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Matt Hagee - Don't Waste the Grace

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Don't Waste the Grace | September 14, 2025

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Pastor matt hagee: this week,
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Pastor matt hagee: this week, we turn to the book of 1 peter,
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We turn to the book of 1 peter, and 1 peter, like last week,
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And 1 peter, like last week, 1 corinthians,
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1 corinthians, is a letter that is written by
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Is a letter that is written by the pastor to the church.
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The pastor to the church. paul was the author
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Paul was the author of last week's letter,
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Of last week's letter, peter is writing this week's.
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Peter is writing this week's. and just like paul,
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And just like paul, peter is encouraging
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Peter is encouraging his church to be unified.
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His church to be unified. your willingness to walk
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Your willingness to walk in agreement and unity is not
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In agreement and unity is not something that god will force,
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Something that god will force, it's something that he gives you
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It's something that he gives you the opportunity to choose.
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The opportunity to choose. and in order to do it,
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And in order to do it, you have to consider others
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You have to consider others more than yourself.
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More than yourself. now, when you choose
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Now, when you choose to consider others more than
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To consider others more than yourself and you walk in
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Yourself and you walk in unity with one another,
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Unity with one another, what you receive
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What you receive is an exponential increase
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Is an exponential increase of the power and the presence
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Of the power and the presence of god in your life.
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Of god in your life. because whenever you do this,
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Because whenever you do this, god begins to bless you
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God begins to bless you beyond what you have
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Beyond what you have the ability to contain.
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The ability to contain. as a member of the fellowship,
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As a member of the fellowship, not an isolated individual,
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Not an isolated individual, you discover that one of us
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You discover that one of us can put a thousand to flight,
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Can put a thousand to flight, but two of us can put
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But two of us can put ten thousand to flight.
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Ten thousand to flight. individually, we are all limited
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Individually, we are all limited in our ability, but together,
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In our ability, but together, we have an unlimited amount
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We have an unlimited amount of power because it is,
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Of power because it is, as god said, "not by might,
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As god said, "not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit,"
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Nor by power, but by my spirit," says the lord.
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Says the lord. now, when you read
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Now, when you read this text in 1 peter 4,
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This text in 1 peter 4, peter is urging the church
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Peter is urging the church to be unified and he says it
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To be unified and he says it very clearly in the first
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Very clearly in the first verse that we read, verse 7.
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Verse that we read, verse 7. he says, "the end of all
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He says, "the end of all things is at hand.
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Things is at hand. therefore, be serious."
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Therefore, be serious." you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste is what he's telling the church.
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Is what he's telling the church. the end of all things
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The end of all things is at hand.
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Is at hand. get serious about
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Get serious about working together.
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Working together. be watchful in your prayers.
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Be watchful in your prayers. don't waste time arguing
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Don't waste time arguing about your differences.
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About your differences. come together in the force
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Come together in the force of fellowship and go into
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Of fellowship and go into heavenly places in
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Heavenly places in united prayer and pull down
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United prayer and pull down strongholds and anything
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Strongholds and anything that exalts itself against
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That exalts itself against the knowledge of god.
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The knowledge of god. bind the enemy so that
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Bind the enemy so that he is defeated and turn
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He is defeated and turn god's power and his might loose.
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God's power and his might loose. lay hands on the sick
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Lay hands on the sick and watch them recover
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And watch them recover because the bible says
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Because the bible says that we can do that.
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That we can do that. pray for boldness
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Pray for boldness and the kind of boldness that
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And the kind of boldness that turns the world upside down.
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[applause]
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The bible says
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The bible says of the new testament church
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Of the new testament church that when they had prayed,
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That when they had prayed, the very doors of the building
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The very doors of the building where they were
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Where they were praying were shaken,
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Praying were shaken, and they went out
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And they went out of that place and they turned
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Of that place and they turned the world upside down.
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The world upside down. you have the power to do
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You have the power to do that when you're unified in
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That when you're unified in the fellowship of the faith.
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The fellowship of the faith. the point is we don't
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The point is we don't have time to waste with our
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Have time to waste with our silly arguments and fights.
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Silly arguments and fights. we don't have time to waste when
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We don't have time to waste when there's a lost and dying world
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There's a lost and dying world that needs jesus christ.
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That needs jesus christ. we don't have time
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We don't have time to surrender more ground
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To surrender more ground to the enemy because
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To the enemy because we would rather serve self
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We would rather serve self than serve one another.
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Than serve one another. if we're going to do
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If we're going to do what james 4 says,
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What james 4 says, which is submit to god,
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Which is submit to god, resist the devil
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Resist the devil and watch him flee,
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And watch him flee, then we are going to have
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Then we are going to have to give ourselves, heart,
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To give ourselves, heart, soul, mind, and body to walking
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Soul, mind, and body to walking in unity one with the other.
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In unity one with the other. it's time to get serious
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It's time to get serious is what peter said.
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Is what peter said. and the things that he gave us
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And the things that he gave us to get serious about come
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To get serious about come in this list.
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In this list. the first is prayer.
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The first is prayer. he says, "be serious
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He says, "be serious and watchful in your prayers."
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And watchful in your prayers." on the top of every
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On the top of every believer's priority list
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Believer's priority list should be prayer.
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Should be prayer. why?
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Why? because prayer is what
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Because prayer is what connects you with heaven
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Connects you with heaven and prayer is what connects you
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And prayer is what connects you with the body of christ.
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With the body of christ. jesus didn't teach
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Jesus didn't teach his disciples to preach,
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His disciples to preach, he taught his disciples to pray.
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He taught his disciples to pray. jesus, who is the author
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Jesus, who is the author and the finisher of our faith,
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And the finisher of our faith, was committed to prayer.
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Was committed to prayer. on the night before
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On the night before he was arrested to be
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He was arrested to be tried and crucified,
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Tried and crucified, he didn't go find
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He didn't go find a defense attorney,
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A defense attorney, he went to the garden
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He went to the garden and he prayed.
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And he prayed. in john 17,
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In john 17, he wasn't praying for himself,
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He wasn't praying for himself, he was praying for you.
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He was praying for you. and what he prayed is that you
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And what he prayed is that you would be sanctified by the word.
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Would be sanctified by the word. and what he prayed is that
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And what he prayed is that you would be united one
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You would be united one with the other.
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With the other. he said in verse 21,
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He said in verse 21, "let them be one even
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"let them be one even as you and i are one
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As you and i are one so that the world would
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So that the world would know that you sent me."
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Know that you sent me." in verse 23,
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In verse 23, he prayed that we would
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He prayed that we would become perfect in one.
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Become perfect in one. what does it mean
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What does it mean to be perfect in one?
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To be perfect in one? it doesn't mean that you
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It doesn't mean that you are going to be flawless
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Are going to be flawless or i am going to be flawless.
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Or i am going to be flawless. what it means is where
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What it means is where i'm weak, you're strong.
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I'm weak, you're strong. where you're weak, i'm strong,
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Where you're weak, i'm strong, and we're perfect together.
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And we're perfect together. and then, he prayed that
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And then, he prayed that we would be where he is
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We would be where he is and that we would see him
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And that we would see him in his glory like he had
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In his glory like he had before the world began
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Before the world began in verse 24.
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In verse 24. ephesians 6:18, we're commanded
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Ephesians 6:18, we're commanded as a church praying always.
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As a church praying always. philippians 4:6, it says,
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Philippians 4:6, it says, "be anxious for nothing,
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"be anxious for nothing, but in everything
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But in everything by prayer and supplication
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By prayer and supplication with thanksgiving,
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With thanksgiving, make your request
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Make your request known to god."
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Known to god." we're powerful
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We're powerful when we pray together.
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When we pray together. we're defeated
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We're defeated when we pray divided.
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When we pray divided. here's what the bible says,
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Here's what the bible says, jesus speaking,
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Jesus speaking, "if any two of you gather
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"if any two of you gather concerning anything
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Concerning anything in my name and ask the father,
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In my name and ask the father, you'll have it."
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You'll have it." the prayer of agreement
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The prayer of agreement is a powerful thing.
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Is a powerful thing. in this letter to the church
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In this letter to the church in 1 peter 3, peter is writing,
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In 1 peter 3, peter is writing, speaking of unity,
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Speaking of unity, and he's talking about
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And he's talking about husbands and wives,
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Husbands and wives, and how the power of that
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And how the power of that relationship impacts
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Relationship impacts their prayer life.
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Their prayer life. in chapter 3:7, he says,
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In chapter 3:7, he says, "husbands, dwell with your wife
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"husbands, dwell with your wife according to understanding."
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According to understanding." men, if you have the courage,
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Men, if you have the courage, how many of you know that it
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How many of you know that it takes the holy spirit's help
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Takes the holy spirit's help to understand your wife?
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[laughter]
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The rest of you cowards...
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[laughter]
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You either get up and teach
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You either get up and teach a marriage seminar or you go
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A marriage seminar or you go take some courage pills.
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Take some courage pills. now, what peter
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Now, what peter is saying here has to do
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Is saying here has to do with unity and prayer.
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With unity and prayer. he says, "dwell with them
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He says, "dwell with them according to understanding
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According to understanding so that your prayers
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So that your prayers would not be hindered."
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Would not be hindered." jesus christ, speaking about
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Jesus christ, speaking about unity in matthew 5, he says,
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Unity in matthew 5, he says, "if you bring a gift
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"if you bring a gift to the altar and you remember
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To the altar and you remember that your brother has
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That your brother has something against you,
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Something against you, leave your gift."
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Leave your gift." that was a controversial
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That was a controversial statement because in the life
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Statement because in the life of a righteous jew,
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Of a righteous jew, the most sacred thing
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The most sacred thing you could do is take
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You could do is take a gift to the altar.
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A gift to the altar. and what jesus is saying
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And what jesus is saying is if you are doing
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Is if you are doing the holiest of things
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The holiest of things and you remember that
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And you remember that you're not walking in unity,
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You're not walking in unity, stop acting holy and go get
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Stop acting holy and go get right and then come back
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Right and then come back to the altar.
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To the altar. god doesn't want to hear
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God doesn't want to hear from us until we're walking
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From us until we're walking in unity with other children
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In unity with other children here on earth.
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Here on earth. the next priority that god
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The next priority that god gives us after prayer is
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Gives us after prayer is a fervent love for one another.
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A fervent love for one another. a fervent love for one another.
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A fervent love for one another. fervent love is not
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Fervent love is not conditional love,
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Conditional love, it's unconditional love.
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It's unconditional love. unconditional love
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Unconditional love is altogether different because
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Is altogether different because unconditional love is not
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Unconditional love is not measured by a feeling,
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Measured by a feeling, it's defined by
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It's defined by what you are willing
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What you are willing to self-sacrifice for others.
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To self-sacrifice for others. this is what 1 john 3 says,
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This is what 1 john 3 says, "by this we know
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"by this we know love because he, jesus,
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Love because he, jesus, laid down his life for us."
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Laid down his life for us." how many of you
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How many of you see self-sacrifice there?
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See self-sacrifice there? and then, it says "because
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And then, it says "because he laid down his life for us,
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He laid down his life for us, we should also lay down
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We should also lay down our lives for," who?
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Our lives for," who? "the brethren."
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"the brethren." the same way that
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The same way that he loved us is how
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He loved us is how we should love one another.
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We should love one another. you cannot be unified
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You cannot be unified in anything unless you are
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In anything unless you are willing to self-sacrifice.
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Willing to self-sacrifice. self-sacrifice is the only way
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Self-sacrifice is the only way that two that are different
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That two that are different can come together.
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Can come together. amos 3:3 asks the question,
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Amos 3:3 asks the question, "can two walk together
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"can two walk together unless they be agreed?"
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Unless they be agreed?" so, understand that what christ
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So, understand that what christ is asking of you is not
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Is asking of you is not something that is super
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Something that is super difficult, it's something you
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Difficult, it's something you just have to say yes to,
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Just have to say yes to, self-sacrifice.
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Self-sacrifice. in 1 peter 4:9,
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In 1 peter 4:9, one of the greatest evidences
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One of the greatest evidences of self-sacrificial love
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Of self-sacrificial love is hospitality.
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Is hospitality. in verse 9 it says,
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In verse 9 it says, "be hospitable to one another
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"be hospitable to one another without grumbling."
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Without grumbling." now, there is the condition.
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Now, there is the condition. it doesn't say, "be hospitable
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It doesn't say, "be hospitable to one another," it says,
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To one another," it says, "do it without," what?
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"do it without," what? be hospitable without grumbling.
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Be hospitable without grumbling. in titus 1:7-8, it says that
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In titus 1:7-8, it says that an overseer in the church,
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An overseer in the church, a bishop, must be hospitable.
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A bishop, must be hospitable. gracious to outsiders,
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Gracious to outsiders, inclusive, not exclusive.
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Inclusive, not exclusive. be hospitable without grumbling
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Be hospitable without grumbling because the kind of love that
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Because the kind of love that we have for one another
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We have for one another is not transactional.
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Is not transactional. what is it that makes you
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What is it that makes you grumble about hospitality?
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Grumble about hospitality? it's when you don't get back
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It's when you don't get back what you think you deserve.
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What you think you deserve. "i don't know why
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"i don't know why we're bringing them back over,
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We're bringing them back over, they never stay and do
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They never stay and do the dishes."
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[laughter]
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If you do it with fervent love,
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If you do it with fervent love, there's nothing that you
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There's nothing that you expect in return.
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Expect in return. and when you don't expect
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And when you don't expect anything in return and you
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Anything in return and you do it as unto the lord,
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Do it as unto the lord, you'll do it without
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You'll do it without grumbling because you know
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Grumbling because you know it's what god wants you to do.
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It's what god wants you to do. when you read the word of god
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When you read the word of god in hebrews 13, it says,
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In hebrews 13, it says, "do not forget
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"do not forget to entertain strangers."
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To entertain strangers." that means to be
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That means to be hospitable to them,
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Hospitable to them, "because in doing so,
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"because in doing so, you have unwittingly
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You have unwittingly entertained angels."
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Entertained angels." heaven touches earth
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Heaven touches earth when god's kids get
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When god's kids get together in unity.
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Together in unity. god shows up, he hangs out,
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God shows up, he hangs out, he shows off when
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He shows off when we're together
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We're together in his love, in his house,
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In his love, in his house, sharing hospitality with
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Sharing hospitality with one another.
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One another. when we get together
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When we get together in love without grumbling
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In love without grumbling as we're supposed to do,
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As we're supposed to do, verse 10 says that we are
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Verse 10 says that we are to minister to one another.
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To minister to one another. it doesn't say when we
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It doesn't say when we get together we're supposed
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Get together we're supposed to complain to one another.
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To complain to one another. it says when we get together
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It says when we get together we're supposed to minister,
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We're supposed to minister, which means to serve.
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Which means to serve. and in the ministry
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And in the ministry that we have,
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That we have, it says each one
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It says each one has received a gift.
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Has received a gift. minister to one another
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Minister to one another as good stewards,
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As good stewards, somebody say stewards.
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Somebody say stewards. of the manifold grace of god.
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Of the manifold grace of god. now, that word manifold means
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Now, that word manifold means that from many different
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That from many different things comes one.
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Things comes one. so, what this word is saying
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So, what this word is saying is that from unique individuals
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Is that from unique individuals all over the place,
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All over the place, god has pulled you from
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God has pulled you from the north, south, east,
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The north, south, east, and west, every tribe,
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And west, every tribe, every tongue, every kindred,
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Every tongue, every kindred, every nation with
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Every nation with the same thing, grace.
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The same thing, grace. it was grace that
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It was grace that reached me and it's
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Reached me and it's grace that reached you.
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Grace that reached you. and he pulled us from
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And he pulled us from all of these different places
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All of these different places to the same place for
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To the same place for the same purpose,
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The same purpose, and that place is the church
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And that place is the church and that purpose is to serve,
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And that purpose is to serve, and he gives us
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And he gives us several pictures of it.
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Several pictures of it. the first that he gives us
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The first that he gives us comes in 1 corinthians 12:12,
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Comes in 1 corinthians 12:12, and it's a body.
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And it's a body. he likens the church
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He likens the church to the body of a human being,
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To the body of a human being, and he says that
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And he says that there's many parts of a body.
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There's many parts of a body. there's exterior parts that are
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There's exterior parts that are obvious in their purpose.
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Obvious in their purpose. there's things for grabbing,
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There's things for grabbing, and things for hearing,
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And things for hearing, and things for seeing,
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And things for seeing, and things for speaking.
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And things for speaking. but he also then says,
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But he also then says, "as there is
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"as there is in the physical body,
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In the physical body, there is also in
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There is also in the church unseen parts."
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The church unseen parts." you have a brain,
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You have a brain, you have a heart,
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You have a heart, you have lungs.
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You have lungs. and what he says is,
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And what he says is, how can the body function
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How can the body function if the unseen things
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If the unseen things are given less priority
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Are given less priority than the seen things?
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Than the seen things? how can this pitcher throw
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How can this pitcher throw the pitch if his brain,
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The pitch if his brain, and his lungs,
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And his lungs, and his heart do not work
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And his heart do not work with his exterior body?
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Keeping a prayer
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Journal is more than a habit,
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It's a legacy.
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A testimony of god's
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Faithfulness.
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Written across the pages
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Of your life,
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Every answered prayer is proof
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That he hears you.
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That he moves on your behalf
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And that he is
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Still the god of miracles.
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With his exterior body?
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With his exterior body? sometimes we get so caught up
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Sometimes we get so caught up in what somebody else
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In what somebody else is doing that we don't do
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Is doing that we don't do what god called us to do.
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What god called us to do. and what paul says
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And what paul says to the church in 1 corinthians
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To the church in 1 corinthians in verse 18 is that,
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In verse 18 is that, "god has set the members,
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"god has set the members, each one of them in the body
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Each one of them in the body as he pleased."
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As he pleased." so, you are where you are,
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So, you are where you are, like you are,
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Like you are, as you are because
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As you are because that's where god put you.
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That's where god put you. and then, in verse 22, it says,
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And then, in verse 22, it says, "there are seen and unseen parts
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"there are seen and unseen parts not valuable and less valuable."
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Not valuable and less valuable." all are necessary,
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All are necessary, all deserve honor.
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All deserve honor. in verse 25 it says that there
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In verse 25 it says that there should be no schism in the body.
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Should be no schism in the body. do you know what a schism is?
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Do you know what a schism is? it's a fracture.
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It's a fracture. it's not an amputation,
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It's not an amputation, it's just a place
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It's just a place where something is broken
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Where something is broken or out of whack.
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Or out of whack. and if you've ever
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And if you've ever had a fracture,
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Had a fracture, how many of you know
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How many of you know how painful it is to move
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How painful it is to move when something's broken?
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When something's broken? the next picture that we're
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The next picture that we're given comes in ephesians 2:19,
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Given comes in ephesians 2:19, and it's the building.
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And it's the building. this building says that
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This building says that you're no longer strangers
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You're no longer strangers but you're now fellow citizens
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But you're now fellow citizens with the saints and the members
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With the saints and the members of the household of god.
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Of the household of god. verse 20, that we've been built
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Verse 20, that we've been built on the apostles and the prophet
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On the apostles and the prophet jesus christ himself being
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Jesus christ himself being our chief cornerstone.
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Our chief cornerstone. he's the foundation
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He's the foundation of the building.
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Of the building. if what you're doing is not
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If what you're doing is not built on him, it's not his.
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Built on him, it's not his. now, as the cornerstone,
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Now, as the cornerstone, in architecture,
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In architecture, that stone is the stone
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That stone is the stone that bears the weight
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That bears the weight of the building.
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Of the building. when we come into the building
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When we come into the building and we are a part of his church,
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And we are a part of his church, you need to know that
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You need to know that you are not here to let
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You are not here to let your weight fall on others,
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Your weight fall on others, your weight falls on him
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Your weight falls on him because he's the only stone
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Because he's the only stone that's got enough strength
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That's got enough strength to carry all the weight.
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[applause]
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Now, when it comes
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Now, when it comes to the building that we're
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To the building that we're describing here in 1 peter 2:5,
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Describing here in 1 peter 2:5, peter says that
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Peter says that we're living stones.
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We're living stones. that we are living stones that
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That we are living stones that are being built up into
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Are being built up into a spiritual house.
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A spiritual house. how many of you have ever
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How many of you have ever seen a stone mason work?
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Seen a stone mason work? and what a stone mason will do
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And what a stone mason will do is he has a big ol' pile
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Is he has a big ol' pile of stones and rocks that
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Of stones and rocks that he wants to put into something,
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He wants to put into something, and over here he's got whatever
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And over here he's got whatever he's constructing,
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He's constructing, a retaining wall, a building,
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A retaining wall, a building, whatever it happens to be.
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Whatever it happens to be. and whenever he comes
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And whenever he comes to the pile of rocks,
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To the pile of rocks, he picks up a rock.
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He picks up a rock. and have you ever noticed
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And have you ever noticed that it's not quite the shape
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That it's not quite the shape or size that he wants,
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Or size that he wants, and he looks at
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And he looks at where he wants to put it,
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Where he wants to put it, and then he decides
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And then he decides how much it needs
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How much it needs to change and move around.
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To change and move around. and then, what does he do
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And then, what does he do with the rock that
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With the rock that he pulled out of the pile?
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And he knocks off this edge,
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And he knocks off this edge, and he takes off that piece,
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And he takes off that piece, and he rounds out that corner.
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And he rounds out that corner. he doesn't talk to the rock.
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He doesn't talk to the rock. "do you mind if i trim you up?"
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[laughter]
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He doesn't ask the rock,
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He doesn't ask the rock, "would you care to be stuck
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"would you care to be stuck next to this rock?"
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Next to this rock?" he doesn't even consider
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He doesn't even consider if the rock is allergic
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If the rock is allergic to cement or not,
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To cement or not, he just covers it whenever
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He just covers it whenever it's ready and he sticks it
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It's ready and he sticks it where he wants it to go.
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Where he wants it to go. you know why?
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You know why? because the rock's purpose
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Because the rock's purpose is not to decide
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Is not to decide what the rock gets to do,
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What the rock gets to do, the rock's purpose is to be
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The rock's purpose is to be yielded in the hands
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Yielded in the hands of the craftsman so that he can
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Of the craftsman so that he can build what he needs to build.
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Build what he needs to build. and when you come
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And when you come to this building,
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To this building, what we need to recognize
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What we need to recognize is that when the grace of god
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Is that when the grace of god pulls us out of this
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Pulls us out of this pile of rocks,
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Pile of rocks, we don't need to object
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We don't need to object when he starts knocking off
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When he starts knocking off our rough edges and shaping us
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Our rough edges and shaping us up so that he can put us
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Up so that he can put us where he wants to put us to do
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Where he wants to put us to do what we need to do so that
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What we need to do so that we can serve his purpose.
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[applause]
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The third picture
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The third picture comes from galatians 3,
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Comes from galatians 3, it's a family.
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It's a family. and it's a family just
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And it's a family just like every natural family that
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Like every natural family that generationally continues
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Generationally continues to change and grow.
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To change and grow. it matures.
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It matures. and as it matures,
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And as it matures, it begins to multiply.
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It begins to multiply. in galatians 3:26, it says,
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In galatians 3:26, it says, "you are all sons of god through
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"you are all sons of god through faith in christ jesus."
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Faith in christ jesus." verse 28, it says,
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Verse 28, it says, "neither jew, nor greek,
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"neither jew, nor greek, nor slave, nor free,
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Nor slave, nor free, neither male nor female."
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Neither male nor female." he says, "but you are
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He says, "but you are all sons of god
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All sons of god and joint heirs.
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And joint heirs. the seed of abraham
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The seed of abraham according to the promise."
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According to the promise." what does it mean
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What does it mean to be the seed of abraham
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To be the seed of abraham according to the promise?
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According to the promise? it means that by jesus christ,
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It means that by jesus christ, you have been grafted
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You have been grafted into the will and the promise
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Into the will and the promise that god gave abraham.
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That god gave abraham. god told abraham in genesis 12,
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God told abraham in genesis 12, "i'll bless those
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"i'll bless those who bless you."
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Who bless you." because you have
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Because you have faith in jesus,
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Faith in jesus, you've joined the family of god
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You've joined the family of god and the same promise that was
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And the same promise that was given to abraham is yours
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Given to abraham is yours because of jesus.
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Because of jesus. in verse 22 --
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In verse 22 -- in genesis 22:17,
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In genesis 22:17, it says that god was going
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It says that god was going to multiply and increase
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To multiply and increase the seed of abraham
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The seed of abraham as the sands of the sea
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As the sands of the sea and the stars of the sky.
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And the stars of the sky. and here was the promise that
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And here was the promise that was to abraham's descendants,
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Was to abraham's descendants, "you shall possess the gates
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"you shall possess the gates of your enemies."
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Of your enemies." what we're reading here
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What we're reading here in the new testament
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In the new testament in the book of galatians
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In the book of galatians that we're heirs
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That we're heirs with abraham is to say that god
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With abraham is to say that god has given his children
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Has given his children a will and testament that
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A will and testament that is found in his word,
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Is found in his word, and because you have come
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And because you have come to faith in jesus christ,
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To faith in jesus christ, you have this inheritance
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You have this inheritance as your portion.
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As your portion. that's good news
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That's good news for somebody today.
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For somebody today. the last picture
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The last picture that we see is the army.
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That we see is the army. the army is seen in ephesians 6
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The army is seen in ephesians 6 where we're told to put
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Where we're told to put on the whole armor of god.
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On the whole armor of god. and any time that you see
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And any time that you see a military unit working
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A military unit working together for any reason,
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Together for any reason, whether they're in
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Whether they're in parade dress and marching,
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Parade dress and marching, or they're operating
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Or they're operating secret special missions
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Secret special missions in the middle of the night,
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In the middle of the night, they are doing different things,
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They are doing different things, but they're doing it
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But they're doing it all together because they have
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All together because they have one mission, one goal,
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One mission, one goal, one purpose to accomplish
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One purpose to accomplish over and over and over.
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Over and over and over. it doesn't matter
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It doesn't matter what picture you look at.
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What picture you look at. a body, a building,
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A body, a building, a family, an army.
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A family, an army. what we recognize
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What we recognize is that we are to work
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Is that we are to work together in unity,
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Together in unity, which means that we have
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Which means that we have to steward his grace.
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To steward his grace. 1 peter 4, "minister to one
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1 peter 4, "minister to one another as good stewards
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Another as good stewards of the grace of god."
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Of the grace of god." what does it mean
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What does it mean to steward something?
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To steward something? first, when you're the steward
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First, when you're the steward it means that you don't own it,
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It means that you don't own it, you're just in charge
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You're just in charge of making sure it does what
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Of making sure it does what it's supposed to do.
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It's supposed to do. and one of the things
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And one of the things that you have to remember
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That you have to remember as a child of god is that
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As a child of god is that the earth is the lord's.
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The earth is the lord's. he owns it all.
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He owns it all. and you and i
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And you and i are stewards of it.
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Are stewards of it. my children, i'm their parent,
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My children, i'm their parent, but they belong to god.
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But they belong to god. it's my job to steward them.
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It's my job to steward them. this church, it's god's church.
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This church, it's god's church. you and i as members
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You and i as members of this church,
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Of this church, this is his house,
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This is his house, we're just the housekeepers.
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We're just the housekeepers. when you start looking
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When you start looking at things as if you own them,
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At things as if you own them, god has a way of reminding
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God has a way of reminding you how little you own.
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You how little you own. so, when you hear that
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So, when you hear that you're a steward of god's grace,
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You're a steward of god's grace, what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that means that
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That means that everything that you have,
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Everything that you have, you have by god's grace.
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You have by god's grace. and when you received it as
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And when you received it as a gift of his grace,
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A gift of his grace, according to ephesians 2,
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According to ephesians 2, he had good works
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He had good works preplanned for you.
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Preplanned for you. he knew you were going
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He knew you were going to come to the family,
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To come to the family, he knew you would be
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He knew you would be part of the building,
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Part of the building, he knew when your puzzle piece
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He knew when your puzzle piece was going to arrive and
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Was going to arrive and be placed on the set.
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Be placed on the set. and because he's sovereign
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And because he's sovereign and knows all before
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And knows all before you got there,
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You got there, he said, "when they get here,
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He said, "when they get here, this is what i want.
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This is what i want. i'm gonna give 'em
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I'm gonna give 'em a singing gift
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A singing gift and i want them to sing.
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And i want them to sing. i'm gonna give them this gift
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I'm gonna give them this gift and i won't do that one.
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And i won't do that one. yup, he's gonna
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Yup, he's gonna go to youth camp,
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Go to youth camp, even though he don't wanna
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Even though he don't wanna go to youth camp, he's going
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Go to youth camp, he's going to youth camp, and then --
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To youth camp, and then -- yeah, he's gonna drive the bus
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Yeah, he's gonna drive the bus in the inner city.
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In the inner city. he's gonna say
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He's gonna say that prayer about africa,
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That prayer about africa, i'm gonna take him up on
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I'm gonna take him up on that africa trip."
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That africa trip." whatever it is,
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Whatever it is, god's got it all planned out.
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God's got it all planned out. and it's a part of his grace
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And it's a part of his grace in your life.
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In your life. and when he says
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And when he says that you should walk in it,
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That you should walk in it, what he's saying is,
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What he's saying is, "don't waste the grace
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"don't waste the grace that i gave you.
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That i gave you. you pour your life out
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You pour your life out upon others so that they can
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Upon others so that they can see what my grace did for you
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See what my grace did for you and believe that that
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And believe that that grace can do it for them."
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[applause]
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This is why paul said,
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This is why paul said, "by the grace of god,
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"by the grace of god, i am what i am and his grace
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I am what i am and his grace towards me was not in vain."
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Towards me was not in vain." paul's saying, "i didn't
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Paul's saying, "i didn't waste the grace."
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Waste the grace." he said, "i'm an apostle
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He said, "i'm an apostle by his grace.
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By his grace. i'm a teacher by his grace.
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I'm a teacher by his grace. i can preach by his grace.
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I can preach by his grace. i lead by his grace."
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I lead by his grace." and paul says,
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And paul says, "any gift that i have,
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"any gift that i have, any form of knowledge,
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Any form of knowledge, any measure of talent,
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Any measure of talent, any type of ability,
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Any type of ability, it's because of god's grace
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It's because of god's grace that i have it."
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That i have it." and then, he said,
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And then, he said, "but his grace towards me
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"but his grace towards me was not in vain," why?
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Was not in vain," why? because he said, "i labored.
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Because he said, "i labored. i went to work.
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I went to work. i did what i was
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I did what i was supposed to do."
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Supposed to do." grace and faith
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Grace and faith always go together.
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Always go together. ephesians 2:8, "it is by grace
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Ephesians 2:8, "it is by grace that you have been saved," how?
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That you have been saved," how? "through faith."
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"through faith." faith is what you
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Faith is what you give to god but if god
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Give to god but if god didn't give grace to you,
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Didn't give grace to you, you would have nothing
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You would have nothing to have faith in.
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To have faith in. so, whenever you have faith,
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So, whenever you have faith, james tells us faith without
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James tells us faith without works is, what?
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Works is, what? dead.
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Dead. so, how much sense does it make
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So, how much sense does it make for you in faith to receive
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For you in faith to receive god's grace, get saved,
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God's grace, get saved, and then not put your faith
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And then not put your faith to work and do the good works
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To work and do the good works that his grace gave you to do?
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That his grace gave you to do? the first thing that his grace
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The first thing that his grace gives you is salvation.
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Gives you is salvation. but after that,
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But after that, it's your faith going to work
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It's your faith going to work doing what he created you
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Doing what he created you to do so that his grace
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To do so that his grace in your life is not in vain.
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In your life is not in vain. because if he gave you the gift
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Because if he gave you the gift to sing and you don't sing,
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To sing and you don't sing, it's in vain.
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It's in vain. if he gave you the gift to lead
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If he gave you the gift to lead and you don't lead,
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And you don't lead, it's in vain.
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It's in vain. if he gave you the gift to give
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If he gave you the gift to give and you don't give,
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And you don't give, it's in vain.
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It's in vain. if he gave you
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If he gave you the gift to discern
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The gift to discern and you don't use it,
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And you don't use it, it's in vain.
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It's in vain. whatever it is that he gave you,
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Whatever it is that he gave you, if you don't put it to work,
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If you don't put it to work, it is in vain.
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It is in vain. and the reason that i am
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And the reason that i am compelling you with this message
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Compelling you with this message today is because just like
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Today is because just like peter said to his church,
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Peter said to his church, i'm saying to this church,
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I'm saying to this church, it's time to get serious
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It's time to get serious because soon and very soon,
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Because soon and very soon, we're going to see jesus.
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We're going to see jesus. and when we see jesus,
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And when we see jesus, what he's going to say is,
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What he's going to say is, "what did you do with my grace?
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What did you do with my grace?
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What did you do with my grace? with all of the gifts,
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With all of the gifts, and all of the talents,
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And all of the talents, and all the resources
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And all the resources i gave you, did you pour it
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I gave you, did you pour it out or bottle it up?
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Out or bottle it up? because if you bottled it up,
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Because if you bottled it up, you didn't do
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You didn't do what i asked you to do.
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What i asked you to do. but if you poured it out,
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But if you poured it out, i'll pour more in.
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I'll pour more in. if you pour it out,
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If you pour it out, i'll expand your territory.
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I'll expand your territory. if you pour it out,
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If you pour it out, you'll walk and not grow weary,
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You'll walk and not grow weary, you'll run and not faint.
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You'll run and not faint. you'll rise up on wings like
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You'll rise up on wings like eagles because that's
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Eagles because that's what happens for those
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What happens for those who wait upon the lord.
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Who wait upon the lord. if you pour it out when you get
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If you pour it out when you get to the end of your days,
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To the end of your days, you'll be able to say
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You'll be able to say like paul,
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Like paul, "i have been poured out,
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"i have been poured out, and i have
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And i have fought a good fight,
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Fought a good fight, and i have kept the faith,
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And i have kept the faith, and i have finished the race.
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And i have finished the race. there is now laid up for me in
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There is now laid up for me in heaven a crown, and a treasure,
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Heaven a crown, and a treasure, and a reward, why?
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And a reward, why? because i didn't bottle it up,
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Because i didn't bottle it up, i didn't waste it.
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I didn't waste it. i used it."
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I used it." church, we don't
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Church, we don't have time to waste,
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Have time to waste, because we have a god to serve.
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Because we have a god to serve. and in doing so,
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And in doing so, if we steward his grace,
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If we steward his grace, he'll pour more on you
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He'll pour more on you than you can contain.
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Than you can contain. we have work to do.
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We have work to do. time is short.
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Time is short. will you do it with me?
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Thank you for joining us
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Thank you for joining us for today's program.
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For today's program. i pray that you were encouraged
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I pray that you were encouraged as you considered
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As you considered the powerful principles
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The powerful principles of god's word
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Of god's word and how they can
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And how they can not only change your life,
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Not only change your life, but change the world
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But change the world around you.
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Around you. if you'd like to
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Matt Hagee - Don't Waste the Grace

September 14, 2025 | 28:30

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