>> GOOD MORNING, CHURCH FAMILY.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE >> WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE
LIGHT AND THE JOY OF THE LIGHT AND THE JOY OF THE
RESURRECTION SO WE'RE GOING TO RESURRECTION SO WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH A RESURRECTION SONG, START WITH A RESURRECTION SONG,
HYMN 154, "THE DAY OF HYMN 154, "THE DAY OF
RESURRECTION" AND WE WANT YOU TO RESURRECTION" AND WE WANT YOU TO
SING WITH US. SING WITH US.
THOUGH ON THE SECOND VERSE, LET THOUGH ON THE SECOND VERSE, LET
THE CHOIR BLESS YOU AND LEAD YOU THE CHOIR BLESS YOU AND LEAD YOU
IN THAT. IN THAT.
SO IF YOU WILL SING VERSE ONE SO IF YOU WILL SING VERSE ONE
AND THREE WITH US, WE'D BE SO AND THREE WITH US, WE'D BE SO
BLESSED 67 WOULD YOU STAND IF BLESSED 67 WOULD YOU STAND IF
WOULD YOU STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE WOULD YOU STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE
AND JOIN US. AND JOIN US.
HYMN 164. HYMN 164.
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[... SINGING ...] [... SINGING ...] [APPLAUSE]
>> ALL OF GOD'S PEOPLE SAID, >> ALL OF GOD'S PEOPLE SAID,
AMEN. AMEN.
LET ME DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO LET ME DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO
THE NARRATIVE FOUND IN LUKE, THE NARRATIVE FOUND IN LUKE,
CHAPTER 24. CHAPTER 24.
AND THEY APPROACHED THE VILLAGE AND THEY APPROACHED THE VILLAGE
WHERE THEY WERE GOING, AND HE WHERE THEY WERE GOING, AND HE
ACTED AS THOUGH HE WERE GOING ACTED AS THOUGH HE WERE GOING
FARTHER. FARTHER.
BUT THEY URGED HIM, SAYING, BUT THEY URGED HIM, SAYING,
"STAY WITH US, FOR IT IS GETTING "STAY WITH US, FOR IT IS GETTING
TOWARD EVENING, AND THE DAY IS TOWARD EVENING, AND THE DAY IS
NOW NEARLY OVER." NOW NEARLY OVER."
SO HE WENT IN TO STAY WITH THEM. SO HE WENT IN TO STAY WITH THEM.
WHEN HE HAD RECLINED AT THE WHEN HE HAD RECLINED AT THE
TABLE WITH THEM, HE TOOK THE TABLE WITH THEM, HE TOOK THE
BREAD AND BLESSED IT, AND BREAD AND BLESSED IT, AND
BREAKING IT, HE BEGAN GIVING IT BREAKING IT, HE BEGAN GIVING IT
TO THEM. TO THEM.
THEN THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND THEN THEIR EYES WERE OPENED AND
THEY RECOGNIZED HIM; AND HE THEY RECOGNIZED HIM; AND HE
VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT. VANISHED FROM THEIR SIGHT.
THEY SAID TO ONE ANOTHER, "WERE THEY SAID TO ONE ANOTHER, "WERE
NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US NOT OUR HEARTS BURNING WITHIN US
WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING TO US ON WHILE HE WAS SPEAKING TO US ON
THE ROAD, WHILE HE WAS THE ROAD, WHILE HE WAS
EXPLAINING EXPLAINING
THE SCRIPTURES TO US?" THE SCRIPTURES TO US?"
BUT THEY GOT UP THAT VERY HOUR BUT THEY GOT UP THAT VERY HOUR
AND RETURNED TO JERUSALEM, AND AND RETURNED TO JERUSALEM, AND
FOUND GATHERED TOGETHER THE FOUND GATHERED TOGETHER THE
ELEVEN AND THOSE WHO WERE WITH ELEVEN AND THOSE WHO WERE WITH
THEM, SAYING, "THE LORD HAS THEM, SAYING, "THE LORD HAS
REALLY RISEN AND HAS APPEARED TO REALLY RISEN AND HAS APPEARED TO
SIMON." SIMON."
THE WORD OF GOD. THE WORD OF GOD.
>> THANK YOU, PASTOR SCOTT, >> THANK YOU, PASTOR SCOTT,
READING ONE OF MY FAVORITE READING ONE OF MY FAVORITE
RESURRECTION ACCOUNTS IN RESURRECTION ACCOUNTS IN
SCRIPTURE. SCRIPTURE.
LET'S SING OF THAT. LET'S SING OF THAT.
THAT SAME TEXT WHERE THEY SAID THAT SAME TEXT WHERE THEY SAID
"STAY WITH ME," LET'S SING "STAY WITH ME," LET'S SING
"ABIDE WITH ME." "ABIDE WITH ME."
SINGING HYMN 63. SINGING HYMN 63.
IF YOU ARE ABLE, LET'S STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE, LET'S STAND
TOGETHER AND SING. TOGETHER AND SING.
[... MUSIC PLAYING ...] [... SINGING ...] >> THAT IS CERTAINLY OUR PRAYER.
WOULD I WELCOME YOU WELCOME WOULD I WELCOME YOU WELCOME
THOSE AROUND YOU WHO CAME TO THOSE AROUND YOU WHO CAME TO
WORSHIP. WORSHIP.
IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING VIA LIVE IF YOU ARE WORSHIPING VIA LIVE
STREAM OR TELEVISION, WE ARE SO STREAM OR TELEVISION, WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL TO COUNT YOU AS PART OF GRATEFUL TO COUNT YOU AS PART OF
OUR FAMILY. OUR FAMILY.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS HAPPENING WHAT HAPPENS HERE IS HAPPENING
IN YOUR HOME AND WE JUST WANT IN YOUR HOME AND WE JUST WANT
YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A PART YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A PART
OF US. OF US.
AND THE LORD HAS A MESSAGE FOR AND THE LORD HAS A MESSAGE FOR
YOU TODAY. YOU TODAY.
SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A
PRIORITY, THIS DAY. PRIORITY, THIS DAY.
GOD BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS YOU.
AND WELCOME TO WORSHIP. AND WELCOME TO WORSHIP.
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>> Pastor Johnson: AMEN. >> Pastor Johnson: AMEN.
WELCOME TO WORSHIP. WELCOME TO WORSHIP.
HOW MANY OF Y'ALL GOT RAINED ON HOW MANY OF Y'ALL GOT RAINED ON
THIS MORNING? THIS MORNING?
WERE YOU GRATEFUL? WERE YOU GRATEFUL?
THE PEOPLE COMING IN AT THE 8:30 THE PEOPLE COMING IN AT THE 8:30
THIS MORNING WERE COMING IN THIS MORNING WERE COMING IN
SOAKING WET AND WE WERE GRATEFUL SOAKING WET AND WE WERE GRATEFUL
FOR THAT RAIN THIS MORNING, FOR THAT RAIN THIS MORNING,
WEREN'T WE? WEREN'T WE?
AND AS WE DO -- COMING INTO THIS AND AS WE DO -- COMING INTO THIS
PLACE, WE EXPECT THE LORD TO PLACE, WE EXPECT THE LORD TO
POUR OUT OF HEAVEN INTO THIS POUR OUT OF HEAVEN INTO THIS
TIME OF WORSHIP, JUST AS THE TIME OF WORSHIP, JUST AS THE
RAIN REFRESHED THE EARTH. RAIN REFRESHED THE EARTH.
SO TOO WE HOPE THAT THE SPIRIT SO TOO WE HOPE THAT THE SPIRIT
OF GOD WOULD BE REFRESHMENT IN OF GOD WOULD BE REFRESHMENT IN
THIS PLACE. THIS PLACE.
AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU
ARE HERE, WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT ARE HERE, WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT
YOU HAVE COME TO WORSHIP WITH YOU HAVE COME TO WORSHIP WITH
US. US.
THOSE IN THE ROOM AND THOSE THOSE IN THE ROOM AND THOSE
WATCHING ON TELEVISION THIS WATCHING ON TELEVISION THIS
MORNING AND WORSHIPING WITH US MORNING AND WORSHIPING WITH US
THAT WAY. THAT WAY.
BUT WE EXPECT THE LORD TO MOVE BUT WE EXPECT THE LORD TO MOVE
AND TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS AMONG AND TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS AMONG
US. US.
AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT
OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY.
NOW IF YOU'RE IN THE ROOM AND NOW IF YOU'RE IN THE ROOM AND
YOU ARE A GUEST, WE WANT TO GET YOU ARE A GUEST, WE WANT TO GET
TO KNOW YOU. TO KNOW YOU.
THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT ARE THE WAY THAT WE DO THAT ARE
THESE CARDS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS. THESE CARDS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS.
AND IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THESE AND AND IF YOU TAKE ONE OF THESE AND
PUT YOUR NAME ON IT AND PUT IT PUT YOUR NAME ON IT AND PUT IT
IN THE OFFERING PLATE WE'D LOVE IN THE OFFERING PLATE WE'D LOVE
TO GET TO KNOW YOU THAT WAY. TO GET TO KNOW YOU THAT WAY.
AND SIMILARLY FOR THOSE WATCHING AND SIMILARLY FOR THOSE WATCHING
ON TV THIS MORNING, IF YOU GO TO ON TV THIS MORNING, IF YOU GO TO
FBCSA.ORG THERE'S AN ONLINE FBCSA.ORG THERE'S AN ONLINE
VERSION AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE VERSION AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
AND CLICK "CONNECT" OR "CONNECT AND CLICK "CONNECT" OR "CONNECT
HERE" AND WE WILL GET TO KNOW HERE" AND WE WILL GET TO KNOW
YOU THAT WAY. YOU THAT WAY.
WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT TO POUR WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT TO POUR
OUT ON US. OUT ON US.
LET'S PRAY AS WE WORSHIP. LET'S PRAY AS WE WORSHIP.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS WE GATHER LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS WE GATHER
IN THIS TIME OF WORSHIP, THAT IN THIS TIME OF WORSHIP, THAT
YOUR SPIRIT WOULD BE MIGHTY. YOUR SPIRIT WOULD BE MIGHTY.
LORD, THAT WE WOULDE ABLE TO LORD, THAT WE WOULDE ABLE TO
SEE AND KNOW YOUR GLORY AND YOUR SEE AND KNOW YOUR GLORY AND YOUR
AUTHORITY, AND, LORD, WE PRAY AUTHORITY, AND, LORD, WE PRAY
THAT THIS MORNING YOU WOULD OPEN THAT THIS MORNING YOU WOULD OPEN
OUR EYES, LORD, YOU WOULD OPEN OUR EYES, LORD, YOU WOULD OPEN
OUR EARS THAT YOU WOULD HELP US OUR EARS THAT YOU WOULD HELP US
TO SEE AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO SEE AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW
POWERFUL YOU CAN BE AMONG US. POWERFUL YOU CAN BE AMONG US.
AND, LORD, WE PRAY THAT WE WOULD AND, LORD, WE PRAY THAT WE WOULD
SEE MANY GOOD AND HOLY THINGS SEE MANY GOOD AND HOLY THINGS
HAPPEN. HAPPEN.
MIRACLES OF TRANSFORMATION AND MIRACLES OF TRANSFORMATION AND
RECONCILIATION. RECONCILIATION.
LORD, THAT THE HARD WORK OF LORD, THAT THE HARD WORK OF
REPENTANCE WOULD OCCUR. REPENTANCE WOULD OCCUR.
AND WE WOULD SEE WONDERFUL AND WE WOULD SEE WONDERFUL
THINGS, BECAUSE THE POWER AND THINGS, BECAUSE THE POWER AND
PRESENCE OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT. PRESENCE OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT.
IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND
RISEN SAVIOR, THE CHRIST, WE RISEN SAVIOR, THE CHRIST, WE
PRAY, AMEN. PRAY, AMEN.
>> SO WE HAVE BEEN READING >> SO WE HAVE BEEN READING
TOGETHER ALL WEEK FROM THE BOOK TOGETHER ALL WEEK FROM THE BOOK
OF PROVERBS AND THE COMPANION OF PROVERBS AND THE COMPANION
TEXT FROM PHILIPPIANS REMINDS US TEXT FROM PHILIPPIANS REMINDS US
THAT CONTENTMENT IS A HEART THAT CONTENTMENT IS A HEART
CONDITION AND NOT A FINANCIAL CONDITION AND NOT A FINANCIAL
CONDITION. CONDITION.
AND TO KNOW THE LORD IS TO KNOW AND TO KNOW THE LORD IS TO KNOW
A SEASON OF PHILIPPIANS. A SEASON OF PHILIPPIANS.
AND WE CAN ALL QUOTE PHILIPPIANS AND WE CAN ALL QUOTE PHILIPPIANS
4:14, SO LET'S KNOW THIS ENTIRE 4:14, SO LET'S KNOW THIS ENTIRE
TEXT. TEXT.
I WILL READ 10-14. I WILL READ 10-14.
BUT I REJOICED IN THE LORD BUT I REJOICED IN THE LORD
GREATLY, THAT NOW AT LAST YOU GREATLY, THAT NOW AT LAST YOU
HAVE REVIVED YOUR CONCERN FOR HAVE REVIVED YOUR CONCERN FOR
ME; INDEED, YOU WERE CONCERNED ME; INDEED, YOU WERE CONCERNED
BEFORE, BUT YOU LACKED BEFORE, BUT YOU LACKED
OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY.
NOT THAT I SPEAK FROM WANT, FOR NOT THAT I SPEAK FROM WANT, FOR
I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT IN I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CONTENT IN
WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCE I AM. WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCE I AM.
I KNOW HOW TO GET ALONG WITH I KNOW HOW TO GET ALONG WITH
HUMBLE MEANS, AND I ALSO KNOW HUMBLE MEANS, AND I ALSO KNOW
HOW TO LIVE IN PROSPERITY; IN HOW TO LIVE IN PROSPERITY; IN
ANY AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE I ANY AND EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE I
HAVE LEARNED THE SECRET OF BEING HAVE LEARNED THE SECRET OF BEING
FILLED AND GOING HUNGRY, BOTH OF FILLED AND GOING HUNGRY, BOTH OF
HAVING ABUNDANCE AND SUFFERING HAVING ABUNDANCE AND SUFFERING
NEED. NEED.
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM
WHO STRENGTHENS ME. WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
NEVERTHELESS, YOU HAVE DONE WELL NEVERTHELESS, YOU HAVE DONE WELL
TO SHARE WITH ME IN MY TO SHARE WITH ME IN MY
AFFLICTION. AFFLICTION.
AREN'T YOU GRATEFUL FOR THE WORD AREN'T YOU GRATEFUL FOR THE WORD
OF THE LORD? OF THE LORD?
THIS HYMN FOLLOWING IS EVERY THIS HYMN FOLLOWING IS EVERY
VERSE REMINDS US OF ALL THAT HE VERSE REMINDS US OF ALL THAT HE
HAS PROVIDED FOR US, SO LET US HAS PROVIDED FOR US, SO LET US
CONTINUE IN GRATITUDE. CONTINUE IN GRATITUDE.
IT'S HIM NUMBER 483 "FOOTSTEPS IT'S HIM NUMBER 483 "FOOTSTEPS
OF JESUS." OF JESUS."
LET'S STAND TOGETHER AND SING. LET'S STAND TOGETHER AND SING.
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[... SINGING ...] [... SINGING ...] >> Pastor Johnson: CHILDREN,
COME MEET ME DOWN ON THE STEPS COME MEET ME DOWN ON THE STEPS
AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY OUR GAME AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAY OUR GAME
OF PROVERBS OR NOT. OF PROVERBS OR NOT.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
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COME DOWN, EVERYBODY. COME DOWN, EVERYBODY.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GOOD.
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COME SIT DOWN. COME SIT DOWN.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
COME DOWN, EVERYBODY. COME DOWN, EVERYBODY.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, COME ON DOWN, COME ON YEAH, COME ON DOWN, COME ON
DOWN, EVERYBODY. DOWN, EVERYBODY.
OKAY. OKAY.
I THINK THAT WE GOT EVERYBODY I THINK THAT WE GOT EVERYBODY
HERE. HERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK
UP ON THE SCREENS AS WE HAVE ALL UP ON THE SCREENS AS WE HAVE ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THIS SERMON THE WAY THROUGH THIS SERMON
SERIES, PASTOR JIMMY HAS BEEN SERIES, PASTOR JIMMY HAS BEEN
TRYING TO TRICK US EVERY WEEK. TRYING TO TRICK US EVERY WEEK.
[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER]
AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DECIDE AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DECIDE
IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE
OF THESE PHRASES IS A PROVERB OR OF THESE PHRASES IS A PROVERB OR
NOT, OKAY? NOT, OKAY?
YOU READY? YOU READY?
LET'S GET UP AND SEE -- SEE WHAT LET'S GET UP AND SEE -- SEE WHAT
WE HAVE ON THE SCREENS HERE WE HAVE ON THE SCREENS HERE
TODAY. TODAY.
PROVERBS OR NOT. PROVERBS OR NOT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WHICH ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE DO WE WHICH ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE DO WE
HAVE TODAY, DO YOU THINK? HAVE TODAY, DO YOU THINK?
OKAY, HERE WE GO. OKAY, HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO.
WE HAVE A, B AND C. WE HAVE A, B AND C.
AND THE FIRST, CLEANLINESS IS AND THE FIRST, CLEANLINESS IS
NEXT TO GODLINESS. NEXT TO GODLINESS.
WHEN PRAISES GO UP, BLESSINGS WHEN PRAISES GO UP, BLESSINGS
COME DOWN. COME DOWN.
AND THEN, C, BETTER A LITTLE AND THEN, C, BETTER A LITTLE
WITH THE FEAR OF THE LORD THAN A WITH THE FEAR OF THE LORD THAN A
GREAT WEALTH WITH TURMOIL. GREAT WEALTH WITH TURMOIL.
OKAY, YOU WILL VOTE ON WHICH ONE OKAY, YOU WILL VOTE ON WHICH ONE
OF THESE YOU THINK IS A PROVERB. OF THESE YOU THINK IS A PROVERB.
SO, LET'S START WITH A, SO, LET'S START WITH A,
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO
GODLINESS, IS THAT A PROVERB GODLINESS, IS THAT A PROVERB
FROM SCRIPTURE? FROM SCRIPTURE?
ANYONE THINK SO? ANYONE THINK SO?
>> IT SAYS -- >> IT SAYS --
[INDISCERNIBLE] [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> Pastor Johnson: HOLD ON, WE >> Pastor Johnson: HOLD ON, WE
GOT TO GUESS FIRST. GOT TO GUESS FIRST.
YEAH, YOU ARE RIGHT. YEAH, YOU ARE RIGHT.
THAT ONE IS NOT RIGHT. THAT ONE IS NOT RIGHT.
SO LET'S SEE B UP THERE. SO LET'S SEE B UP THERE.
HERE WE GO, PROVERBS OR NOT? HERE WE GO, PROVERBS OR NOT?
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO
GODLINESS. GODLINESS.
OKAY, B, WHEN PRAISE GOES UP, OKAY, B, WHEN PRAISE GOES UP,
BLESSINGS COME DOWN. BLESSINGS COME DOWN.
HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT IS A HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT IS A
PROVERB? PROVERB?
I GOT A COUPLE -- A FEW OF YOU. I GOT A COUPLE -- A FEW OF YOU.
AND THE LAST ONE -- C, BETTER A AND THE LAST ONE -- C, BETTER A
LITTLE WITH THE FEAR OF THE LORD LITTLE WITH THE FEAR OF THE LORD
THAN A GREAT WEALTH WITH THAN A GREAT WEALTH WITH
TURMOIL. TURMOIL.
HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT IS A HOW MANY OF YOU THINK THAT IS A
PROVERB? PROVERB?
MOST OF US THINK THAT IT IS C. MOST OF US THINK THAT IT IS C.
LET'S LOOK AT THE ANSWERS. LET'S LOOK AT THE ANSWERS.
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT A IS NOT WE ALREADY KNOW THAT A IS NOT
RIGHT. RIGHT.
CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO
GODLINESS, IS THAT RIGHT? GODLINESS, IS THAT RIGHT?
NO, IT'S A COMMON SAYING. NO, IT'S A COMMON SAYING.
AND NEXT ONE -- PRAISES GO UP AND NEXT ONE -- PRAISES GO UP
AND BLESSINGS COME DOWN. AND BLESSINGS COME DOWN.
I THINK THAT MINE IN A SONG. I THINK THAT MINE IN A SONG.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AND THEN ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO AND THEN
LOOK AT C. LOOK AT C.
YEAH, PROVERBS 15:16, BETTER A YEAH, PROVERBS 15:16, BETTER A
LITTLE FEAR OF THE LORD THAN A LITTLE FEAR OF THE LORD THAN A
GREAT WEALTH WITH TURMOIL. GREAT WEALTH WITH TURMOIL.
THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THE THAT'S THE SECOND PART OF THE
SERMON TODAY AND I WANT YOU TO SERMON TODAY AND I WANT YOU TO
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY AND WHEN LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY AND WHEN
WE TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE SERMON WE TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE SERMON
WHAT THAT PROVERB IS TALKING WHAT THAT PROVERB IS TALKING
ABOUT, OKAY? ABOUT, OKAY?
LET'S PRAY TOGETHER AND WE WILL LET'S PRAY TOGETHER AND WE WILL
GO. GO.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY
AND WE THANK YOU FOR EACH ONE OF AND WE THANK YOU FOR EACH ONE OF
THESE STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR WORD LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR WORD
WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THEM, THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO THEM, THAT
YOUR WORD WOULD BE WRITTEN ON YOUR WORD WOULD BE WRITTEN ON
THEIR HEARTS. THEIR HEARTS.
AND, LORD, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW AND, LORD, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW
YOUR WORD INTIMATELY, THAT IT YOUR WORD INTIMATELY, THAT IT
BECOMES A PART OF WHO THEY ARE. BECOMES A PART OF WHO THEY ARE.
IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND
SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY. SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY >> HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
THAT SWEARS CLEANLINESS IS NEXT THAT SWEARS CLEANLINESS IS NEXT
TO GODLINESS IS IN SCRIPTURE? TO GODLINESS IS IN SCRIPTURE?
SPEAKING FOR A FRIEND, RIGHT. SPEAKING FOR A FRIEND, RIGHT.
YEAH, I HEARD THAT A LOT FOR YEAH, I HEARD THAT A LOT FOR
SURE. SURE.
LET'S CONTINUE IN OUR WORSHIP. LET'S CONTINUE IN OUR WORSHIP.
IT IS HYMN 643 "FOR THE FRUIT OF IT IS HYMN 643 "FOR THE FRUIT OF
ALL CREATION." ALL CREATION."
THANKS BE TO GOD. THANKS BE TO GOD.
LET'S STAND AND SING TOGETHER. LET'S STAND AND SING TOGETHER.
(...) (...)
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[... SINGING ...] CAN CAN [... SINGING ...] [APPLAUSE]
>> Pastor Johnson: FIND WITH ME >> Pastor Johnson: FIND WITH ME
YOUR TEXT FOR THIS WEEK, YOUR TEXT FOR THIS WEEK,
PROVERBS 15:15-17 AND WE'LL READ PROVERBS 15:15-17 AND WE'LL READ
THAT OUT LOUD TOGETHER FROM THE THAT OUT LOUD TOGETHER FROM THE
BULLETIN. BULLETIN.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE ONE NOTE.
THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS
MORNING. MORNING.
I FELT FOR US TO READ THIS OUT I FELT FOR US TO READ THIS OUT
OF THE MESSAGE VERSION, THAT IS OF THE MESSAGE VERSION, THAT IS
EUGENE PETERSON'S PARAPHRASE AND EUGENE PETERSON'S PARAPHRASE AND
IT'S NOT A LITERAL TRANSCRIPTION IT'S NOT A LITERAL TRANSCRIPTION
OF SCRIPTURE AND WE WOULD USE OF SCRIPTURE AND WE WOULD USE
THE NEW AMERICAN STANDARD, BUT THE NEW AMERICAN STANDARD, BUT
THIS MORNING AND FOR OUR THIS MORNING AND FOR OUR
UNDERSTANDING I LIKE WHAT PETER UNDERSTANDING I LIKE WHAT PETER
HAS DONE WITH PROVERBS 15:15-17 HAS DONE WITH PROVERBS 15:15-17
SO WE'LL READ THAT ALOUD SO WE'LL READ THAT ALOUD
TOGETHER AND SO IF YOU WOULD TOGETHER AND SO IF YOU WOULD
STAND WITH ME AND WE'LL READ STAND WITH ME AND WE'LL READ
THIS TEXT. THIS TEXT.
THIS THEN IS THE TEXT FOR TODAY. THIS THEN IS THE TEXT FOR TODAY.
A MISERABLE HEART MEANS A A MISERABLE HEART MEANS A
MISERABLE LIFE; A CHEERFUL HEART MISERABLE LIFE; A CHEERFUL HEART
FILLS THE DAY WITH SONG. FILLS THE DAY WITH SONG.
A SIMPLE LIFE IN THE FEAR-OF-GOD A SIMPLE LIFE IN THE FEAR-OF-GOD
IS BETTER THAN A RICH LIFE WITH IS BETTER THAN A RICH LIFE WITH
A TON OF HEADACHES. A TON OF HEADACHES.
BETTER A BREAD CRUST SHARED IN BETTER A BREAD CRUST SHARED IN
LOVE THAN A SLAB OF PRIME RIB LOVE THAN A SLAB OF PRIME RIB
SERVED IN HATE. SERVED IN HATE.
MAY GOD BLESS THE READING OF HIS MAY GOD BLESS THE READING OF HIS
WORD. WORD.
SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE THREE SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE THREE
VERSES -- THREE REFERENCES -- TO VERSES -- THREE REFERENCES -- TO
HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS AT WORK HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT IS AT WORK
IN OUR LIVES. IN OUR LIVES.
AND HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES TO AND HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES TO
MAKE A PRESENT WORK DEEP WITHIN MAKE A PRESENT WORK DEEP WITHIN
THE DAILY REALITIES THAT WE ALL THE DAILY REALITIES THAT WE ALL
FACE. FACE.
AND SO FIRST WE COME TO PROVERBS AND SO FIRST WE COME TO PROVERBS
15:15, AND WE SEE THERE IS -- 15:15, AND WE SEE THERE IS --
THERE IS A REAL PERSPECTIVE OF THERE IS A REAL PERSPECTIVE OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN AND OF OUR THE HOLY SPIRIT IN AND OF OUR
DAILY LIVES. DAILY LIVES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
RECOGNIZE HERE IS THAT THE RECOGNIZE HERE IS THAT THE
SPIRIT OFTEN LIES -- EXCUSE -- SPIRIT OFTEN LIES -- EXCUSE --
SATAN OFTEN LIES TO US ABOUT SATAN OFTEN LIES TO US ABOUT
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUND US. CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUND US.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SAID ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SAID
DIRECTLY TO US THAT WE OFTEN DIRECTLY TO US THAT WE OFTEN
BELIEVE, BUT ISN'T TRUE, IS THAT BELIEVE, BUT ISN'T TRUE, IS THAT
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE. YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE.
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE
THAN ANYBODY THAT HAS EVER HAD THAN ANYBODY THAT HAS EVER HAD
TO DEAL WITH BEFORE. TO DEAL WITH BEFORE.
YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WORSE
THAN THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, THE THAN THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, THE
REALITY THAT YOU FACE IS AN REALITY THAT YOU FACE IS AN
AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCE, AND YOU ARE AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCE, AND YOU ARE
ALONE IN THAT PRESENT REALITY. ALONE IN THAT PRESENT REALITY.
SATAN THROWS THIS OVER US AS A SATAN THROWS THIS OVER US AS A
LIE THAT I HAVE IT BAD AND LIE THAT I HAVE IT BAD AND
THERE'S NO ONE LIKE ME AND NO THERE'S NO ONE LIKE ME AND NO
ONE WHO CAN HELP ME. ONE WHO CAN HELP ME.
AND -- AND WITH THAT, WHAT WE AND -- AND WITH THAT, WHAT WE
OFTEN FEEL AND EXPERIENCE IS OFTEN FEEL AND EXPERIENCE IS
THAT CHEERFULNESS AS PROVERBS THAT CHEERFULNESS AS PROVERBS
15:15 POINTS TO -- CHEERFULNESS 15:15 POINTS TO -- CHEERFULNESS
IS FOR OTHER PEOPLE. IS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
CHEERFULNESS IS FOR THOSE OTHERS CHEERFULNESS IS FOR THOSE OTHERS
WHO DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR WHO DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS IN THEIR
LIFE. LIFE.
CHEERFULNESS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO CHEERFULNESS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO
DON'T HAVE DEEP WOUNDS IN THEIR DON'T HAVE DEEP WOUNDS IN THEIR
PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE, AND WE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCE, AND WE
START TO BELIEVE THAT START TO BELIEVE THAT
CHEERFULNESS IS FOR EVERYBODY CHEERFULNESS IS FOR EVERYBODY
ELSE, AND I AM LEFT IN COMPLETE ELSE, AND I AM LEFT IN COMPLETE
DESPAIR. DESPAIR.
THAT CHEERFULNESS IS ONLY FOR THAT CHEERFULNESS IS ONLY FOR
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS. PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS.
THIS IS A LIE STRAIGHT FROM THIS IS A LIE STRAIGHT FROM
SATAN HIMSELF. SATAN HIMSELF.
AND WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES IS THAT AND WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES IS THAT
THE SPIRIT COMES INTO OUR LIVES THE SPIRIT COMES INTO OUR LIVES
AND HELPS US REORIENT TO THE AND HELPS US REORIENT TO THE
REALITY OF WHO OUR GOD IS. REALITY OF WHO OUR GOD IS.
YOU KNOW, IT IS INTERESTING IN YOU KNOW, IT IS INTERESTING IN
PROVERBS 15:15 HERE, IN THE NEW PROVERBS 15:15 HERE, IN THE NEW
AMERICAN STANDARD, IT TALKS OF AMERICAN STANDARD, IT TALKS OF
THE DAYS OF THE AFFLICTED, AND THE DAYS OF THE AFFLICTED, AND
THAT ALL OF THE DAYS OF THE THAT ALL OF THE DAYS OF THE
AFFLICTED ARE BAD. AFFLICTED ARE BAD.
AND WE THINK ABOUT THAT WORD AND WE THINK ABOUT THAT WORD
"AFFLICTED" AND WE THINK ABOUT "AFFLICTED" AND WE THINK ABOUT
IT IN TERMS OF ALL OF THOSE IT IN TERMS OF ALL OF THOSE
AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVE AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVE
TO WALK THROUGH. TO WALK THROUGH.
THE TERRIBLE REALITIES THAT WE THE TERRIBLE REALITIES THAT WE
FACE IN THIS LIFE. FACE IN THIS LIFE.
BUT IT IS MORE THAN THAT. BUT IT IS MORE THAN THAT.
WHEN HE'S TALKING ABOUT WHEN HE'S TALKING ABOUT
AFFLICTION HERE -- I THINK THAT AFFLICTION HERE -- I THINK THAT
IT IS BEST FOR US TO THINK OF AN IT IS BEST FOR US TO THINK OF AN
AFFLICTION OF EGO. AFFLICTION OF EGO.
AND WHEN WE GET WRAPPED UP IN AND WHEN WE GET WRAPPED UP IN
THIS AFFLICTION OF EGO, WE START THIS AFFLICTION OF EGO, WE START
TO BELIEVE, AND WE LIVE OUR TO BELIEVE, AND WE LIVE OUR
LIVES AS IF WE ARE THE ONES TO LIVES AS IF WE ARE THE ONES TO
FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS. FIX ALL OF THE PROBLEMS.
THAT I HAVE TO FIX ME. THAT I HAVE TO FIX ME.
AND I HAVE TO FIX MY FAMILY. AND I HAVE TO FIX MY FAMILY.
AND I HAVE TO FIX MY CAREER. AND I HAVE TO FIX MY CAREER.
AND I HAVE TO FIX EVERY WAY THIS AND I HAVE TO FIX EVERY WAY THIS
WORLD IS TEARING DOWN MY LIFE WORLD IS TEARING DOWN MY LIFE
AND RUINING THAT WHICH I'M AND RUINING THAT WHICH I'M
BUILDING. BUILDING.
AND THE AFFLICTION HERE IS THAT AND THE AFFLICTION HERE IS THAT
I KNOW WHEN I SEE ALL OF THESE I KNOW WHEN I SEE ALL OF THESE
PROBLEMS ALL AROUND ME -- THAT I PROBLEMS ALL AROUND ME -- THAT I
AM INCAPABLE OF FIXING ANY OF AM INCAPABLE OF FIXING ANY OF
THEM. THEM.
AND -- AND WE BEAR THIS WEIGHT AND -- AND WE BEAR THIS WEIGHT
OF EGO, AND WE START TO OF EGO, AND WE START TO
RECOGNIZE I CAN'T DO THIS. RECOGNIZE I CAN'T DO THIS.
SEE, THE AFFLICTION OF THE EGO SEE, THE AFFLICTION OF THE EGO
SAYS I HAVE TO FIGHT, I HAVE TO SAYS I HAVE TO FIGHT, I HAVE TO
BE THE ONE TO TACKLE THE BE THE ONE TO TACKLE THE
PROBLEMS OF MY LIFE, AND WHEN WE PROBLEMS OF MY LIFE, AND WHEN WE
ARE AFFLICTED IN THIS WAY AND ARE AFFLICTED IN THIS WAY AND
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE ONES BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE ONES
THIS ALL FALLS ON, THERE IS THIS ALL FALLS ON, THERE IS
NOTHING BUT DESPAIR. NOTHING BUT DESPAIR.
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY OUT. BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY OUT.
AS OFTEN AS WE TRY TO FIX IT, AS OFTEN AS WE TRY TO FIX IT,
THINGS FALL APART AGAIN. THINGS FALL APART AGAIN.
AND WE'RE AT A LOSS. AND WE'RE AT A LOSS.
DESPERATELY WORRIED ABOUT HOW DESPERATELY WORRIED ABOUT HOW
WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS. WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS.
WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DOES, IS WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DOES, IS
THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES
INTO YOUR LIFE AND BEGINS TO INTO YOUR LIFE AND BEGINS TO
LIFT YOUR CHIN UP. LIFT YOUR CHIN UP.
AND TO ELEVATE YOUR EYES OUT OF AND TO ELEVATE YOUR EYES OUT OF
THE PRESENT SITUATION SO THAT THE PRESENT SITUATION SO THAT
YOU -- YOU LIFT UP AND YOU BEGIN YOU -- YOU LIFT UP AND YOU BEGIN
TO SEE THE VASTNESS OF THE TO SEE THE VASTNESS OF THE
KINGDOM OF GOD. KINGDOM OF GOD.
AND WHEN YOU SEE THE KINGDOM OF AND WHEN YOU SEE THE KINGDOM OF
GOD COMING AND THE LEGIONS OF GOD COMING AND THE LEGIONS OF
ANGELS OVER THE HORIZON, YOUR ANGELS OVER THE HORIZON, YOUR
PROBLEM LOOKS MINISCULE, PROBLEM LOOKS MINISCULE,
MICROSCOPIC, BARELY VISIBLE, AS MICROSCOPIC, BARELY VISIBLE, AS
THE ANGEL ARMIES COME AND NEARER THE ANGEL ARMIES COME AND NEARER
AND NEARER TO OUR EXISTENCE. AND NEARER TO OUR EXISTENCE.
YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD
DOES -- THE SPIRIT HELPS US TO DOES -- THE SPIRIT HELPS US TO
HAVE THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE IN HAVE THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE IN
THIS LIFE SO THAT WE CAN KNOW THIS LIFE SO THAT WE CAN KNOW
GREAT CHEER NO MATTER WHAT WE GREAT CHEER NO MATTER WHAT WE
ARE FACING THIS DAY. ARE FACING THIS DAY.
YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD
DOES IS TO OPEN OUR EYES AND WE DOES IS TO OPEN OUR EYES AND WE
BEGIN TO LOOK ONTO THE CROSS OF BEGIN TO LOOK ONTO THE CROSS OF
JESUS CHRIST. JESUS CHRIST.
AND WHEN YOUR EYES ARE FIXED AND WHEN YOUR EYES ARE FIXED
UPON THE CRUCIFIXION, WHATEVER UPON THE CRUCIFIXION, WHATEVER
YOU FACE JUST BEGINS TO YOU FACE JUST BEGINS TO
DISSOLVE. DISSOLVE.
THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE
SPIRIT TAKES US BACK TO GENESIS SPIRIT TAKES US BACK TO GENESIS
1, AND WE SEE GOD CREATING THE 1, AND WE SEE GOD CREATING THE
HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. HEAVENS AND THE EARTH.
AND AS GOD SPEAKS THINGS INTO AND AS GOD SPEAKS THINGS INTO
EXISTENCE, MY PROBLEMS EXISTENCE, MY PROBLEMS
DISAPPEAR. DISAPPEAR.
WHEN WE SEE THE HAND OF GOD WHEN WE SEE THE HAND OF GOD
HOLDING BACK THE WATERS OF THE HOLDING BACK THE WATERS OF THE
SEA FOR THE NATION OF ISRAEL, SEA FOR THE NATION OF ISRAEL,
WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF ME LOOKS WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF ME LOOKS
LIKE NOTHING. LIKE NOTHING.
WHEN WE SEE THE SPIRIT OF GOD WHEN WE SEE THE SPIRIT OF GOD
COME UPON THE CHURCH IN ACTS 2 COME UPON THE CHURCH IN ACTS 2
AND DO THIS MIGHTY WORK AMONG AND DO THIS MIGHTY WORK AMONG
THEM, MY PRESENT SITUATION LOOKS THEM, MY PRESENT SITUATION LOOKS
SO TERRIBLY LIGHT. SO TERRIBLY LIGHT.
WHEN SEEN IN AND OF THE KINGDOM WHEN SEEN IN AND OF THE KINGDOM
OF GOD. OF GOD.
THIS IS -- THIS IS WHAT THE THIS IS -- THIS IS WHAT THE
SPIRIT DOES, HELPS TO LIFT OUR SPIRIT DOES, HELPS TO LIFT OUR
HEAD UP SO THAT WE CAN SEE HEAD UP SO THAT WE CAN SEE
CLEARLY. CLEARLY.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD, WHEN IT COMES THE SPIRIT OF GOD, WHEN IT COMES
UPON THE PEOPLE OF GOD, TEACHES UPON THE PEOPLE OF GOD, TEACHES
US TO SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD. US TO SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
WE SEE THIS IN THE STORY OF WE SEE THIS IN THE STORY OF
DANIEL. DANIEL.
DANIEL IS TAKEN AWAY -- TAKEN DANIEL IS TAKEN AWAY -- TAKEN
AWAY INTO BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. AWAY INTO BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY.
AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH HE AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH HE
DOESN'T SEE HIS CAPTORS -- THE DOESN'T SEE HIS CAPTORS -- THE
BABYLONIAN ARMY, AS SOME GREAT BABYLONIAN ARMY, AS SOME GREAT
SOVEREIGN POWER THAT HE HAD TO SOVEREIGN POWER THAT HE HAD TO
SUBMIT TO. SUBMIT TO.
IN FACT, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT IN FACT, WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT
HIS EYES WENT UP AND AS HE SAW HIS EYES WENT UP AND AS HE SAW
THE KINGDOM OF GOD SPREAD OVER THE KINGDOM OF GOD SPREAD OVER
THE BABYLONIAN ARMY, DANIEL THE BABYLONIAN ARMY, DANIEL
SAYS, I KNOW WHOM I SERVE. SAYS, I KNOW WHOM I SERVE.
AND THE LORD OUR GOD IS MUCH AND THE LORD OUR GOD IS MUCH
GREATER THAN THIS ARMY THAT GREATER THAN THIS ARMY THAT
STANDS IN FRONT OF US. STANDS IN FRONT OF US.
JOSEPH -- THE SAME THING -- JOSEPH -- THE SAME THING --
JOSEPH IS TAKEN INTO SLAVERY AND JOSEPH IS TAKEN INTO SLAVERY AND
EVENTUALLY INTO CAPTIVITY IN EVENTUALLY INTO CAPTIVITY IN
EGYPT BUT HE'S NOT IMPRESSED BY EGYPT BUT HE'S NOT IMPRESSED BY
THE PHARAOH BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN THE PHARAOH BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN
THE LIVING GOD AND THE THE LIVING GOD AND THE
SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD AS IT STANDS SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD AS IT STANDS
OVER BABYLON. OVER BABYLON.
THEY ARE NOTHING IN COMPARISON. THEY ARE NOTHING IN COMPARISON.
SO THAT EVEN IN CAPTIVITY, SO THAT EVEN IN CAPTIVITY,
DANIEL'S HEART IS FILLED WITH DANIEL'S HEART IS FILLED WITH
CHEER. CHEER.
EVEN IN CAPTIVITY, JOSEPH CAN EVEN IN CAPTIVITY, JOSEPH CAN
SHOUT IN REJOICING, BECAUSE HE SHOUT IN REJOICING, BECAUSE HE
KNOWS GOD ABOVE, THE HOLY SPIRIT KNOWS GOD ABOVE, THE HOLY SPIRIT
WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR
PERSPECTIVE ON DAILY LIFE. PERSPECTIVE ON DAILY LIFE.
AND BRING YOU INTO A NEW KIND OF AND BRING YOU INTO A NEW KIND OF
REJOICING YOU CAN NEVER KNOW ON REJOICING YOU CAN NEVER KNOW ON
YOUR OWN. YOUR OWN.
THIS IS WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES. THIS IS WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES.
AND YOU MOVE DOWN TO VERSE 15, AND YOU MOVE DOWN TO VERSE 15,
SO PROVERBS 15-16, THE SPIRIT OF SO PROVERBS 15-16, THE SPIRIT OF
GOD WILL GIVE YOU A NEW KIND OF GOD WILL GIVE YOU A NEW KIND OF
WISDOM. WISDOM.
THIS NEW KIND OF WISDOM THAT THIS NEW KIND OF WISDOM THAT
RESHAPES HOW YOU VIEW MONEY, AND RESHAPES HOW YOU VIEW MONEY, AND
THIS IS HOW THE SPIRIT WORKS ON THIS IS HOW THE SPIRIT WORKS ON
US. US.
YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING -- YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING --
ALL THE WAY THROUGH PROVERBS WE ALL THE WAY THROUGH PROVERBS WE
HAVE SEEN THIS REFRAIN, AND IT HAVE SEEN THIS REFRAIN, AND IT
IS ONE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO IS ONE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO
HEAR, THIS REFRAIN OF MONEY'S HEAR, THIS REFRAIN OF MONEY'S
WOES. WOES.
YOU SEE IT ALL THROUGH PROVERBS YOU SEE IT ALL THROUGH PROVERBS
AND YOU SEE IT IN ECCLESIASTES AND YOU SEE IT IN ECCLESIASTES
AND THROUGH THE GOSPELS THAT AND THROUGH THE GOSPELS THAT
MONEY IS A TERRIBLE MASTER, AND MONEY IS A TERRIBLE MASTER, AND
YET ALL OF US SPEND OUR TIME YET ALL OF US SPEND OUR TIME
JUST CHASING AFTER MONEY. JUST CHASING AFTER MONEY.
IT IS THE ATTITUDE AND HEART OF IT IS THE ATTITUDE AND HEART OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
NOW WE COME BY IT HONESTLY IN NOW WE COME BY IT HONESTLY IN
THE FLESH. THE FLESH.
THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALL THE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ALL THE
WAY THROUGH. WAY THROUGH.
AND PROVERBS IS TALKING ABOUT IT AND PROVERBS IS TALKING ABOUT IT
BEING A PROBLEM 3,000 YEARS AGO, BEING A PROBLEM 3,000 YEARS AGO,
BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AWAY FROM BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN AWAY FROM
IT. IT.
WHEN YOU CHASE AFTER MONEY, IT WHEN YOU CHASE AFTER MONEY, IT
IS FOOLISHNESS THAT LEADS TO IS FOOLISHNESS THAT LEADS TO
DESTRUCTION. DESTRUCTION.
SCRIPTURE IS SAYING RECOGNIZE SCRIPTURE IS SAYING RECOGNIZE
MONEY AS A WONDERFUL SERVANT MONEY AS A WONDERFUL SERVANT
THAT YOU -- YOU CAN BE A GOOD THAT YOU -- YOU CAN BE A GOOD
STEWARD OF EVERYTHING THAT GOD STEWARD OF EVERYTHING THAT GOD
HAS GIVEN YOU AND USE IT WISELY HAS GIVEN YOU AND USE IT WISELY
AND SEE WONDERFUL FRUIT OUT OF AND SEE WONDERFUL FRUIT OUT OF
THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE. THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT FOR MOST OF YOU, MONEY HAS BUT FOR MOST OF YOU, MONEY HAS
TURNED INTO YOUR MASTER. TURNED INTO YOUR MASTER.
THAT'S WHO YOU SERVE. THAT'S WHO YOU SERVE.
RATHER THAN IT SERVING YOU. RATHER THAN IT SERVING YOU.
AND THE PROVERB HERE SAYS, BY AND THE PROVERB HERE SAYS, BY
AND LARGE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE AND LARGE, THERE ARE GOING TO BE
TIMES IN YOUR LIFE YOU'RE GOING TIMES IN YOUR LIFE YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO CHOOSE. TO HAVE TO CHOOSE.
AND WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING TO AND WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING TO
GO. GO.
THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES IN THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES IN
YOUR LIFE THAT YOU HAVE TO YOUR LIFE THAT YOU HAVE TO
CHOOSE, FOLLOWING GOD OR CHASING CHOOSE, FOLLOWING GOD OR CHASING
MONEY. MONEY.
SEE, THE WISE WAY IS TO FORGET SEE, THE WISE WAY IS TO FORGET
THE MONEY AND FOLLOW YOUR GOD, THE MONEY AND FOLLOW YOUR GOD,
BECAUSE HE IS THE PROVIDER FOR BECAUSE HE IS THE PROVIDER FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY
NEED. NEED.
BUT WE CHASE AFTER THE MONEY AT BUT WE CHASE AFTER THE MONEY AT
OUR OWN PERIL. OUR OWN PERIL.
THE SAME THING IS TRUE WITH THE SAME THING IS TRUE WITH
PEACE. PEACE.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE TO
CHOOSE PEACE IN MY LIFE OR CHOOSE PEACE IN MY LIFE OR
FACING AFTER MONEY. FACING AFTER MONEY.
THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN YOU
HAVE TO CHOOSE LOVING YOUR HAVE TO CHOOSE LOVING YOUR
FAMILY WELL OR CHASING AFTER FAMILY WELL OR CHASING AFTER
MONEY. MONEY.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
ARE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW THE ARE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW THE
WISDOM OF THE SCRIPTURES? WISDOM OF THE SCRIPTURES?
OR ARE YOU GOING TO CHASE AFTER OR ARE YOU GOING TO CHASE AFTER
MONEY? MONEY?
YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES -- YOU SEE, WHAT THE SPIRIT DOES --
THE SPIRIT HELPS US TO PUT THIS THE SPIRIT HELPS US TO PUT THIS
ALL IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE, THAT ALL IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE, THAT
NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE, OF ALL NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE, OF ALL
OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE TO US AND IN OUR AVAILABLE TO US AND IN OUR
CONTROL, THAT THEY'RE ALL JUST CONTROL, THAT THEY'RE ALL JUST
PENNIES. PENNIES.
THE SPIRIT LIFTS OUR HEAD UP AND THE SPIRIT LIFTS OUR HEAD UP AND
SAYS -- AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES SAYS -- AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES
JESUS, IF YOU LOVE AND FOLLOW JESUS, IF YOU LOVE AND FOLLOW
JESUS, THERE IS THIS OTHER JESUS, THERE IS THIS OTHER
WORLDLY INHERITANCE DUE TO YOU WORLDLY INHERITANCE DUE TO YOU
THAT IS WORTH MORE THAN ALL OF THAT IS WORTH MORE THAN ALL OF
THE MONEY IN THIS WORLD. THE MONEY IN THIS WORLD.
THAT THERE IS THIS OTHER WORLDLY THAT THERE IS THIS OTHER WORLDLY
INHERITANCE THAT YOU CANNOT BUY INHERITANCE THAT YOU CANNOT BUY
THAT IS COMING TO YOU. THAT IS COMING TO YOU.
AND IF YOU WILL JUST FOLLOW AND IF YOU WILL JUST FOLLOW
AFTER JESUS AND BE WITH HIM, YOU AFTER JESUS AND BE WITH HIM, YOU
ARE AN HEIR WITH CHRIST, AND ARE AN HEIR WITH CHRIST, AND
THAT WHICH IS COMING IS FAR THAT WHICH IS COMING IS FAR
GREATER THAN THAT WHICH YOU HAVE GREATER THAN THAT WHICH YOU HAVE
TODAY. TODAY.
AND SO LET US CHASE AFTER JESUS, AND SO LET US CHASE AFTER JESUS,
RATHER THAN EVERYTHING THIS RATHER THAN EVERYTHING THIS
WORLD COULD THROW AT US. WORLD COULD THROW AT US.
THE THINGS THAT JESUS PROVIDES, THE THINGS THAT JESUS PROVIDES,
YOU CANNOT BUY. YOU CANNOT BUY.
THE SPIRIT WILL HELP US SEE THE SPIRIT WILL HELP US SEE
CLEARLY. CLEARLY.
AS YOU MOVE DOWN INTO THE THIRD AS YOU MOVE DOWN INTO THE THIRD
VERSE HERE, PROVERBS 15:17, VERSE HERE, PROVERBS 15:17,
THERE'S THIS INTERESTING THERE'S THIS INTERESTING
CONTRAST. CONTRAST.
AND I THINK ALL WEEK WE'VE BEEN AND I THINK ALL WEEK WE'VE BEEN
INTERESTED IN THE LESSER PART OF INTERESTED IN THE LESSER PART OF
THIS VERSE. THIS VERSE.
AND THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY AND THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY
THAT -- IN CONVERSATIONS THAT -- IN CONVERSATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK I'VE HEARD A THROUGHOUT THE WEEK I'VE HEARD A
LOT OF CONVERSATION OF THIS LOT OF CONVERSATION OF THIS
CONTRAST BETWEEN THE VEGETABLES CONTRAST BETWEEN THE VEGETABLES
AND THE FATTENED CALF. AND THE FATTENED CALF.
AND WHICH ONE ARE YOU GOING TO AND WHICH ONE ARE YOU GOING TO
CHOOSE THERE? CHOOSE THERE?
ARE YOU GOING TO CHOOSE A SMALL ARE YOU GOING TO CHOOSE A SMALL
PLATE OF VEGETABLES OR ARE YOU PLATE OF VEGETABLES OR ARE YOU
GOING TO CHOOSE THE PLATE OF GOING TO CHOOSE THE PLATE OF
CHOICEST CUTS OF MEAT? CHOICEST CUTS OF MEAT?
AND THAT IS A PART OF THIS AND THAT IS A PART OF THIS
PROVERB. PROVERB.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE PRIMARY POINT BUT THAT'S NOT THE PRIMARY POINT
HERE. HERE.
THAT'S NOT WHERE THIS IS GOING. THAT'S NOT WHERE THIS IS GOING.
IS THAT YOU WORK THROUGH THIS, IS THAT YOU WORK THROUGH THIS,
AND IT'S SAYING VEGETABLES WERE AND IT'S SAYING VEGETABLES WERE
THIS COMMON MEAL THAT EVERYBODY THIS COMMON MEAL THAT EVERYBODY
HAD ACCESS TO AND THAT'S USUALLY HAD ACCESS TO AND THAT'S USUALLY
WHAT PEOPLE ATE. WHAT PEOPLE ATE.
AND THE FESTIVAL TIMES AND THE AND THE FESTIVAL TIMES AND THE
GRANDEST TIMES OF THE YEAR -- GRANDEST TIMES OF THE YEAR --
THAT'S WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE MEAT THAT'S WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE MEAT
AND THE BEST SORTS OF MEATS AT AND THE BEST SORTS OF MEATS AT
THE FESTIVALS AND THE HOLIDAYS. THE FESTIVALS AND THE HOLIDAYS.
AND THESE WERE GRAND PARTIES. AND THESE WERE GRAND PARTIES.
AND -- AND WITH THIS, EVERYBODY AND -- AND WITH THIS, EVERYBODY
WOULD CHOOSE THE GRAND PARTY WOULD CHOOSE THE GRAND PARTY
WITH THE LARGE SPREAD AND THE WITH THE LARGE SPREAD AND THE
GREAT MEAT. GREAT MEAT.
THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY
LONGED FOR IS A GREAT CHOICE. LONGED FOR IS A GREAT CHOICE.
BUT THE PROVERB HERE IS NOT BUT THE PROVERB HERE IS NOT
DIRECTLY ABOUT THE FOOD, IT IS DIRECTLY ABOUT THE FOOD, IT IS
ABOUT THAT WHICH SURROUNDS THE ABOUT THAT WHICH SURROUNDS THE
FOOD. FOOD.
IT SAYS "IS THAT FOOD SERVED IT SAYS "IS THAT FOOD SERVED
WITH LOVE, OR IS THAT FOOD WITH LOVE, OR IS THAT FOOD
SERVED WITH HATE?" SERVED WITH HATE?"
AND THE RECOGNITION HERE IS AND THE RECOGNITION HERE IS
FORGET THE MENU, FORGET WHAT IS FORGET THE MENU, FORGET WHAT IS
SET ON THE TABLE, WHAT MATTERS SET ON THE TABLE, WHAT MATTERS
IS THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE IS THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE
TABLE. TABLE.
WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR INTERACTION WHAT MATTERS IS YOUR INTERACTION
WITH THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE
DINING WITH. DINING WITH.
WHAT MATTERS HERE ARE THE WHAT MATTERS HERE ARE THE
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT
HAPPEN AROUND MEALS EVERY SINGLE HAPPEN AROUND MEALS EVERY SINGLE
DAY. DAY.
AND THAT IT IS BETTER TO BE IN AND THAT IT IS BETTER TO BE IN
CONVERSATION WITH, AND TO BE CONVERSATION WITH, AND TO BE
NEAR TO PEOPLE WHO LOVE JESUS. NEAR TO PEOPLE WHO LOVE JESUS.
AND PEOPLE THAT ARE EXUDING THE AND PEOPLE THAT ARE EXUDING THE
POWER OF THE SPIRIT AS THEY LOVE POWER OF THE SPIRIT AS THEY LOVE
THEIR NEIGHBOR WELL. THEIR NEIGHBOR WELL.
IT IS FAR BETTER FOR YOU TO HAVE IT IS FAR BETTER FOR YOU TO HAVE
A TERRIBLE MENU WITH THEM, THAN A TERRIBLE MENU WITH THEM, THAN
TO HAVE THE MOST FANTASTIC MENU TO HAVE THE MOST FANTASTIC MENU
YOU'VE EVER HAD WITH SOMEBODY YOU'VE EVER HAD WITH SOMEBODY
WHO IS FILLED WITH HATE. WHO IS FILLED WITH HATE.
AND I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE TOO, AND I WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE TOO,
THE REST OF PROVERBS 15. THE REST OF PROVERBS 15.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF VOICES -- OF THERE'S A NUMBER OF VOICES -- OF
VERSES -- THAT POINT TO VOICES. VERSES -- THAT POINT TO VOICES.
THAT OFTEN ONE OF THE WAYS WE THAT OFTEN ONE OF THE WAYS WE
TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
LOVING HEART AND A HATEFUL HEART LOVING HEART AND A HATEFUL HEART
IS THE SPEECH THAT COMES OUT OF IS THE SPEECH THAT COMES OUT OF
THEIR MOUTH. THEIR MOUTH.
AND SAYING HERE, BE CAREFUL AT AND SAYING HERE, BE CAREFUL AT
DINNER PARTIES. DINNER PARTIES.
THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES WE DINE THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES WE DINE
WHERE WE GO AND WE SIT, AND THE WHERE WE GO AND WE SIT, AND THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE TABLE IS CONVERSATION AROUND THE TABLE IS
DISCOURAGING. DISCOURAGING.
IT IS MEAN. IT IS MEAN.
IT IS HURTFUL. IT IS HURTFUL.
IT IS TEARING PEOPLE DOWN. IT IS TEARING PEOPLE DOWN.
SOMETIMES IT IS FAMOUS PEOPLE, SOMETIMES IT IS FAMOUS PEOPLE,
POLITICIANS -- OTHER TIMES IT IS POLITICIANS -- OTHER TIMES IT IS
PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN THE ROOM. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN THE ROOM.
BUT HE'S SAYING -- YOU BEWARE, BUT HE'S SAYING -- YOU BEWARE,
WHEN THAT DINNER PARTY STARTS TO WHEN THAT DINNER PARTY STARTS TO
TURN TO HATE, AND PEOPLE START TURN TO HATE, AND PEOPLE START
TALKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, THIS TALKING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, THIS
IS -- THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM. IS -- THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM.
AND THE OTHER SIDE IS TRUE. AND THE OTHER SIDE IS TRUE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE THE IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE THE
HOST OR IF YOU ARE ATTENDING, IF HOST OR IF YOU ARE ATTENDING, IF
YOU ARE SITTING DOWN WITH A MEAL YOU ARE SITTING DOWN WITH A MEAL
WITH SOMEBODY, THE SPIRIT OF THE WITH SOMEBODY, THE SPIRIT OF THE
LIVING GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE LIVING GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE
POWER TO SPEAK WISELY, TO SPEAK POWER TO SPEAK WISELY, TO SPEAK
LOVINGLY, AND EDIFY THE PEOPLE LOVINGLY, AND EDIFY THE PEOPLE
THAT YOU'RE WITH. THAT YOU'RE WITH.
THIS IS -- THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THIS IS -- THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
GUARD YOUR TONGUES KINDS OF GUARD YOUR TONGUES KINDS OF
CHAPTERS IN PROVERBS, THAT YOUR CHAPTERS IN PROVERBS, THAT YOUR
WORDS AND YOUR VOCABULARY ARE WORDS AND YOUR VOCABULARY ARE
POWERFUL. POWERFUL.
AND WHEN THE SPIRIT IS WITH YOU, AND WHEN THE SPIRIT IS WITH YOU,
YOU WILL SPEAK WORDS OF KINDNESS YOU WILL SPEAK WORDS OF KINDNESS
AND GENTLENESS AND HOLINESS AND AND GENTLENESS AND HOLINESS AND
TRUTH THAT WILL BUILD PEOPLE UP TRUTH THAT WILL BUILD PEOPLE UP
TOWARDS THE KINGDOM OF GOD, TOWARDS THE KINGDOM OF GOD,
RATHER THAN TEAR THEM DOWN. RATHER THAN TEAR THEM DOWN.
AND LEAD THEM TOWARDS DEATH. AND LEAD THEM TOWARDS DEATH.
AND SO THIS PROVERBS IS ASKING AND SO THIS PROVERBS IS ASKING
US, WHO ARE WE DINING WITH. US, WHO ARE WE DINING WITH.
AND WHAT IS THAT CONVERSATION AND WHAT IS THAT CONVERSATION
LIKE AROUND THOSE TABLES. LIKE AROUND THOSE TABLES.
IS IT -- IS IT GOING OFF THE IS IT -- IS IT GOING OFF THE
RAILS? RAILS?
INTO HATRED. INTO HATRED.
OR DOES THERE COME THIS PEACE, OR DOES THERE COME THIS PEACE,
BECAUSE LOVE IS SPOKEN, AND BECAUSE LOVE IS SPOKEN, AND
PEOPLE ARE LIFTED UP BY EVERY PEOPLE ARE LIFTED UP BY EVERY
KIND OF SPEECH. KIND OF SPEECH.
YOU SEE, AS WE WORK THROUGH YOU SEE, AS WE WORK THROUGH
THESE THINGS, RIGHT, AS WE WORK THESE THINGS, RIGHT, AS WE WORK
THROUGH OUR MEALS TOGETHER, AS THROUGH OUR MEALS TOGETHER, AS
WE WORK THROUGH OUR FINANCES, WE WORK THROUGH OUR FINANCES,
AND AS WE WORK THROUGH OUR AND AS WE WORK THROUGH OUR
ATTITUDES ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY ATTITUDES ABOUT DAY-TO-DAY
THINGS IN LIFE, WHAT WE'RE THINGS IN LIFE, WHAT WE'RE
HEARING HERE IN PROVERBS 15 IS HEARING HERE IN PROVERBS 15 IS
THE SPIRIT OF GOD CARES DEEPLY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CARES DEEPLY
ABOUT YOU. ABOUT YOU.
DEEPLY ENOUGH TO -- TO COME IN DEEPLY ENOUGH TO -- TO COME IN
NEAR TO YOU IN EVERY STEP OF THE NEAR TO YOU IN EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY. WAY.
WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO FACE WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO FACE
THIS WEEK, THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS THIS WEEK, THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS
THERE TO WALK THROUGH IT WITH THERE TO WALK THROUGH IT WITH
YOU. YOU.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS IN EVERY THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS IN EVERY
TRANSACTION OF OUR BANK TRANSACTION OF OUR BANK
ACCOUNTS. ACCOUNTS.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS WITH US AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS WITH US AS
WE DINE WITH ANOTHER. WE DINE WITH ANOTHER.
AND THE HEART IS, ARE YOU GOING AND THE HEART IS, ARE YOU GOING
TO LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD
IN THESE THINGS? IN THESE THINGS?
OR ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AWAY OR ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AWAY
FROM GOD'S WISDOM? FROM GOD'S WISDOM?
BECAUSE WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD BECAUSE WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD
COMES UPON YOU, YOU START TO COMES UPON YOU, YOU START TO
CHANGE, IN REAL DAILY, PRACTICAL CHANGE, IN REAL DAILY, PRACTICAL
THINGS -- YOU START TO SEE THINGS -- YOU START TO SEE
CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE. CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU ARE GOING TO START TO SEE YOU ARE GOING TO START TO SEE
CHANGE IN YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT CHANGE IN YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT
YOUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES. YOUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
THAT'S NOT YOU -- THAT IS A THAT'S NOT YOU -- THAT IS A
MIRACLE OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD. MIRACLE OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
AND WHEN YOU SEE GOD START TO AND WHEN YOU SEE GOD START TO
CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS
CHEERFULNESS, YOU NEED TO CHEERFULNESS, YOU NEED TO
CELEBRATE GOD'S WORK IN THAT, CELEBRATE GOD'S WORK IN THAT,
BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT
YOU ARE STARTING TO BETTER YOU ARE STARTING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND GOD'S KINGDOM. UNDERSTAND GOD'S KINGDOM.
GOD IS MAKING YOU MORE LIKE HIM, GOD IS MAKING YOU MORE LIKE HIM,
LEADING YOU INTO HIS JOYFULNESS. LEADING YOU INTO HIS JOYFULNESS.
SO A WONDERFUL THING TO SO A WONDERFUL THING TO
CELEBRATE. CELEBRATE.
THE SAME THING WITH OUR THE SAME THING WITH OUR
FINANCES. FINANCES.
WE'RE STARTING TO LEARN WHO GOD WE'RE STARTING TO LEARN WHO GOD
IS -- GOD IS TEACHING YOU HIS IS -- GOD IS TEACHING YOU HIS
CHARACTER OF GENEROSITY. CHARACTER OF GENEROSITY.
THERE IS NO ONE MORE GENEROUS THERE IS NO ONE MORE GENEROUS
THAN THE LORD OUR GOD. THAN THE LORD OUR GOD.
AND WHAT HE'S DOING IS THAT HE'S AND WHAT HE'S DOING IS THAT HE'S
TEACHING YOU HOW GENEROUS HE IS, TEACHING YOU HOW GENEROUS HE IS,
AND AS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS AND AS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS
MONEY BEGINS TO CHANGE TOWARDS MONEY BEGINS TO CHANGE TOWARDS
GENEROSITY, THAT IS A MIRACLE GENEROSITY, THAT IS A MIRACLE
WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE
NEED TO CELEBRATE. NEED TO CELEBRATE.
AND THE SAME THING AS WE SEE AND THE SAME THING AS WE SEE
THINGS BEGIN TO CHANGE IN OUR THINGS BEGIN TO CHANGE IN OUR
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS,
WHEN WE HEAR OUR CONVERSATION WHEN WE HEAR OUR CONVERSATION
BEGIN TO SOUND MORE LIKE THE BEGIN TO SOUND MORE LIKE THE
SPIRIT THAN OURSELVES WHEN WE'RE SPIRIT THAN OURSELVES WHEN WE'RE
AT LUNCH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AT LUNCH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE NEED TO CELEBRATE. WE NEED TO CELEBRATE.
BECAUSE WHAT THE SPIRIT IS DOING BECAUSE WHAT THE SPIRIT IS DOING
IS TEACHING YOU GOD'S CHARACTER IS TEACHING YOU GOD'S CHARACTER
OF LOVE, TEACHING YOU GOD'S OF LOVE, TEACHING YOU GOD'S
CHARACTER OF COMPASSION, AND CHARACTER OF COMPASSION, AND
WHEN YOUR SPEECH IS FILLED WITH WHEN YOUR SPEECH IS FILLED WITH
MERCY, THAT'S NOT YOU -- THAT'S MERCY, THAT'S NOT YOU -- THAT'S
THE SPIRIT OF GOD WORKING IN YOU THE SPIRIT OF GOD WORKING IN YOU
IN REMARKABLE BIBLICAL KINDS OF IN REMARKABLE BIBLICAL KINDS OF
WAYS. WAYS.
AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE. AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE.
AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES, AS THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES,
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WILL BE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US WILL BE
CHANGED. CHANGED.
MAY WE KNOW THIS CHEER, MAY WE MAY WE KNOW THIS CHEER, MAY WE
KNOW THIS GENEROSITY. KNOW THIS GENEROSITY.
MAY WE KNOW THIS DEEP AND MAY WE KNOW THIS DEEP AND
ABIDING LOVE. ABIDING LOVE.
IT IS OF THE LORD OUR GOD. IT IS OF THE LORD OUR GOD.
LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
LORD, WE WANT TO -- TO LIVE IN LORD, WE WANT TO -- TO LIVE IN
THIS WONDERFUL MERCY THAT YOU THIS WONDERFUL MERCY THAT YOU
POUR OUT FROM HEAVEN. POUR OUT FROM HEAVEN.
THERE'S A PART OF US, OUR FLESH, THERE'S A PART OF US, OUR FLESH,
THAT FIGHTS BACK AGAINST THESE THAT FIGHTS BACK AGAINST THESE
THINGS. THINGS.
O LORD, TRANSFORM US. O LORD, TRANSFORM US.
LORD, WE WANT TO KNOW THE POWER LORD, WE WANT TO KNOW THE POWER
OF YOUR SPIRIT IN THIS PLACE. OF YOUR SPIRIT IN THIS PLACE.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR SPIRIT LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR SPIRIT
WOULD LIFT OUR CHINS UP. WOULD LIFT OUR CHINS UP.
LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD
OPEN OUR EYES THAT WE MIGHT SEE. OPEN OUR EYES THAT WE MIGHT SEE.
LORD, SHOW US THOSE CHARIOTS OF LORD, SHOW US THOSE CHARIOTS OF
FIRE. FIRE.
LORD, LET US EXPERIENCED LORD, LET US EXPERIENCED
GENEROSITY OF HEAVEN. GENEROSITY OF HEAVEN.
LORD, HELP US TO KNOW WHAT IT LORD, HELP US TO KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS THAT YOU LOVED US FIRST. MEANS THAT YOU LOVED US FIRST.
AND IN ALL THESE THINGS WE WILL AND IN ALL THESE THINGS WE WILL
REJOICE. REJOICE.
IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND IT'S IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND
RISEN SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST WE RISEN SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST WE
PRAY. PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN.
THIS IS YOUR TIME TO RESPOND. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO RESPOND.
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AND WE WANT EVERYBODY IN HERE TO AND WE WANT EVERYBODY IN HERE TO
FAITHFULLY TURN TO THE LORD. FAITHFULLY TURN TO THE LORD.
HOW IS HE WORKING ON YOU? HOW IS HE WORKING ON YOU?
WHAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOD CALLING WHAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOD CALLING
YOU TO MAKE THESE DAYS? YOU TO MAKE THESE DAYS?
LET'S BE FAITHFUL AND ATTENTIVE LET'S BE FAITHFUL AND ATTENTIVE
TO HIM IN THESE THINGS. TO HIM IN THESE THINGS.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WAYS THAT WE
RESPOND IN THIS TIME BUT LISTEN RESPOND IN THIS TIME BUT LISTEN
TO THE SPIRIT AND GO AS THE TO THE SPIRIT AND GO AS THE
SPIRIT LEADS. SPIRIT LEADS.
WE'RE GOING TO SING, WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO SING, WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE, WE'RE GOING TO PRAY. TO GIVE, WE'RE GOING TO PRAY.
THE ALTAR IS OPEN. THE ALTAR IS OPEN.
COME DOWN AND PRAY AT THIS COME DOWN AND PRAY AT THIS
ALTAR. ALTAR.
I'LL BE DOWN FRONT AND YOU CAN I'LL BE DOWN FRONT AND YOU CAN
COME VISIT WITH ME AND PASTOR COME VISIT WITH ME AND PASTOR
BRYAN IS DOWN HERE IF YOU WANT BRYAN IS DOWN HERE IF YOU WANT
TO COME TO VISIT WITH HIM. TO COME TO VISIT WITH HIM.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THIS IS YOUR TIME TO MOVE AND THIS IS YOUR TIME TO MOVE AND
RESPOND. RESPOND.
IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN REMAIN IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN REMAIN
SEATED. SEATED.
THE REST, LET'S STAND AND WE'LL THE REST, LET'S STAND AND WE'LL
BE OBEDIENT. BE OBEDIENT.
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>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. >> YOU MAY BE SEATED.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE IN
WORSHIP NOW AND WE DO THAT WORSHIP NOW AND WE DO THAT
THROUGH THE PRIVILEGE OF THE THROUGH THE PRIVILEGE OF THE
OFFERING. OFFERING.
DAVID PIERCE, ONE OF OUR DAVID PIERCE, ONE OF OUR
DEACONS, IS DOING TO PRAY OVER DEACONS, IS DOING TO PRAY OVER
THAT RIGHT NOW. THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. >> LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WE COME LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WE COME
TOGETHER THIS MORNING TO WORSHIP TOGETHER THIS MORNING TO WORSHIP
YOU IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH. YOU IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH.
IN SONG AND SINGING. IN SONG AND SINGING.
AND THE PREACHING OF SCRIPTURE. AND THE PREACHING OF SCRIPTURE.
AND NOW WE HAVE THIS AND NOW WE HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY, LORD JESUS, TO COME OPPORTUNITY, LORD JESUS, TO COME
AS STEWARDS -- STEWARDS WHO HAVE AS STEWARDS -- STEWARDS WHO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BOTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BOTH
SACRIFICIALLY AND SELFLESSLY. SACRIFICIALLY AND SELFLESSLY.
JUST AS YOU TAUGHT US. JUST AS YOU TAUGHT US.
NOW, LORD GOD, TAKE THESE GIFTS, NOW, LORD GOD, TAKE THESE GIFTS,
THESE OFFERINGS, WOULD YOU USE THESE OFFERINGS, WOULD YOU USE
THEM TO THE GLORY OF YOUR THEM TO THE GLORY OF YOUR
KINGDOM IN JESUS NAME. KINGDOM IN JESUS NAME.
AMEN. AMEN.
>> AMEN. >> AMEN.
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