Mike Novotny - How Can I Resist Temptation?

September 30, 2025 | 29:5

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Time Of Grace With Mike Novotny | Mike Novotny - How Can I Resist Temptation? | September 30, 2025

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>> about every month or so,
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I buzz in at the back door
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I buzz in at the back door of our local jail.
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Of our local jail. i click that little buzzer,
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I click that little buzzer, i wait for the intercom,
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I wait for the intercom, i introduce myself,
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I introduce myself, the door clicks,
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I walk through
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I walk through the sterile hallway,
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I fish up to the left,
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I fish up to the left, i wait for the doors to open.
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I wait for the doors to open. no buttons necessary,
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No buttons necessary, i look at the cameras
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I look at the cameras that are looking back at me.
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That are looking back at me. i step inside the elevator;
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It takes me to the proper floor.
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It takes me to the proper floor. the doors open into
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The doors open into a concrete cold room,
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A concrete cold room, the officer takes me
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The officer takes me right or left,
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Right or left, either to that row of stools
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Either to that row of stools in front of the row of glass
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In front of the row of glass where i fidget in my
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Where i fidget in my uncomfortable seats and wait,
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Uncomfortable seats and wait, or to the two bucket
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Or to the two bucket plastic seats
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Plastic seats with the table in between
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With the table in between and the big red button
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And the big red button behind my head that i can push
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Behind my head that i can push if things happen to go south
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If things happen to go south with an inmate.
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With an inmate. and i sit there with
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And i sit there with my little blue bible
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My little blue bible and i wait for
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And i wait for the officer to come,
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The officer to come, the jangle of the keys,
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The jangle of the keys, my friend dressed in all orange,
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My friend dressed in all orange, slippers on his or her feet,
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Slippers on his or her feet, but i already know what
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But i already know what we're going to talk about.
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We're going to talk about. been a pastor for 14 years,
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Been a pastor for 14 years, i've sat in situations
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I've sat in situations like that, dozens,
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Like that, dozens, if not hundreds of times,
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If not hundreds of times, and i can almost guarantee
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And i can almost guarantee that the topic of conversation
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That the topic of conversation for the day will be
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For the day will be "self-control."
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"self-control." and when you stop
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And when you stop and think about it,
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And think about it, it's not the message for
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It's not the message for our friends who are watching
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Our friends who are watching right now from a cell.
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Right now from a cell. isn't it true that so much
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Isn't it true that so much of the quality of your life,
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Of the quality of your life, your financial life,
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Your financial life, your physical life,
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Your physical life, your relational life,
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Your relational life, even your spiritual life
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Even your spiritual life comes down to that thing
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Comes down to that thing we call self-control?
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We call self-control? not to freak you out in church,
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Not to freak you out in church, but any of you, any of us,
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But any of you, any of us, could completely
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Could completely train wreck our life
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Train wreck our life in less than an hour, right?
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In less than an hour, right? it would take one choice
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It would take one choice that could ruin a family,
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That could ruin a family, that could mess up a marriage,
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That could mess up a marriage, that could land us in prison,
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That could land us in prison, that could get us addicted.
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That could get us addicted. when it comes to living
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When it comes to living in this world,
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In this world, you don't always get
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You don't always get three strikes or five chances,
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Three strikes or five chances, sometimes it just takes
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Sometimes it just takes one decision where everything
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One decision where everything takes a hard turn and changes.
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Takes a hard turn and changes. and so, the topic
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And so, the topic i want to talk to you
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I want to talk to you about today,
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About today, when you slow down
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When you slow down and think about it,
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And think about it, is of infinite importance.
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Is of infinite importance. do you have and do i have,
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Do you have and do i have, do we have self-control?
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You know, some of you here today
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You know, some of you here today are a lot like my friends
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Are a lot like my friends who are sitting in a cell.
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Who are sitting in a cell. the things that draw
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The things that draw your heart are very,
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Your heart are very, very explosive and dangerous.
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Very explosive and dangerous. i'm going to call them
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I'm going to call them bad boy kind of sins.
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Bad boy kind of sins. drinking, to be honest,
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Drinking, to be honest, you like it, you've done it,
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You like it, you've done it, you've done it often,
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You've done it often, and you're very tempted by it.
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And you're very tempted by it. using partying, escaping,
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Using partying, escaping, spending money you don't have,
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Spending money you don't have, clicking on websites
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Clicking on websites that you shouldn't,
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That you shouldn't, flirting with people
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Flirting with people that you shouldn't,
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That you shouldn't, these things are
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These things are very, very interesting to you.
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Very, very interesting to you. and so the anger, the abuse,
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And so the anger, the abuse, the addiction kind of things,
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The addiction kind of things, that's where you need
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That's where you need self-control before things
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Self-control before things blow up really big.
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And others of you
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And others of you have never been tempted
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Have never been tempted by getting high
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By getting high or getting wasted
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Or getting wasted or clicking on
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Or clicking on inappropriate websites.
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Inappropriate websites. for you, the self-control
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For you, the self-control is what i'll call
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Is what i'll call the good girl kind of sense.
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The good girl kind of sense. did you know you can blow up
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Did you know you can blow up your life with fairly socially
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Your life with fairly socially acceptable behavior?
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Acceptable behavior? like if you're a christian
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Like if you're a christian but you're super controlling,
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But you're super controlling, like, you just need to be right
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Like, you just need to be right in every argument
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In every argument in a relationship
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In a relationship or you need things
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Or you need things to go your way at work
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To go your way at work or you just melt apart
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Or you just melt apart and panic and get all tense.
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And panic and get all tense. like, that can mess you up.
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Like, that can mess you up. if you're highly organized,
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If you're highly organized, but you're highly,
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But you're highly, like, overwhelmed
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Like, overwhelmed and over committed,
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And over committed, and exhausting to
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And exhausting to the people around you,
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The people around you, that can mess up your life.
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That can mess up your life. if the bible says that
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If the bible says that we should rejoice,
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We should rejoice, but you ain't got time for that
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But you ain't got time for that and we should live at peace,
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And we should live at peace, because god is the king of kings
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Because god is the king of kings and lord of lords,
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And lord of lords, but you're too busy being
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But you're too busy being productive for that.
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Productive for that. if you would be patient
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If you would be patient and kind and loving with people
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And kind and loving with people but you don't got time
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But you don't got time to slow down,
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To slow down, because there's so many things
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Because there's so many things on your to do list.
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On your to do list. like, if you don't
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Like, if you don't control that part of you
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Control that part of you that needs to be amazing
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That needs to be amazing and excellent and exceptional,
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And excellent and exceptional, and have control of everything,
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And have control of everything, like, that, that can mess up
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Like, that, that can mess up a life today, too.
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A life today, too. and so, today is
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And so, today is an important topic,
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An important topic, and it's an essentially
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And it's an essentially serious topic,
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Serious topic, that there is something
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That there is something within me and within you
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Within me and within you that is so temptable,
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That is so temptable, and there's something
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And there's something in the world that we are about
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In the world that we are about to walk back into
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To walk back into that is so tempting.
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That is so tempting. and if you and i allow
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And if you and i allow those two to tango,
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[imitating an explosion]
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Lives quickly, implode.
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But, but if with
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But, but if with the help of god,
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The help of god, we can say no to that,
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We can say no to that, like, "yeah, that's interesting,
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Like, "yeah, that's interesting, but i'm not interested,
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But i'm not interested, not today."
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Not today." if we can resist temptation
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If we can resist temptation and we can live
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And we can live a self-controlled life,
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A self-controlled life, there are so many good things
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There are so many good things that come out of it.
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There's this amazing
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There's this amazing bible passage in proverbs 25
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Bible passage in proverbs 25 where god says this.
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Where god says this. he says, "like, a city
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He says, "like, a city whose walls are broken through
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Whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks
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Is a person who lacks self-control."
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Whether it's anger or anxiety,
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Whether it's anger or anxiety, whether it's pornography
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Whether it's pornography or impatience,
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Or impatience, what does god do
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What does god do to slowly and steadily
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To slowly and steadily produce in us the fruit
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Produce in us the fruit of more self-control?
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Of more self-control? now, to be candid,
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Now, to be candid, there's a ton of answers
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There's a ton of answers to that question.
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To that question. they're there's rewards
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They're there's rewards that god promises,
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That god promises, there's threats that you
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There's threats that you find in the bible,
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Find in the bible, there's the blessing
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There's the blessing of community,
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Of community, but today i actually want
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But today i actually want to zero in to the two things
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To zero in to the two things that i have seen personally
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That i have seen personally in my life produce
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In my life produce the most self-control.
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The most self-control. so, we're going to open
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So, we're going to open our bibles, we're going to cover
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Our bibles, we're going to cover two big ideas as we
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Two big ideas as we pursue the fruit
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Pursue the fruit of self-control together.
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Of self-control together. so, grab a pen
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So, grab a pen if you're taking notes,
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If you're taking notes, if for watching at home,
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If for watching at home, do the same.
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Do the same. because here's the first
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Because here's the first and i think one of the best ways
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And i think one of the best ways to control yourself.
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To control yourself. it's what i'm going to call
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It's what i'm going to call guardrails.
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Guardrails. guardrails.
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Guardrails. god produces self-control
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God produces self-control through guardrails.
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Through guardrails. now, i'm borrowing that phrase
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Now, i'm borrowing that phrase from a pastor who gave a sermon,
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From a pastor who gave a sermon, actually a whole sermon series
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Actually a whole sermon series called "guardrails" years ago.
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Called "guardrails" years ago. and then here was his point,
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And then here was his point, he said, "on the highway,
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He said, "on the highway, when there's ever, like,
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When there's ever, like, a really dangerous cliff
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A really dangerous cliff your car could just
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Your car could just drive right off of it,
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Drive right off of it, driving over that
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Driving over that would kill you, maim you,
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Would kill you, maim you, ruin everything in a minute.
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Ruin everything in a minute. what the government often does
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What the government often does is not allow you to drive
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Is not allow you to drive right here, close to the edge.
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Right here, close to the edge. instead, way over here,
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Instead, way over here, they set up a guardrail.
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They set up a guardrail. it's like this thing
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It's like this thing that you hit
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That you hit and it's a little bit painful,
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And it's a little bit painful, but it prevents you
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But it prevents you from doing something
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From doing something that's much, much more painful,
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That's much, much more painful, it's a guardrail.
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It's a guardrail. and this pastor had
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And this pastor had a brilliant analogy.
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A brilliant analogy. he said really smart christians,
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He said really smart christians, really wise people,
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Really wise people, when they know, like,
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When they know, like, the thing that will totally
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The thing that will totally ruin their life,
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Ruin their life, they don't try to walk
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They don't try to walk as close to the edge
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As close to the edge as they can.
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As they can. instead, what they do is
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Instead, what they do is they make a personal rule
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They make a personal rule that keeps them right here.
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That keeps them right here. it's like here won't be sinful,
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It's like here won't be sinful, and here wouldn't be
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And here wouldn't be technically wrong,
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Technically wrong, and here there's no command
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And here there's no command from god that says,
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From god that says, "you shall not."
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"you shall not." but if i know that
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But if i know that i'm very tempted
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I'm very tempted and very easily persuaded
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And very easily persuaded to do this,
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To do this, then maybe one
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Then maybe one of the smartest things
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Of the smartest things i can do is, to do that.
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I think about the apostle paul
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I think about the apostle paul wrote to the church in corinth
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Wrote to the church in corinth in 1 corinthians 6,
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In 1 corinthians 6, it's a city filled
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It's a city filled with sexual immorality,
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With sexual immorality, prostitution, greek culture.
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Prostitution, greek culture. here's what paul told
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Here's what paul told the corinthian christians,
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The corinthian christians, he said in chapter 6,
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He said in chapter 6, "flee from sexual immorality."
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That's good advice, isn't it?
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That's good advice, isn't it? he could have said,
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He could have said, "just resist it."
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"just resist it." he could have said,
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He could have said, "hey, you really shouldn't."
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"hey, you really shouldn't." he said, "no, flee."
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He said, "no, flee." "like, you guys
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"like, you guys just became christians,
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Just became christians, you got a lot of experience
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You got a lot of experience walking past the brothel,
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Walking past the brothel, the temple, you know that
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The temple, you know that once you see her,
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Once you see her, you know that once she
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You know that once she gives you her business
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Gives you her business plan and pitch,
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Plan and pitch, you know once she
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You know once she smiles subtly and wink,
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Smiles subtly and wink, you're done for.
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You're done for. so, what do you corinthians do?"
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So, what do you corinthians do?" paul said, "flee.
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Paul said, "flee. run away.
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Run away. take a step back,
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Take a step back, take the long way around town.
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Take the long way around town. whatever you have to do
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Whatever you have to do to stay as far away
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To stay as far away from temptation,'
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From temptation,' paul said, "do it."
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And if you're wise and i'm wise,
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And if you're wise and i'm wise, one of the wisest things
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One of the wisest things we can figure out today
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We can figure out today is figuring out,
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Is figuring out, what's the cliff for us
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What's the cliff for us and what would it look like
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And what would it look like to stand far from it?
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To stand far from it? let me describe it this way,
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Let me describe it this way, i have here in front of me,
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I have here in front of me, two little magnets,
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Two little magnets, let's imagine that this is
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Let's imagine that this is the sin that could really
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The sin that could really mess up your life.
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Mess up your life. like, if you go back to this,
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Like, if you go back to this, you're going to end up
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You're going to end up an addict,
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An addict, you're going to lose her trust,
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You're going to lose her trust, you're going to lose your job,
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You're going to lose your job, you're going to disconnect
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You're going to disconnect from jesus, from god
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From jesus, from god and let's imagine that
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And let's imagine that this magnet is you.
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This magnet is you. now, what would the smart thing
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Be if you knew that these
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Two magnets coming together
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Would really jack up
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Your life?
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Would it be to say,
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"not technically wrong.
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Officially, i can do this.
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There's no bible passage
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Against it.
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I'm not touching this.
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Boom.
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Right, it's like
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There's something powerful
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There's something powerful and you say,
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And you say, "how did that happen?
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"how did that happen? how did i --
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How did i -- i didn't plan on doing that,
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I didn't plan on doing that, i hated it --
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I hated it -- i prayed last sunday
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I prayed last sunday that i wasn't going
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That i wasn't going to do that and --
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To do that and -- and god said, "listen,
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And god said, "listen, know thyself."
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Know thyself." maybe for some people
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Maybe for some people that's not the temptation,
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That's not the temptation, maybe they can do this,
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Maybe they can do this, maybe they can go there,
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Maybe they can go there, maybe they can hang out
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Maybe they can hang out with those people.
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With those people. but if you've see it
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But if you've see it in your own life that there is
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In your own life that there is a pattern of behavior where
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A pattern of behavior where wherever you get this close,
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[click]
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That happens,
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That happens, then the smart thing
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Then the smart thing you could do today is
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You could do today is not get that close.
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So, here's my tough question
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So, here's my tough question for you today,
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For you today, what would that
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What would that look like for you?
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Like, if you thought
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Like, if you thought really deeply about,
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Really deeply about, like, the sin
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Like, the sin that just instantly
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That just instantly comes to mind,
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Comes to mind, when you have that moment
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When you have that moment in church to, you know,
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In church to, you know, just talk between you and god.
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Just talk between you and god. if, like, you know
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If, like, you know what that sin is,
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What that sin is, what would it look like
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What would it look like to make a personal rule
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To make a personal rule to flee from that temptation?
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Jesus' close friend, peter,
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Jesus' close friend, peter, said this in 2 peter 1,
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Said this in 2 peter 1, he wrote, "make every effort
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He wrote, "make every effort to add to your faith,
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To add to your faith, goodness and to goodness,
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Goodness and to goodness, knowledge and to knowledge,
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Knowledge and to knowledge, self-control."
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About a year ago,
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About a year ago, i was with a friend
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I was with a friend who had to go to court
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Who had to go to court she's battled addiction
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She's battled addiction for a long time,
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For a long time, just messed a lot
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Just messed a lot of things up in life.
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Of things up in life. but here she was,
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But here she was, she was begging the judge
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She was begging the judge for another chance
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For another chance and it turned out that day
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And it turned out that day that the judge in the courtroom
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That the judge in the courtroom was actually the head
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Was actually the head of the county drug court.
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Of the county drug court. so, this judge had heard,
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So, this judge had heard, what, dozens, probably hundreds
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What, dozens, probably hundreds of people who said,
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Of people who said, "i know what i did.
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"i know what i did. i know what i used to do,
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I know what i used to do, but i'm making a promise
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But i'm making a promise to you today, judge,
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To you today, judge, is going to be different,
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Is going to be different, give me chance,
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Give me chance, show mercy on me,
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Show mercy on me, let me walk away free."
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Let me walk away free." and so, my friend
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And so, my friend gave her speech,
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Gave her speech, and the judge responded
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And the judge responded and what the judge said
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And what the judge said was so brilliant,
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Was so brilliant, as soon as she said it,
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As soon as she said it, i knew, like,
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I knew, like, "i'm going to steal this."
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"i'm going to steal this." the judge listened with empathy
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The judge listened with empathy and patience and love
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And patience and love and then she looked at my friend
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And then she looked at my friend and she said, "young lady,
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And she said, "young lady, what you need are new people,
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What you need are new people, new places, and new things."
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Right?
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Right? "you want a new life,
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"you want a new life, you're making all these
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You're making all these promises to me,
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Promises to me, but i tell you what,
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But i tell you what, if you go back to the same
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If you go back to the same old people you used with,
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Old people you used with, the same old places
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The same old places where you used to get high,
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Where you used to get high, the same old habits,
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The same old habits, your life is going
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Your life is going to turn out the same."
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To turn out the same." and i thought, "judge,
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And i thought, "judge, that'll preach."
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That'll preach." right?
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Right? new nouns.
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New nouns. and i speak to you
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And i speak to you in love and earnestness,
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In love and earnestness, if you want to make
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If you want to make a change in your life,
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A change in your life, if you want to say no
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If you want to say no to an old habit or sin,
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To an old habit or sin, what you need are new people,
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What you need are new people, new places, new things.
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New places, new things. make every effort
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Make every effort to add to your
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To add to your knowledge of yourself,
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Knowledge of yourself, self-control.
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So, where does self-control
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So, where does self-control come from?
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Come from? point number one: guardrails.
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Point number one: guardrails. alright, deep breath.
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[exhales]
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If you're ready for part two
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If you're ready for part two give me thumbs up.
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Give me thumbs up. alright, here's the second key
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Alright, here's the second key to self-control.
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To self-control. first is guardrails,
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First is guardrails, second thing i want
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Second thing i want to share with you today is
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To share with you today is the gospel.
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The gospel. the gospel.
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The gospel. now, the gospel,
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Now, the gospel, if you're new to
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If you're new to christian lingo,
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Christian lingo, is just the good news
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Is just the good news of what jesus has done for us.
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Of what jesus has done for us. right, the law or the things
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Right, the law or the things you do or don't do.
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You do or don't do. be self-controlled,
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Be self-controlled, make every effort,
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Make every effort, that's the law.
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That's the law. what i just shared with you;
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What i just shared with you; the gospel isn't something
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The gospel isn't something that you do,
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That you do, it's something that
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It's something that jesus did for you.
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Jesus did for you. he lived, he died,
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He lived, he died, he rose on the third day,
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He rose on the third day, he forgives you,
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He forgives you, he cleanses you,
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He cleanses you, he saves you,
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He saves you, he gives you a place
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He gives you a place in heaven,
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In heaven, he makes you good enough
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He makes you good enough for god.
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For god. according to the bible itself,
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According to the bible itself, the second key,
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The second key, maybe the most powerful key
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Maybe the most powerful key to producing self-control,
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To producing self-control, is focusing on the gospel.
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Is focusing on the gospel. it's actually what
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It's actually what the apostle paul said
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The apostle paul said to his friend titus.
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To his friend titus. i had a chance
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I had a chance this past week to read
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This past week to read all of the bible passages
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All of the bible passages in this whole book
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In this whole book that talk about control
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That talk about control or self-control.
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Or self-control. they're about 30 or 40 of them.
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They're about 30 or 40 of them. and what i found kind
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And what i found kind of interesting is that
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Of interesting is that the hotspot for self-control
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The hotspot for self-control in this entire book
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In this entire book was this tiny little letter
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Was this tiny little letter in the new testament
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In the new testament called "titus".
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Called "titus". have you read it before?
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Have you read it before? it's pretty interesting,
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It's pretty interesting, titus was a pastor
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Titus was a pastor on the greek island of crete
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On the greek island of crete in the mediterranean sea.
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In the mediterranean sea. and if you read just
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And if you read just the first few verses
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The first few verses of the book of titus,
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Of the book of titus, you would find out that cretans,
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You would find out that cretans, cretans were not famous
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Cretans were not famous for self-control,
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For self-control, crete was like the vegas
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Crete was like the vegas of the ancient world.
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Of the ancient world. people lied, they swindled,
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People lied, they swindled, it was greek culture.
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It was greek culture. so, sexual immorality,
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So, sexual immorality, prostitution,
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Prostitution, plenty of adultery,
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Plenty of adultery, drunkenness was
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Drunkenness was a form of worship.
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A form of worship. there's this one line
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There's this one line where they said, "cretans --
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Where they said, "cretans -- where is it?
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Where is it? "'cretans are always liars,
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"'cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy, gluttons.'
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Evil brutes, lazy, gluttons.' this saying is true."
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This saying is true." but then the message of jesus
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But then the message of jesus comes to the island of crete.
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Comes to the island of crete. the apostle paul
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The apostle paul is leaving his friend,
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Is leaving his friend, a pastor named titus there,
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A pastor named titus there, and what is titus
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And what is titus going to do as he runs points
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Going to do as he runs points and tries to make this
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And tries to make this very sinful island less sinful?
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Very sinful island less sinful? how will they
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How will they control themselves?
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Control themselves? you could say have
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You could say have a guardrail run,
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A guardrail run, but when you're on an island,
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But when you're on an island, it's hard to run away.
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It's hard to run away. so, what would they do?
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So, what would they do? and as you start to read,
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And as you start to read, paul's answer is,
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Paul's answer is, "you need to preach
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"you need to preach about self-control."
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About self-control." he says, "titus,
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He says, "titus, the first thing you need to do
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The first thing you need to do is find pastors who are not
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Is find pastors who are not just biblical and theological,
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Just biblical and theological, but they're self-controlled."
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But they're self-controlled." if the pastors and leaders
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If the pastors and leaders of the church are
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Of the church are falling off cliffs,
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Falling off cliffs, things are going to blow up.
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Things are going to blow up. and then in chapter two,
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And then in chapter two, he says, "you need to make sure
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He says, "you need to make sure you tell all the people
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You tell all the people in the church the importance
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In the church the importance of self-control."
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Of self-control." you can read this
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You can read this for yourself later,
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For yourself later, but he says,
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But he says, "teach the older men
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"teach the older men to be self-controlled."
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To be self-controlled." you ever seen any
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You ever seen any grouchy older guys before?
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Grouchy older guys before? or slowing down
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Or slowing down like uncle rico
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Like uncle rico from napoleon dynamite,
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From napoleon dynamite, you know living in the past
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You know living in the past and, like, were just angry.
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And, like, were just angry. "kids these days!
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"kids these days! in my day, remember
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In my day, remember i walked up hill both ways."
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I walked up hill both ways." like, no, "tell the old guys
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Like, no, "tell the old guys to take a deep breath
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To take a deep breath to be self-controlled."
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To be self-controlled." and paul said,
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And paul said, "tell the women to do
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"tell the women to do the same thing."
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The same thing." women on crete,
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Women on crete, much like many women
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Much like many women in america today,
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In america today, are a little bit too
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Are a little bit too attracted to wine
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Attracted to wine and when the bottles
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And when the bottles start flowing,
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Start flowing, the words start flowing too
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The words start flowing too and gossip happens
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And gossip happens and slander happens,
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And slander happens, and being disrespectful
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And being disrespectful of husbands and fathers happens.
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Of husbands and fathers happens. so, you need to tell them,
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So, you need to tell them, "titus, that the women
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"titus, that the women need to be self-controlled
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Need to be self-controlled with their wine
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With their wine and their words."
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And their words." and then, this is
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And then, this is my favorite part,
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My favorite part, he says in verse 6,
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He says in verse 6, "similarly, encourage
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"similarly, encourage the young men to be
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The young men to be self-controlled," period.
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Self-controlled," period. like, that's all you have
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Like, that's all you have to tell the young guys.
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To tell the young guys. like, "these buck
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Like, "these buck wild bachelors, tell them,
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Wild bachelors, tell them, 'i know you want to,
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'i know you want to, just don't.'"
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Just don't.'" he's like, "this is what
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He's like, "this is what you need to preach:
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You need to preach: self-controlled pastors,
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Self-controlled pastors, self-controlled older men,
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Self-controlled older men, self-controlled women,
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Self-controlled women, self-controlled younger men."
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Self-controlled younger men." and you want to ask
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And you want to ask the apostle paul,
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The apostle paul, "well, how?"
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"well, how?" yeah, everyone just
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Yeah, everyone just don't sin, okay, amen.
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Don't sin, okay, amen. "paul, how?"
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"paul, how?" and i got to tell you,
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And i got to tell you, what paul says
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What paul says in this chapter is so,
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In this chapter is so, it is so fundamental
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It is so fundamental for the way that we do
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For the way that we do church here at the core
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Church here at the core and what we preach
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And what we preach at time of grace.
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At time of grace. do you know what he says next
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Do you know what he says next after all this,
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After all this, be self-control,
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Be self-control, be self-control,
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Be self-control, be self-controlled.
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Let me read you
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Let me read you titus 2:11 and 12.
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Titus 2:11 and 12. he says, "for
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He says, "for the grace of god has appeared
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The grace of god has appeared that offers salvation
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That offers salvation to all people.
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To all people. "it teaches us to say no
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"it teaches us to say no to ungodliness
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To ungodliness and worldly passions,
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And worldly passions, and to live self-controlled,
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And to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives
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Upright and godly lives in this present age."
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I cannot tell you how
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I cannot tell you how important those words are.
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Important those words are. what will teach me
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What will teach me to say no to that sin?
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To say no to that sin? what will inspire me
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What will inspire me to stand back here
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To stand back here when all my friends
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When all my friends are having fun here,
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Are having fun here, here and here?
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Here and here? how can you face that
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How can you face that same old temptation,
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Same old temptation, but have a whole new
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But have a whole new reaction to it?
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Reaction to it? paul's answer is, grace.
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Paul's answer is, grace. when you think about
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When you think about the grace that appeared
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The grace that appeared on earth 2,000 years ago,
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On earth 2,000 years ago, when you slow down
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When you slow down and meditate on
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And meditate on the crazy, undeserved love
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The crazy, undeserved love that jesus gave when he
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That jesus gave when he gave his life for you.
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Gave his life for you. when you stop just thinking
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When you stop just thinking about dos and don'ts
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About dos and don'ts and start meditating
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And start meditating on the done that happened
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On the done that happened at the cross.
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At the cross. like, something happens.
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It's actually logically
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It's actually logically very difficult to explain,
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Very difficult to explain, but something happens
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But something happens in your heart
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In your heart where without a carrot
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Where without a carrot or a stick,
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Or a stick, you just want to.
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You just want to. some people call this
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Some people call this gospel motivation.
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Gospel motivation. what motivates me is not
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What motivates me is not the law and its demands,
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The law and its demands, it's not the fact that
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It's not the fact that i might end up in hell
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I might end up in hell or train wreck my life.
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Or train wreck my life. the greatest thing
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The greatest thing that drives my heart
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That drives my heart is the love of god
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Is the love of god that captured my heart.
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That captured my heart. other bible passages
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Other bible passages say it like this,
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Say it like this, "christ love compels us."
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"christ love compels us." or, "we love because
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Or, "we love because he first loved us.'
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He first loved us.' it's kind of like if you're
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It's kind of like if you're in an amazing relationship,
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In an amazing relationship, you're out grabbing
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You're out grabbing a drink with a friend,
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A drink with a friend, you've fallen for this guy,
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You've fallen for this guy, you're married to this woman
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You're married to this woman that you love,
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That you love, and someone flirts with you
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And someone flirts with you and your friend says, "wooh."
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And your friend says, "wooh." and you say, "i don't want to."
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"like, why would i
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"like, why would i choose the lesser
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Choose the lesser of two sources of joy?
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Of two sources of joy? i found something better.
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I found something better. and, i have no doubt
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And, i have no doubt there would be
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There would be short term pleasure
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Short term pleasure if i cross that line
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If i cross that line but i don't want to."
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But i don't want to." it's like love
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It's like love captures your heart.
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Captures your heart. why do some of you parents
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Why do some of you parents sit on an uncomfortable
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Sit on an uncomfortable grade school bleacher
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Grade school bleacher on your free saturday
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On your free saturday to watch, you know,
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To watch, you know, b team volleyball?
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B team volleyball? the answer is
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The answer is because of love,
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Because of love, because when something
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Because when something stirs your heart so deeply,
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Stirs your heart so deeply, you want to, and you choose to
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You want to, and you choose to and there are other options
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And there are other options that might be more fun
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That might be more fun in the moment,
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In the moment, but you choose the thing
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But you choose the thing that grabs your heart.
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That grabs your heart. and this is the power
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And this is the power of being connected
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Of being connected to the gospel.
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To the gospel. his love for you and for me,
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For people who struggle
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For people who struggle insanely with self-control,
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Insanely with self-control, it was so deep,
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It was so deep, it was so profound,
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It was so profound, and it was so perfect
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And it was so perfect he was like a lamb
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He was like a lamb to the slaughter,
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To the slaughter, and he didn't even
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And he didn't even open his mouth.
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Open his mouth. and because he was
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And because he was so self-controlled,
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So self-controlled, you and i today say,
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You and i today say, that through faith in him
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That through faith in him we're saved, we're good.
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In the middle of
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In the middle of our romans 7 prayers,
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Our romans 7 prayers, "god, why do i keep doing
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"god, why do i keep doing this stupid stuff that i hate?"
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This stupid stuff that i hate?" like, in our next breath,
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Like, in our next breath, we can say,
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We can say, "but thanks be to god,
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"but thanks be to god, i'm forgiven.
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I'm forgiven. i'm cleansed.
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I'm cleansed. i'm loved.
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I'm loved. i'm good.
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I'm good. i deserve nothing,
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I deserve nothing, he gave me everything.
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He gave me everything. i deserve the back of his hand,
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I deserve the back of his hand, instead, he gave me his
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Instead, he gave me his shining face.
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Shining face. jesus is so with me,
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Jesus is so with me, and he is so for me."
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And he is so for me." you think about
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You think about that self-control,
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That self-control, and something happens in here,
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And something happens in here, where that sin is tempting,
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Where that sin is tempting, but now there's something else
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But now there's something else inside of you,
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Inside of you, that just doesn't want to.
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Brothers and sisters,
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Brothers and sisters, yes, make every effort,
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Yes, make every effort, but even more, fix your eyes
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But even more, fix your eyes on the grace of god,
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On the grace of god, the grace that saves us
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And then teaches us
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To be self-controlled.
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Let's pray, "dear god,
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Thank you so much for
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Working in our hearts today.
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For all of us, god,
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Life could be
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A thousand times worse.
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If you hadn't answer that prayer
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To lead us not into temptation,
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To lead us not into temptation, we thank you as imperfect
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We thank you as imperfect as it was for
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As it was for the self-control
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The self-control of our past.
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Of our past. and i pray now, god,
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And i pray now, god, for a mighty move
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For a mighty move of your spirit to produce
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Of your spirit to produce just an abundant harvest
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Just an abundant harvest of self-control in our hearts.
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Of self-control in our hearts. oh god, you can really change
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Oh god, you can really change the trajectory of lives
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The trajectory of lives of people who are sitting
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Of people who are sitting in a cell right now.
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In a cell right now. you've done it before
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You've done it before and you can do it again
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And you can do it again and we pray this prayer
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And we pray this prayer for them.
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For them. we pray for all of us
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We pray for all of us who are here today live,
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Who are here today live, god, that you would help our
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God, that you would help our families and our faith,
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Families and our faith, our connection to you.
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Our connection to you. the devil is a liar,
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The devil is a liar, but unfortunately,
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But unfortunately, he's a good one.
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He's a good one. so, help us to believe that
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So, help us to believe that the best blessings don't come
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The best blessings don't come from flirting with sin
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From flirting with sin or seeing how close
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Or seeing how close to the line we can get,
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To the line we can get, but instead making every effort
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But instead making every effort to honor you with our bodies,
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To honor you with our bodies, our words, our lives
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Our words, our lives and our everything.
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And our everything. god, changed our habits today,
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God, changed our habits today, give us courage to make
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Give us courage to make bold choices today.
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Bold choices today. but more than anything,
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But more than anything, god, help us not to just
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God, help us not to just think of ourselves
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Think of ourselves and our steps,
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And our steps, but to lift up our eyes
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But to lift up our eyes and think of your son.
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And think of your son. he is the source
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He is the source of our salvation.
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Of our salvation. he is the reason that
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He is the reason that this struggle with
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This struggle with self-control is temporary.
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Self-control is temporary. he is the sole source of all
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He is the sole source of all forgiveness and love.
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Forgiveness and love. so, we thank you, god,
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So, we thank you, god, for the gift of jesus,
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For the gift of jesus, for your grace that brings
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For your grace that brings salvation to all people,
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Salvation to all people, we pray that you'd
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We pray that you'd bless us today, personally,
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Bless us today, personally, as a congregation
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As a congregation and as your big
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And as your big christian family.
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Christian family. bless us all in the holy,
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Bless us all in the holy, sacred, beautiful name of jesus
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Sacred, beautiful name of jesus and all god's people
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And all god's people said, amen."
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>> thank you, pastor mike,
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>> thank you, pastor mike, for reminding us that
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For reminding us that whether we're dealing with
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Whether we're dealing with bad boy sins or good girl sins,
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Bad boy sins or good girl sins, we need guard rails
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We need guard rails and the gospel to help us
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And the gospel to help us stay out of sin.
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Stay out of sin. while we're on the topic
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While we're on the topic of resisting sin and temptation,
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Of resisting sin and temptation, i wanna tell you about
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I wanna tell you about this month's new book,
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This month's new book, "when the devil attacks:
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"when the devil attacks: winning in the warzones"
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Winning in the warzones" by time of grace's own,
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By time of grace's own, doctor bruce becker.
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Doctor bruce becker. this new book helps you
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This new book helps you discover how to put on
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Discover how to put on the armor of god
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The armor of god and overcome every attack with
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And overcome every attack with the power of god's word.
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>> it's not
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If the devil attacks,
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It's when.
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He isn't a myth
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Or a metaphor, he's real.
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And while belief never fades
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His influence quietly grows
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Catching most people unprepared.
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From eden till now
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His strategy is the same,
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Deception, destruction, doubt.
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But god hasn't
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Left you defenseless.
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In "when the devil attacks:
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Winning in the warzones"
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Doctor bruce becker reveals
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The enemy's tactics.
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"when the devil attacks"
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Is our way of thanking you
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Or helping us equip
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More people to stand their
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Ground against temptation.
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Mike Novotny - How Can I Resist Temptation?

September 30, 2025 | 29:5

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