not your money that outlives you.
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- It's not your reputation
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- Or the inheritance you pass along to your family.
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- So what is the best way to establish a lasting legacy?
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- The answer begins at home.
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- My message is titled
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- "building a legacy that lasts"
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- On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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- ♪ music ♪
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- [announcer] think about a child in your life who needs
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- To put their faith in jesus.
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- How do you explain the gospel to them
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- In a way they can understand?
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- In "the gift: the gospel for children,"
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- Dr. robert jeffress presents the gospel message in a way
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- That's clear and engaging.
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- The book also includes a salvation prayer for you to pray
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- With your child or grandchild.
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- Give your child the most important gift
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- They'll ever receive,
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- The opportunity to begin a relationship
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- With jesus christ.
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- Request your copy of "the gift" at ptv.org.
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- A few years ago,
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- I was conducting the funeral service
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- For a very successful businesswoman in another city.
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- She had built a thriving business.
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- She was a civic leader, a pillar in her own church,
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- And i was shocked when i walked into the sanctuary
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- And saw that it was virtually empty,
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- Except for the first three rows where her children
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- And her grandchildren sat.
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- As i saw that scene, it reminded me of a truth
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- That we all need to understand that what we do in life
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- Is largely going to be forgotten.
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- And tony campolo said, "one day, you're going to die,
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- They're going to lower you into the ground,
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- They're going to throw dirt in your face
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- And then go back to the church to eat potato salad."
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- (audience laughing)
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- James, the half brother of jesus,
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- Said it a little more eloquently.
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- He said, "your life is just a vapor that appears
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- For a little while, and then it vanishes."
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- Your accomplishments will be forgotten.
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- Your money is going to be left behind.
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- But the children, the grandchildren,
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- The children they have will reverberate
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- Throughout the generations, just like ripples in a pond.
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- And we heard a great illustration of that this morning,
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- How josh hamilton's grandmother made a lasting impact
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- On his life that has reverberated
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- And reverberated and reverberated.
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- The greatest legacy you and i will ever leave
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- Will be the children and the grandchildren,
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- Not just biological,
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- But spiritual children and grandchildren we leave behind.
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- The apostle paul understood that truth.
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- He had no natural children that we know of,
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- But he had lots of spiritual children
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- All throughout asia minor,
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- And there was a whole group of them
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- That resided in the city of corinth.
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- Paul had spent 18 months of his life there.
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- He had won many of them to christ.
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- He had founded the church there and then left.
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- And when he heard his children were misbehaving,
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- He was very concerned about it.
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- You see, he had as his goal for his children
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- That they become like jesus christ
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- In every part of their life.
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- And when he heard they were not conforming to that standard,
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- He wrote a strong letter of rebuke
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- That we call 1 corinthians.
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- I want you to turn in your bibles to the book
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- Of 1 corinthians, the subject of our study, and tonight,
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- We're going to talk about
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- How to build a legacy that lasts.
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- Now let me ask you a question.
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- Let's suppose you had a child who was very arrogant.
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- Your child was filled with pride over his appearance
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- Or over his scholastic or athletic accomplishments.
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- How would you deal with an arrogant child?
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- Or let's say you had a child who was self-centered.
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- He or she thought the whole world
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- Should revolve around him or her.
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- What would you do about that?
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- If you're a good parent,
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- You would try to correct that problem
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- Before they went out into the world on their own
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- Because you would know arrogance and self-centeredness,
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- If they continued with that,
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- They were going to have some pretty hard knocks in life.
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- You would do everything you could
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- To correct that problem in their life.
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- Well paul felt that way about his spiritual children,
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- The corinthians, he saw this arrogance,
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- He saw this self-centeredness,
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- And so he wanted to deal
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- With his children in a positive way.
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- How did he teach them the truth?
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- How did he mold them in the image of christ?
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- I want you to notice here the two ways
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- That paul instructed his spiritual children.
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- Two ways that we ought to employ
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- When we try to instruct our children
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- And grandchildren in the way of the lord.
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- First of all, paul trained his children through his words,
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- By strong words.
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- You have to speak the truth to your children.
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- And notice first of all, in verse seven of chapter four,
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- Paul offers this word to the arrogant.
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- Look at chapter four, verse seven.
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- Paul says, "for who regards you as superior?
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- What do you have that you did not receive?
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- And if you did receive it,
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- Why do you boast as if you did not receive it?"
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- Now, here are three questions to ask anybody,
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- Whether it's your children
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- Or anybody else who is filled with pride or arrogance.
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- Notice these three questions.
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- Paul says, "who regards you as superior?"
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- That is, how many people are really in your fan club?
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- Who thinks you're such a big deal,
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- Exactly who are they?
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- When i read these words this week,
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- I was reminded of the story of the pastor
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- Who was feeling pretty good after a sermon he preached,
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- He was kind of puffed up about it
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- And he was driving home with his wife in the car
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- And they were driving along in silence
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- And he blurted out,
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- "honey, how many truly great preachers
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- Do you think there are in america today?"
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- She said, "one less than you think."
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- (audience laughing)
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- That's what paul is saying.
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- Your fan club is not nearly as big as you might think it is.
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- Who is it that regards you as superior?
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- Secondly, what do you have that you did not receive?
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- Are you filled with pride over your appearance,
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- Over your portfolio, over your accomplishments?
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- Now think about this.
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- What do you have that was not a gift to you,
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- Either from other people or from god?
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- I mean when you think about it,
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- Every good thing we have in life ultimately is traced back
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- To the grace and goodness of god.
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- He's the one who's the giver of all good gifts,
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- Even the ability to live, to draw a breath,
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- That comes from god.
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- So what is it that you have you're so prideful about
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- That you didn't receive?
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- And then number three,
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- Why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
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- I mean, if everything is a gift from god or other people,
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- What is it that you have to boast about?
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- Why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
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- And secondly, paul has a strong word to the self-centered.
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- You know people like that,
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- People who believe that the whole world
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- Ought to revolve around their happiness.
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- Look at what he says in verse eight of chapter four.
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- He said, "you are already filled.
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- You have already become rich.
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- You have become kings without us.
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- And indeed, i wish that you had become kings
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- So that we might reign with you."
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- Have you ever heard the question before,
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- Who died and left you king?
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- You know that question? that's what paul is saying here.
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- These words are dripping with sarcasm.
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- There is a place for sanctified sarcasm,
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- And that's what he's using here.
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- He said, "oh, pardon me, corinthians,
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- For trying to correct you.
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- I forget that you're rich, you're filled, you're kings.
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- You have no need of anything
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- As compared to us lowly apostles who are nothing but scum."
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- In fact, he uses that word scum in verse 13.
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- Now look at verse nine.
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- He says, "for i think god has exhibited
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- Us apostles last of all,
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- As men condemned to death,
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- Because we have become a spectacle to the world,
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- Both to angels and to men."
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- Underline that word, spectacle.
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- The word spectacle dealt with the roman triumph
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- That paul's audience was very familiar with.
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- When a roman general would triumph over an enemy,
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- He would come back into rome in a parade.
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- The general would be on his white horse,
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- And following him would be all
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- Of the prisoners he had taken captive.
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- They would be bound and chained
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- And they were made to be spectacles,
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- Laughingstock before the roman people.
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- And then they were taken to the circus maximus
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- Where they were thrown into the arena
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- Where they were devoured by wild beasts.
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- Paul said that's really what we are as christians.
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- We're spectacles before the world,
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- We're nothing but a laughingstock before the world.
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- That's what our leader jesus christ was.
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- He was a spectacle, a laughingstock as he hung naked
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- On that wood-soaked cross dying for the sins of the world,
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- People laughed at him.
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- We are his followers.
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- Why should we be surprised
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- When people ridicule us for our faith,
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- When people turn away our invitation to come
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- To a day like today
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- Or our attempts to share the gospel with them,
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- Why are we surprised by that?
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- Jesus said the servant is not greater than his master.
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- I mean, if our master, jesus christ,
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- Was a spectacle before the world, if he suffered,
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- Why are we surprised when we suffer for our faith?
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- Are we greater than our master?
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- If you're not suffering, by the way,
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- If you're not being laughed at,
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- It may be because
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- You're not really taking a stand for christ where you are.
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- The problem with the corinthians was they wanted exaltation
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- Without any humiliation.
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- They wanted to reign with christ right now
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- And not suffer with christ.
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- And so paul reminded them that they have been called
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- To suffer for christ.
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- The world does not revolve around them.
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- Paul corrected his children by strong words,
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- Both to the arrogant and to the self-centered.
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- Now, if strong words were all it took
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- To raise great children,
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- Then we would all have great children, wouldn't we?
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- But the fact is it takes more than words.
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- Words are important,
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- But also, so are our actions.
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- I want you to notice secondly,
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- How paul trains his children by his actions.
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- Specifically, there are three characteristics paul exhibits
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- Of a godly parent.
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- Here are three things
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- That a godly parent will demonstrate toward his children.
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- First of all, unconditional love.
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- Look at verse 14 of chapter four.
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- Paul says, "i do not write these things to shame you,
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- But to admonish you as beloved children."
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- Paul said, "the reason i'm speaking strongly to you,
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- I'm not trying to shame you, i'm trying to reclaim you."
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- And anytime we rebuke our children, it's not out of anger,
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- It's out of a desire to help them experience
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- What god wants them to have.
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- He said, "our goal is to admonish you."
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- Now that's an interesting word, noutheteo,
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- Which means to place in one's mind.
- 00:12:01.243 --> 00:12:04.713
- Paul said, "my goal is to place in your mind
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- What you should be doing."
- 00:12:09.318 --> 00:12:11.120
- There's some parents, i bet you've heard them before,
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- Who've said, "you know, i don't try to tell my children
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- How to think or what to think.
- 00:12:15.257 --> 00:12:17.226
- I let them make up their own mind."
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- Folks, remember this.
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- There's always somebody trying
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- To teach your children how to think.
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- There are people out there who are trying
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- To place in your children's minds wrong ways of thinking.
- 00:12:29.238 --> 00:12:34.009
- The question is not is somebody going to try
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- To place something in their mind?
- 00:12:36.011 --> 00:12:37.479
- The question is, is it going to be you
- 00:12:37.479 --> 00:12:39.481
- Placing godly spiritual thoughts in their mind,
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- Or unbelievers who are leading them away from god?
- 00:12:42.852 --> 00:12:46.422
- Paul didn't make any apology for the fact that he was trying
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- To place into their mind how they ought to think and act.
- 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:54.897
- Now look at verse 15.
- 00:12:54.897 --> 00:12:56.799
- But he did it for a reason, because he loved them.
- 00:12:56.799 --> 00:12:59.201
- He said, "for if you were to have
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- Countless tutors in christ,
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- Yet you would not have many fathers,
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- For in christ jesus,
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- I became your father through the gospel."
- 00:13:06.742 --> 00:13:10.613
- You know, our two girls, julia and dorothy,
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- Have had and will continue to have many,
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- Many teachers in their lives,
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- But they only have one father and one mother.
- 00:13:20.322 --> 00:13:24.226
- I mean, we are the ones
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- Who were there in the delivery room with him.
- 00:13:26.161 --> 00:13:29.331
- Amy was there doing her thing.
- 00:13:29.965 --> 00:13:31.834
- I was there with my video camera recording the whole thing.
- 00:13:31.834 --> 00:13:35.070
- But we were both in the delivery room.
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- None of my children's teachers
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- Were in the delivery room with them.
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- We were the ones who were in there
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- Because we are their parents.
- 00:13:43.712 --> 00:13:46.515
- We have a special love and concern for them,
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- Just like you do for your children.
- 00:13:49.251 --> 00:13:51.687
- Now what paul is saying here is the very same thing.
- 00:13:51.687 --> 00:13:54.456
- He is saying,
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- "corinthians, you're going to have many, many tutors,
- 00:13:55.925 --> 00:13:58.160
- You're going to have many, many teachers,
- 00:13:58.160 --> 00:14:00.596
- But you only have one spiritual father, and i am he.
- 00:14:00.596 --> 00:14:05.434
- And because of that, i have a very special love for you."
- 00:14:05.434 --> 00:14:09.772
- In fact, he calls them his beloved.
- 00:14:09.772 --> 00:14:12.508
- You know that term beloved comes
- 00:14:12.508 --> 00:14:14.076
- From the greek word agape.
- 00:14:14.076 --> 00:14:15.411
- It's the highest form of love,
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- The kind of love that god has toward this.
- 00:14:17.947 --> 00:14:20.482
- He said, "corinthians, never forget this, i love you.
- 00:14:20.482 --> 00:14:25.821
- I love you with an unconditional love."
- 00:14:26.655 --> 00:14:28.023
- Now think about it.
- 00:14:28.023 --> 00:14:29.491
- These were christians who were involved in adultery
- 00:14:29.491 --> 00:14:33.162
- And fornication and incest.
- 00:14:33.162 --> 00:14:35.464
- They were getting drunk at the lord's table.
- 00:14:35.464 --> 00:14:37.666
- You can hardly get any lower than that.
- 00:14:37.666 --> 00:14:40.269
- And yet, in spite of their disobedience, paul said,
- 00:14:40.269 --> 00:14:44.540
- "i never want you to forget
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- That i love you with all of my heart."
- 00:14:46.241 --> 00:14:49.144
- If our children are going to receive our rebuke,
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- They've got to be convinced
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- Of our unconditional love for them.
- 00:14:54.917 --> 00:14:57.786
- Do your children know that? do your grandchildren know that?
- 00:14:58.988 --> 00:15:01.190
- Do they know that it doesn't matter what they do,
- 00:15:01.190 --> 00:15:04.727
- Your love for them will never change?
- 00:15:04.727 --> 00:15:08.130
- A parent who's really going to impact his or her child
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- Has to demonstrate that unconditional love.
- 00:15:10.699 --> 00:15:14.403
- Secondly, we have to provide a faithful example.
- 00:15:14.403 --> 00:15:17.373
- If we're going to teach our children,
- 00:15:17.373 --> 00:15:18.741
- It can't be through our words alone,
- 00:15:18.741 --> 00:15:21.176
- We have to provide an example.
- 00:15:21.176 --> 00:15:22.845
- And that's why paul said in verse 16,
- 00:15:22.845 --> 00:15:25.647
- "therefore i exhort you, be imitators of me.
- 00:15:25.647 --> 00:15:30.319
- Corinthians, you want to learn how to be humble?
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- There is no better example of humility than me."
- 00:15:33.822 --> 00:15:37.526
- Does that kind of make you wince a little bit?
- 00:15:38.427 --> 00:15:40.362
- I mean, does that sound kind of strange?
- 00:15:40.362 --> 00:15:42.498
- "you want to learn humility? i'm the best example there is.
- 00:15:42.498 --> 00:15:45.834
- Imitate me and you'll just be fine."
- 00:15:45.834 --> 00:15:48.103
- Kind of reminds me of the story of the sunday school teacher
- 00:15:48.103 --> 00:15:50.639
- Who was teaching his fourth grade class
- 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:52.574
- About the pharisees, the prideful pharisees.
- 00:15:52.574 --> 00:15:54.510
- And at the end of the lesson he said,
- 00:15:54.510 --> 00:15:56.345
- "now boys and girls, let's bow our heads
- 00:15:56.345 --> 00:15:58.313
- And thank god that we're not like the pharisees."
- 00:15:58.313 --> 00:16:01.183
- That's kind of the same idea here.
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- You wonder, paul, why are you saying that?
- 00:16:03.719 --> 00:16:06.155
- I mean, wouldn't you be better saying
- 00:16:06.155 --> 00:16:07.689
- To your spiritual children, "don't do as i do,
- 00:16:07.689 --> 00:16:11.326
- Do as i say?"
- 00:16:11.326 --> 00:16:13.195
- Wouldn't that be safer?
- 00:16:13.195 --> 00:16:15.631
- Why say "imitate me?"
- 00:16:15.631 --> 00:16:18.434
- Because paul understood a very important principle
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- About parenting.
- 00:16:20.569 --> 00:16:22.004
- He knew it's not a question of
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- If our children are going to imitate us.
- 00:16:24.907 --> 00:16:28.177
- The only question is what are they going to imitate in us?
- 00:16:28.177 --> 00:16:33.715
- Years ago when our oldest daughter julia was
- 00:16:34.650 --> 00:16:37.486
- I guess about five, we were late somewhere,
- 00:16:37.486 --> 00:16:39.788
- And we were hustling around the house trying to get there.
- 00:16:39.788 --> 00:16:42.558
- Julia stood at the front door
- 00:16:42.558 --> 00:16:44.393
- With her hands on her hips saying,
- 00:16:44.393 --> 00:16:46.028
- "hurry up, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."
- 00:16:46.028 --> 00:16:49.865
- And i thought to myself,
- 00:16:49.865 --> 00:16:51.266
- Where did she learn that kind of obnoxious behavior?
- 00:16:51.266 --> 00:16:54.603
- (audience laughing)
- 00:16:54.603 --> 00:16:57.673
- And then it hit me very quickly,
- 00:16:57.673 --> 00:16:59.741
- She had seen her dad do that to her mother
- 00:17:00.642 --> 00:17:02.945
- Far too many times.
- 00:17:02.945 --> 00:17:05.147
- Folks, never forget, our children are listening to us.
- 00:17:06.248 --> 00:17:09.685
- Yes, they are listening, but they're also watching us.
- 00:17:09.685 --> 00:17:14.456
- You can fool people at work in church
- 00:17:14.456 --> 00:17:16.825
- About your christlikeness.
- 00:17:16.825 --> 00:17:18.460
- You will never fool your children.
- 00:17:18.460 --> 00:17:21.396
- And that's why it's so important
- 00:17:21.396 --> 00:17:22.498
- That we provide a godly example.
- 00:17:22.498 --> 00:17:24.333
- As your kids, your grandkids look at you,
- 00:17:24.333 --> 00:17:28.537
- What are they seeing in your life?
- 00:17:29.304 --> 00:17:30.939
- What are they learning about
- 00:17:30.939 --> 00:17:33.375
- How to deal with anger, about forgiveness,
- 00:17:33.375 --> 00:17:38.213
- About trusting god
- 00:17:38.647 --> 00:17:40.482
- When things look very dim?
- 00:17:40.482 --> 00:17:44.419
- What are they learning from you?
- 00:17:45.053 --> 00:17:46.922
- Somebody said some things are better caught than taught,
- 00:17:46.922 --> 00:17:51.693
- And that's true about spiritual principles.
- 00:17:51.693 --> 00:17:54.830
- We all need godly examples.
- 00:17:54.830 --> 00:17:57.833
- And then thirdly, paul said as parents,
- 00:17:57.833 --> 00:18:00.969
- We need to demonstrate appropriate discipline.
- 00:18:00.969 --> 00:18:04.439
- There comes a time when our children may not listen
- 00:18:04.439 --> 00:18:07.376
- To our words or even follow our examples,
- 00:18:07.376 --> 00:18:10.078
- And that's the time for discipline.
- 00:18:10.078 --> 00:18:12.347
- The bible has a great deal
- 00:18:12.347 --> 00:18:13.482
- To say about discipline of our children.
- 00:18:13.482 --> 00:18:15.817
- Proverbs 13:24, jot it down,
- 00:18:15.817 --> 00:18:18.153
- "he who spares his rod hates his son,
- 00:18:18.153 --> 00:18:21.924
- But he who loves him will discipline him diligently
- 00:18:21.924 --> 00:18:26.195
- In the early dawn."
- 00:18:26.195 --> 00:18:28.897
- By the way, that phrase at early dawn doesn't mean
- 00:18:28.897 --> 00:18:31.266
- You wake your kid up at 5:30 every morning
- 00:18:31.266 --> 00:18:33.902
- For their morning beating.
- 00:18:33.902 --> 00:18:35.037
- That's not what it's talking about.
- 00:18:35.037 --> 00:18:37.039
- The phrase early dawn means early in life, you don't wait.
- 00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:40.609
- You begin early in life, the process of discipline.
- 00:18:40.609 --> 00:18:43.378
- Or proverbs 22:15,
- 00:18:43.378 --> 00:18:45.047
- "foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child,
- 00:18:45.047 --> 00:18:47.983
- But the rod of discipline will remove it far from him."
- 00:18:47.983 --> 00:18:52.054
- In proverbs 23:13, jot it down,
- 00:18:52.054 --> 00:18:54.890
- "do not hold back discipline from the child.
- 00:18:54.890 --> 00:18:57.859
- Although you beat him with the rod, he will not die.
- 00:18:57.859 --> 00:19:01.330
- You shall beat him with the rod
- 00:19:01.330 --> 00:19:02.798
- And deliver his soul from sheol."
- 00:19:02.798 --> 00:19:05.901
- Now hear me clearly,
- 00:19:05.901 --> 00:19:07.202
- This is not a call to child abuse, okay?
- 00:19:07.202 --> 00:19:09.771
- Anytime you harm a child,
- 00:19:09.771 --> 00:19:12.608
- Anytime you discipline out of anger,
- 00:19:12.608 --> 00:19:15.477
- That is not godly discipline, that's abuse.
- 00:19:15.477 --> 00:19:19.014
- What he's talking about here is discipline that is measured,
- 00:19:20.182 --> 00:19:24.186
- That is appropriate,
- 00:19:24.186 --> 00:19:25.487
- And is done out of love, not anger for the child.
- 00:19:25.487 --> 00:19:29.691
- It's interesting that when paul talks to the corinthians,
- 00:19:29.691 --> 00:19:32.628
- He warns them of discipline
- 00:19:32.628 --> 00:19:34.696
- That he's coming to bring to them.
- 00:19:34.696 --> 00:19:36.298
- Apparently they weren't following his example
- 00:19:36.298 --> 00:19:38.634
- Or heeding his words.
- 00:19:38.634 --> 00:19:39.568
- Look at verses 18 to 21.
- 00:19:39.568 --> 00:19:41.703
- Paul says, "now some of you have become arrogant,
- 00:19:41.703 --> 00:19:44.139
- As though i were not coming to you.
- 00:19:44.139 --> 00:19:46.375
- But i will come to you soon if the lord wills
- 00:19:46.375 --> 00:19:48.944
- And i shall find out,
- 00:19:48.944 --> 00:19:50.479
- Not the words of those who are arrogant, but their power.
- 00:19:50.479 --> 00:19:53.348
- For the kingdom of god does not consist in words,
- 00:19:53.348 --> 00:19:56.218
- But in power.
- 00:19:56.218 --> 00:19:57.586
- So what do you desire?
- 00:19:57.586 --> 00:19:59.288
- Shall i come to you with a rod, a reference to discipline,
- 00:19:59.288 --> 00:20:02.924
- Or shall i come to you with love
- 00:20:02.924 --> 00:20:05.160
- And a spirit of gentleness?"
- 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:08.363
- We're going to find out next week, paul came with the rod.
- 00:20:08.363 --> 00:20:12.334
- He came to discipline a group in the corinthian church
- 00:20:12.334 --> 00:20:15.337
- Who were misbehaving.
- 00:20:15.337 --> 00:20:16.972
- I've seen this happen in far too many churches.
- 00:20:17.906 --> 00:20:21.443
- Somebody is practicing open immorality
- 00:20:21.443 --> 00:20:24.513
- And shaming the name of jesus christ,
- 00:20:24.513 --> 00:20:28.183
- Or other people who are teaching false doctrine
- 00:20:28.183 --> 00:20:30.185
- And leading people astray,
- 00:20:30.185 --> 00:20:31.320
- Or other people who are sowing seeds
- 00:20:31.320 --> 00:20:33.188
- Of division in the church.
- 00:20:33.188 --> 00:20:34.623
- And church leaders do absolutely nothing about it.
- 00:20:34.623 --> 00:20:38.226
- They reason to themselves,
- 00:20:38.226 --> 00:20:39.628
- "well, you know, we don't have a right to judge,
- 00:20:39.628 --> 00:20:43.699
- Or we don't want to run anybody out of the church,
- 00:20:43.699 --> 00:20:47.135
- Or maybe the problem will just take care of itself."
- 00:20:47.135 --> 00:20:50.105
- Have you ever known cancer to ever just take care of itself?
- 00:20:50.105 --> 00:20:53.508
- Sometimes, things need to be dealt with
- 00:20:54.376 --> 00:20:57.412
- In a firm, loving, but firm way.
- 00:20:57.412 --> 00:21:00.849
- And paul said this to the corinthians,
- 00:21:00.849 --> 00:21:02.784
- He said there is a specific sin,
- 00:21:02.784 --> 00:21:04.653
- And we'll look at it next week,
- 00:21:04.653 --> 00:21:06.822
- That is hurting the spirit of the church,
- 00:21:06.822 --> 00:21:08.824
- And it's hurting the testimony of the church.
- 00:21:08.824 --> 00:21:11.360
- And either you deal with it or i'm going to deal with it.
- 00:21:11.360 --> 00:21:15.030
- There comes a time when we have to say to our children,
- 00:21:16.131 --> 00:21:20.202
- "i love you too much to allow you
- 00:21:20.202 --> 00:21:23.205
- To continue in this behavior."
- 00:21:23.205 --> 00:21:26.141
- Sometimes we have to say that
- 00:21:26.775 --> 00:21:28.510
- To our fellow believers in the church,
- 00:21:28.510 --> 00:21:31.646
- And next time, we'll see how paul dealt
- 00:21:31.646 --> 00:21:34.649
- With that discipline issue in the church.
- 00:21:34.649 --> 00:21:38.387
- A godly parent is one who is molding his children
- 00:21:38.387 --> 00:21:42.224
- To become like jesus christ.
- 00:21:42.224 --> 00:21:44.025
- How do you do that?
- 00:21:44.025 --> 00:21:45.961
- You certainly do it through words,
- 00:21:45.961 --> 00:21:49.531
- But you also do it through your actions.
- 00:21:49.531 --> 00:21:52.234
- By providing to your children that unconditional love,
- 00:21:52.234 --> 00:21:55.937
- That godly example,
- 00:21:55.937 --> 00:21:58.540
- That appropriate discipline when necessary.
- 00:21:58.540 --> 00:22:01.743
- Last time, we talked about the judgment seat of christ,
- 00:22:02.844 --> 00:22:04.646
- We're all going to appear there one day.
- 00:22:04.646 --> 00:22:06.114
- We're all going to give an account of our lives.
- 00:22:06.114 --> 00:22:07.949
- And remember one of the tests
- 00:22:07.949 --> 00:22:09.618
- Of how god judges our life will be
- 00:22:09.618 --> 00:22:12.354
- The durability of our life.
- 00:22:12.354 --> 00:22:14.289
- Have we invested in our lives
- 00:22:14.923 --> 00:22:17.025
- In the things that are going to last for eternity?
- 00:22:17.025 --> 00:22:19.895
- Or have we poured our life into that
- 00:22:19.895 --> 00:22:21.763
- Which is just wood, hay, and straw?
- 00:22:21.763 --> 00:22:25.967
- Somebody has well-observed,
- 00:22:26.568 --> 00:22:28.236
- There are only two things that are going
- 00:22:28.236 --> 00:22:30.038
- To last for eternity.
- 00:22:30.038 --> 00:22:31.473
- Do you realize that?
- 00:22:31.473 --> 00:22:33.141
- Everything in this world
- 00:22:33.141 --> 00:22:34.676
- Is going to be burned up and destroyed except two things.
- 00:22:34.676 --> 00:22:37.779
- Two things that will last for eternity.
- 00:22:37.779 --> 00:22:40.482
- God's word, and people.
- 00:22:40.482 --> 00:22:44.286
- People will last for all eternity. god's word, and people.
- 00:22:45.520 --> 00:22:48.623
- If you want to have a life that lasts,
- 00:22:49.458 --> 00:22:52.861
- A life that is judged to be gold, silver,
- 00:22:52.861 --> 00:22:56.031
- And precious stones,
- 00:22:56.031 --> 00:22:57.399
- Then the best use of your life is
- 00:22:57.399 --> 00:23:00.335
- To spend it instilling the word of god
- 00:23:00.335 --> 00:23:04.105
- Into the people of god.
- 00:23:04.105 --> 00:23:06.341
- Somebody said, "if you want to plant for a year,
- 00:23:07.309 --> 00:23:09.911
- Plant grain.
- 00:23:09.911 --> 00:23:11.580
- If you want to plant for 10 years, plant trees.
- 00:23:11.580 --> 00:23:15.550
- But if you want to plant for eternity, plant people."
- 00:23:16.585 --> 00:23:20.722
- And the most immediate,
- 00:23:21.223 --> 00:23:22.457
- The most important field in which we plant
- 00:23:22.457 --> 00:23:25.760
- Is with our own children.
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- ♪ music ♪
- 00:23:28.230 --> 00:23:33.235
- If you want to leave a legacy for the ages,
- 00:23:33.235 --> 00:23:35.604
- Invest your energy in your children and your grandchildren.
- 00:23:35.604 --> 00:23:39.908
- Nothing will have a greater impact on the future
- 00:23:39.908 --> 00:23:42.377
- Of our country than sons, daughters,
- 00:23:42.377 --> 00:23:44.980
- And grandchildren who love god
- 00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:47.582
- With their heart, soul, mind, and strength.
- 00:23:47.582 --> 00:23:51.686
- Now in closing, i want to share a note
- 00:23:51.686 --> 00:23:53.522
- That i think you'll find encouraging.
- 00:23:53.522 --> 00:23:55.690
- A friend in michigan wrote,
- 00:23:55.690 --> 00:23:57.425
- "i was in a stagnant relationship
- 00:23:57.425 --> 00:23:59.427
- With christ until i started listening to your program.
- 00:23:59.427 --> 00:24:03.098
- Since then, i have busted out of my shell
- 00:24:03.098 --> 00:24:06.034
- And have grown immensely in my walk with god.
- 00:24:06.034 --> 00:24:09.104
- I work at a large company where there are hundreds of people
- 00:24:09.104 --> 00:24:12.674
- That i'm in contact with,
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- And i have had opportunities to boldly share the gospel
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- With coworkers every week.
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- Dr. jeffress has been a tremendous help to me
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- Through his daily studies, and i am truly grateful."
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- Isn't that great?
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- And if you support "pathway to victory,"
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- This friend's expression of gratitude really belongs to you.
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- Now 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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- ♪ music ♪
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- The most important task a parent
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- Or grandparent has in life is to lead their child
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- Or grandchild to faith in jesus christ.
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- Yet many don't know where to begin.
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- That's why i've written "the gift: the gospel for children,"
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- A beautifully illustrated book designed
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- To help you share the gospel with the children you love.
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- [announcer] "the gift" provides a clear presentation
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- Of the gospel for your child or grandchild,
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- And makes sharing the life-changing message of jesus simple.
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- Plus, you'll receive an instructional dvd message
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- From dr. jeffress that you can watch together
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- With your child.
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- You can give this book to your children
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- Or grandchildren to read on their own,
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- Or better yet,
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- Read it together to begin a rewarding spiritual journey
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- That will shape their eternity.
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- At the end of my book,
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- I've included a prayer for salvation
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- They can pray to trust in christ as their savior.
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- [announcer] help your child or grandchild
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- Make the decision to follow jesus christ.
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- Request "the gift" when you give a generous gift
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- To support the ministry of "pathway to victory."
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- And when your ministry gift is $75 or more,
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- We'll also send you "straight answers to tough questions,"
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- Chapters one through nine on both dvd and audio disc.
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- Thank you for partnering with "pathway to victory."
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- Together, we're preaching the gospel
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- To as many people as possible,
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- And equipping parents and grandparents
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- To lead the children they love to faith in jesus christ.
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- As parents and grandparents,
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- We all desire to leave a roadmap
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- For the next generation to follow.
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- And when we invest in eternal things,
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- We'll not only leave a lasting legacy here on earth,
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- But also receive rewards in heaven.
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- Well, churches are full of imperfect people,
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- But tragically, many churches would rather ignore their sins
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- Rather than address them,
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- And the result can be very damaging.
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- Next time, we're going to look at a case study
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- In how to handle problems and problem people in the church.
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- Stay tuned for a preview
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- Of what's coming up next in our series,
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- "straight answers to tough questions."
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- There are many churches when they find a member
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- That has a defect, they ignore the problem in the member.
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- They hope that it will go away or will heal itself.
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- That rarely happens,
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- And the result can be very costly spiritually.
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- Tonight, we're going to look at a case study
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- In how to handle problems in the church.
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- [announcer] set your dvr
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- And join us next time for the message
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- "caring enough to confront" here on "pathway to victory."
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