1 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,200 Welcome to the podcast of the White Church in Adelaide, South 2 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,360 Australia. Father, we come before your 3 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:18,720 throne. We thank you. 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:24,200 It's a throne of grace, unmerited, undeserved, and we 5 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,000 are unworthy. But you love us. 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,320 You'll never stop loving us. You give us shepherds, people to 7 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,240 care for us, people to preach the word of God to us. 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,720 And we thank you for David and Hillary, for the leadership in 9 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,920 this church, for all the people in this church. 10 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:45,720 And we ask that our ears will be opened by the Spirit of God, 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,000 that you'll help us to hear what you want to say. 12 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:53,040 We think of those words. He that has ears to hear, let 13 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,480 him hear what the Spirit is saying. 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:00,280 So bless and anoint David with a special anointing, anointing 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:05,880 that breaks yokes and teaches us, builds us up, strengthens us 16 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,560 at every level, encourages our faith and causes us to want to 17 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,960 do more for you. We ask it in Jesus name with 18 00:01:13,960 --> 00:01:15,960 Thanksgiving. Amen. 19 00:01:24,210 --> 00:01:28,210 Thank you, Dudley. He who? 20 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:31,050 Has ears to. Hear, let him hear What the. 21 00:01:31,050 --> 00:01:33,130 Spirit says to the churches. I'm glad that you. 22 00:01:33,130 --> 00:01:35,330 Said that because that's. In this message today, I'm 23 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:40,800 believing that like we're going to experience that today. 24 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:43,680 I know that the Lord wants to speak. 25 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,200 To us. Today I know that he's got 26 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,440 things that he wants to deposit into our hearts and like. 27 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,360 It's it's really up to us if we're. 28 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,840 Open for him to do that and a lot of what this message is 29 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,160 going to be sort of around these things today. 30 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:08,039 You know, we want to. We want to know. 31 00:02:08,039 --> 00:02:10,400 The word of God. Like we want to, we believe. 32 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:15,280 That this is the word of God, His Bible is is truth, we. 33 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,000 Believe that we want to live by that. 34 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,480 We want this church to be a church that holds to this. 35 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:26,880 And lives by his words. In an uncompromising way in 36 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,000 just. A way that goes. 37 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,760 You know what, If it's in your word, then I would submit. 38 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,320 To your word because. When we're submitting to His 39 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,640 Word, we're not just submitting to the words on this page. 40 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,480 We are submitting to Him as Lord. 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,120 This is what it means to submit to the Word. 42 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,800 Of God. And we want to be. 43 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,400 A church that does. That we want to be. 44 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,640 A people that do that, and I hope that for all. 45 00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:50,320 Of us in this room, we want to do that. 46 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,480 We want to submit. To to the Lord as God and 47 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,480 follow. His ways and do the things that 48 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:00,880 he's calling us to do, you know? Israel had the scriptures. 49 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:03,240 You know they didn't have the New Testament. 50 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:04,760 Scriptures. But they had the scriptures. 51 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,200 They had the old. Testament scriptures and they 52 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:08,920 still. Follow. 53 00:03:08,920 --> 00:03:12,720 They still failed to follow. Him, which is interesting, isn't 54 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,280 it? God made a people raised up a 55 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,760 nation and gave them his word and they still weren't unable to 56 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:20,560 follow him. They still. 57 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,000 Fell short of that. And I just want you to keep that 58 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,960 in mind as we go through the message today. 59 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:28,360 Because we have the word of God today. 60 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:30,920 But does that guarantee that we're going to? 61 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,120 Follow it does that. Guarantee that we're going to 62 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,880 walk in it and we're going to see the things. 63 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,600 Of God outworked. In US and through US it doesn't. 64 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,400 They had. It we have it. 65 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,440 Just keep that in mind. You know the words of God, the 66 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,080 the the scripture, the Bible. It's not just words on a page. 67 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:50,520 We need those words to. Be. 68 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:55,440 Living and active in our hearts. We need the Word to to be in our 69 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,360 hearts that we would draw upon like a well that's in our hearts 70 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:01,840 to be led by him, to hear him clearly. 71 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,160 And that's what the New Covenant has done. 72 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,000 As I said, Israel had the word of God, but it was. 73 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:14,480 Outward the new covenant is is God putting the Word of God in 74 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:15,680 your hearts? He's taking a. 75 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,360 Flesh of a heart of. Stone and he's giving. 76 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,400 You, a heart of flesh. Jeremiah, 3133. 77 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,200 Says. I'll put my law in their minds. 78 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,400 And I'll. Write it on their hearts. 79 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,320 And I'll be their God. And they shall be my people. 80 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,920 This was a promise given to believers, that a promise to 81 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,440 come. I will put my Lord in their 82 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,480 minds, but not only in their minds. 83 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:44,520 I'll write it upon their hearts. And this is a promise fulfilled 84 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:49,120 in Christ. He is, you know, our bodies. 85 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,240 Are a. Temple for the Holy. 86 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,120 Spirit. This is what the Word teaches. 87 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:58,880 And so Christ dwelling in our hearts is the fulfillment of 88 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,040 that. Scripture, it's your heart being 89 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,360 filled with the Lord. Amen. 90 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,640 Do we believe that today? Do we believe that you've. 91 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,080 Come from having a heart of stone to having a heart. 92 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,560 Of flesh that the spirit of the. Living God lives in you. 93 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,800 Because that's what a believer. Is that's what it means. 94 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:23,280 To be saved the. The language of salvation is is 95 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,880 black and white. It's like you come from death to 96 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,320 life. You come from darkness. 97 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,920 To light. It's a huge. 98 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,800 Transformation that takes place when you are born again. 99 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,520 Think of that born again, the language of the. 100 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:38,920 Scripture is clear. There's a. 101 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Huge transformation that takes place when you're saved, when 102 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,560 you're born again, when you, when you take on the. 103 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,240 Lord as your Lord and. Savior. 104 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,120 And there's a That's what happens in your heart. 105 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,360 Something changes in you. You are changed from the inside 106 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,600 out. And that's the. 107 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,040 Advantage that we have in Christ. 108 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,440 Today over those that were. Living under the old covenant, I 109 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,720 just want to look at Moses for a moment. 110 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:10,200 Moses was the first leader of Israel of the nation of. 111 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,320 Israel, the Lord. Used Moses to to bring them out 112 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,720 of Egypt. And the Lord used Moses. 113 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,760 To give them the word of God in the 10 commandments and so 114 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,880 forth. Moses was a faithful guide. 115 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,280 It says that he was. The most humble of all men. 116 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:29,520 When I get into that, I don't know. 117 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:33,480 It doesn't matter who wrote it. Moses was a humble man. 118 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:37,080 That's the truth, right? But he failed. 119 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:43,080 In his end, he fell. Why disobedience when you read? 120 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,600 The story of Moses. In numbers 20 it. 121 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,680 Says that the the Lord. Gives him instructions. 122 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,600 This is what the Lord instructs Moses. 123 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,920 He says speak to the rock before their eyes. 124 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:55,840 And it will. Yield its water. 125 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,520 Thus you shall bring water from them out of the rock. 126 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,080 So that was the commandment that the Lord gave to Moses. 127 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,240 Go and speak to the rock, and give them water. 128 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,960 So Moses goes, and this is what he says to them. 129 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,960 He says. Listen up, Rebels here. 130 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,120 Rebels. Right, he's angry. 131 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,000 And he says. Must we bring water for you out 132 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,320 of? This rock, he's frustrated. 133 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,200 Right. And Moses lifts his hand and 134 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,240 strikes. The rock with his rod. 135 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:30,040 Twice and outcomes the water abundantly and the congregation 136 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:36,360 and the animals drink now. Moses was close to God. 137 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,680 It says that Moses, you know he. Had the word of. 138 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:46,240 God, it says that Moses spoke. Face to face with the Lord God. 139 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,960 Actually makes a point of saying you know, I've spoken to. 140 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,320 The prophets in a certain. Way, but not Moses. 141 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,520 Moses I've spoken to face to face, and Moses has a special 142 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:00,360 relationship with the Lord. But God's Word was still 143 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:01,920 outside. Of Moses. 144 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,600 You know Moses. What Moses lacked. 145 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:11,160 Is the thing that Jesus brings for you and I and that's. 146 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,960 The word of God. Living inside of us isn't that 147 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,280 amazing. That is as amazing as it was for 148 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:22,280 Moses. To. 149 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,640 Go up the mountain. To see. 150 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,760 God, in a way. You know to for the. 151 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:29,960 Glory of Him to. For his face to. 152 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,080 Shine, because he's been before the Lord. 153 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,400 All these things. You look at that and you just 154 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,559 go, wow, imagine being Moses. How cool would it be to be Moses 155 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:39,120 and to know? The Lord like that. 156 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,320 Well, you and I are in a better covenant. 157 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,360 We can know the. Lord, in a better way. 158 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,920 Than Moses did. Do we believe that? 159 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:50,720 I don't. I don't know that we do. 160 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,880 I think that when we read the Old Testament and see the signs 161 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,360 and the wonders and see the amazing things that God did. 162 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,560 I feel like we think that if we could just. 163 00:08:58,560 --> 00:09:00,280 See those things? Then we would know that. 164 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,280 We were close to God. But this is not. 165 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,720 What the scripture teaches. We are in a better covenant. 166 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:06,600 It's better. For us to have. 167 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:12,800 God living inside us. So Jesus. 168 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,480 Let's just talk about Jesus for a moment. 169 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,240 We should talk about Jesus more. Let's talk about Jesus for a 170 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,040 moment. So Jesus exampled what? 171 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,440 Moses. Lacked right. 172 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,880 Yes, Jesus. Humbled himself? 173 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:30,080 Yes, Jesus put aside his own will, John. 638 says. 174 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,880 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, 175 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,040 but to do the will of Him who sent me. 176 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,880 That's pretty amazing. Jesus is putting his own will. 177 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:43,840 Aside to do the Father's will, yes, but. 178 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,760 Jesus, it was more than that. Jesus had the word of God. 179 00:09:47,760 --> 00:10:01,180 In his heart, John 114 says, And the Word became flesh, and dwelt 180 00:10:01,180 --> 00:10:06,040 among us, and we beheld his. Glory, The glory as of the. 181 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:10,160 Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth, the Word become 182 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:11,880 flesh. So I'm not saying that, you 183 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,480 know, I'm not just saying that. Jesus had the word of God in his 184 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,640 heart. Jesus was the word of God all 185 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,600 right. Jesus had the word of God in his 186 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,240 heart. Jesus was the word of God. 187 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,040 He. The word was with him. 188 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:28,480 Everywhere that he. Went Jesus was empowered. 189 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,160 By the Spirit of the Lord, so the Spirit. 190 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,160 Came upon him Jesus. Was actually born of the Spirit, 191 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,120 right? Jesus was not born of the seed 192 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,200 of men. Jesus was born of the Holy. 193 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,080 Spirit. Jesus had the Spirit. 194 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,560 Of God living inside him. Jesus was led by the Spirit of 195 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:55,920 God, but the Spirit of God. Didn't do it all for him. 196 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:01,320 We said, we read that Jesus was yielded to the God's will. 197 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:05,520 That means that the Spirit didn't just take over Jesus body 198 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:08,720 and make him. Do the will of the the Father 199 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,000 Jesus still. Had to give himself over. 200 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,720 To to God's will, it says that he was. 201 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,640 Tempted in all the same ways that you and I attempted. 202 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,360 I don't think we grasp that. I think that we think that. 203 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,400 Just because. The temptation is really hard 204 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,720 that God understands. That we've we'd get it. 205 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,360 Wrong. Jesus was tempted in all the 206 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,840 same way as you and I, but without sin. 207 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:35,200 That says to me that it's possible to overcome sin. 208 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:38,080 By the spirit of. God, not by your flesh. 209 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,000 By the Spirit of God, that's. Living in US. 210 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:48,520 Jesus held God's Spirit. In high regard he made much of 211 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:52,640 God the Father. The Jesus knew the ultimate 212 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,360 authority and. Then he lived by that Jesus knew 213 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,600 that God. Was the ultimate authority 214 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:05,320 always, no matter what, and he lived that way, and he heard 215 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,000 from God, and he listened to God, and he. 216 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,320 Followed the the Father's steps always do. 217 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:16,480 You know that God not only commands us, you know it not 218 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,720 only gives us 2 commands to follow. 219 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:20,320 We know that God commands us right? 220 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,440 We know that Jesus commands. We've got the word of. 221 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,600 God, Jesus makes commandments in here, His word. 222 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,200 When Jesus speaks, you know what it is. 223 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,120 When Jesus tells you to do something, do you know what it 224 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,240 is? It's a commandment because he's. 225 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:38,200 God, right? It's like it's not optional when 226 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,120 Jesus says you know when. Jesus said to his disciples. 227 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,400 I want you just to go over there and you know there's going to be 228 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,080 a donkey tied up and all these. He wasn't suggesting, hey, maybe 229 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,920 just do that. He was giving them a command and 230 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,360 they knew that they they were under. 231 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,040 His authority, so they. Went and they did. 232 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,680 But God has an expectation for obedience from us. 233 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:04,000 Do we understand that? God expects his people. 234 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,880 To be obedient to Him, to follow Him. 235 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,400 If Jesus has called us to follow. 236 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,680 Him. Do you think that Jesus has an 237 00:13:12,680 --> 00:13:14,440 expectation that we would follow him? 238 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,040 He does. So there's I'm going to talk 239 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,160 about this for a moment, Jesus. That that God. 240 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,400 Has an expectation for obedience. 241 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,880 Following God's word is not optional for us. 242 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,080 It's not. If we feel like it, we are 243 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,320 believers. We are. 244 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,880 Sons and daughters of the King, we call him Lord. 245 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,840 Why do you call me Lord if you don't do the things I say? 246 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,320 It's not optional. For us to follow the. 247 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,520 Lord and his commands. He expects us to be. 248 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:54,480 Holy and set apart that that is a good thing that we to be holy 249 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,240 and set apart is a wonderful thing. 250 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,840 And we think that like, you know, oh God's, just, you know. 251 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,440 I have to be holy. I have to be set apart like it's 252 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:03,480 some. Burden on us. 253 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:06,440 It's a good thing to be set. Apart to be holy. 254 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,960 For him, and God expects that from us. 255 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,400 And God has made every provision. 256 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,480 For us to do that. There's every provision in. 257 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:22,520 Place for us to hear the Spirit of God for us to be led. 258 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,280 By him. For us to walk worthy. 259 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,400 Of him, everything that needed to be given to you and I. 260 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,680 To be able to walk. This thing out well God has done 261 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,360 through his Son, through the Holy Spirit, which is an amazing 262 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,240 thing. We can be led by him. 263 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:48,930 We can work, walk worthy of Him. You know, like so. 264 00:14:49,010 --> 00:14:51,610 So the. Early church is established and. 265 00:14:52,890 --> 00:14:54,930 You know. Jesus goes, and he's seated on 266 00:14:54,930 --> 00:14:58,690 the right hand of the Father, and the Holy Spirit comes and 267 00:14:58,690 --> 00:15:00,490 the and the. Church the early church in. 268 00:15:00,490 --> 00:15:02,370 Acts like when you read. The early church. 269 00:15:02,370 --> 00:15:03,770 The early. Chapters in Acts. 270 00:15:04,010 --> 00:15:07,240 The church is doing really well. They're they're doing really 271 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:08,840 well. They're following the Lord the 272 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,560 the the power of God is. Moving powerfully in in the 273 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:17,160 church, but you don't have to get far when you start to see 274 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,640 things get a little. Shaky I. 275 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,920 Want to just bring your attention? 276 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:25,640 To the story Story of. Ananias and Sapphira we don't. 277 00:15:25,640 --> 00:15:28,560 Really like to talk about this story because it's it's the 278 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,280 church. It's like believers. 279 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:36,000 That you know, they they. Lie to to Peter, they lie to the 280 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,920 apostles. And Peter calls them out and he 281 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:38,760 says. You'll actually be. 282 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:43,120 Lying to the Lord, right? They sell some land, they bring 283 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,720 in the offering. And I think what's going on, I 284 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:47,920 believe what's going on is, is that they're giving their 285 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,080 offering and they're saying here we've sold our land. 286 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,960 Here is all that that we've gotten from this land and that 287 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,240 we're giving it to God. We're giving it to the apostles. 288 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:59,160 Do what we rule. With it and Peter. 289 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,640 Through the Holy. Spirit is going hang on a 290 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:03,240 second. You're lying. 291 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,560 You're not giving it all. You're making it seem like 292 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,160 you're giving it all, but you're not. 293 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:13,320 And so anyway, this story. Unfolds God kills these people. 294 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:18,560 The Holy Spirit kills them. And they die, right? 295 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:22,920 And it's for lying. And I think to myself, I just 296 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,760 go, Lord, Oh my goodness. I've seen some pretty shady 297 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,680 things going on in the church. We've heard some pretty horrific 298 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:36,360 things going on in the church. Why isn't God striking it all 299 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,400 down and and killing it? And I've been pondering that. 300 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:45,360 I've been thinking about that because that seems harsh to me 301 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,240 that someone could lie. Well, what didn't? 302 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,040 Jesus, pay the price. For our sins. 303 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:58,560 So anyway, I'm thinking about that and maybe there's an answer 304 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,800 to this question because I've had this question when I, when I 305 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,560 came to the church, when I started being involved in the 306 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,160 church. I've got this question in my 307 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,359 heart. It's why don't we see the same 308 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:13,240 power and the same signs and wonders and and you know the. 309 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,839 Spirit of God. Moving with power like I read in 310 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:22,240 the scriptures in the early church and I wonder is the. 311 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:26,160 Church really set apart. The same way. 312 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,440 That the early church was. Are we completely given over? 313 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:35,520 To this thing. Is she a holy and spotless 314 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:44,040 bride? Are we in this world but not of? 315 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,600 This world, could you truly say that? 316 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,720 The Church, the body of believers. 317 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:54,280 Are operating separate to the world in God's systems, not the 318 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,080 world's systems. I don't know that we could. 319 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,040 Maybe that's the answer to this question. 320 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:03,240 Why don't we see? The power of God moving like we 321 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,240 would read in these scriptures. And it's happening. 322 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,520 Don't get me wrong. There's there's things going on 323 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,720 around our world. God is moving, God is building, 324 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:13,800 God is doing amazing things. But I want to see what I see in 325 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,000 scripture. And so I wonder. 326 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,600 Is it possible that? The church doesn't look the same 327 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:27,120 today because we've become worldly because we're not no 328 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:29,920 longer set apart for him. Completely. 329 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,120 We're set apart. For him a bit. 330 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:38,200 I don't know that you could. Be set apart a bit if I set 331 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,800 aside. Some money for something and I 332 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,400 go, I'm setting that fat 50 bucks, I'm setting that money 333 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,840 aside, that's for this. And then I start spending it for 334 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:49,040 something else. Was that money set apart for 335 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,520 something or not? I don't think it was. 336 00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:00,080 So maybe God's not, you know, you know. 337 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,360 As he did with Sapphira. And Ananias, you know, just 338 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,640 wedding out the unrighteousness killing, you know the. 339 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,080 Liar. Maybe there'd. 340 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:12,880 Be no church left. If you did that today, right, 341 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,120 that's a scary thought. We laugh like we like. 342 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,240 And we, you know, it is funny. I don't know if it is, but 343 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:24,040 anyway, it's not funny. Because like we serve a holy 344 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:28,120 God, we're called to be a set apart bride. 345 00:19:28,120 --> 00:19:31,280 We're called to be spotless. He's you know Jesus is coming 346 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:37,480 for a spotless bride, right? That means that we need to be 347 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,200 set apart and holy and you'll just run into this if. 348 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,520 You read the scripture, you'll read. 349 00:19:44,120 --> 00:19:47,600 That God has made this. Very clear that we need to be 350 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,160 set apart. And God's not the one that's. 351 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:51,800 Supposed to pull us over. And make. 352 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:54,080 Us do all the right. Things like I said before, it 353 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,760 wasn't the holy. Spirit that forced Jesus. 354 00:19:56,760 --> 00:20:01,680 To walk holy and righteous. It was Jesus's willingness to 355 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,080 lay down his life and serve the Lord and be led. 356 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:09,000 By the Holy Spirit that. Kept him holy and blameless. 357 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,880 I want to turn our attention to the letters. 358 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,080 That Paul writes to the. Corinthian Church, listen to 359 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:18,640 this. I'm just. 360 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,080 Talking about how the church. Just sort of gradually just gets 361 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:25,280 further and further away from being set apart and holy listen 362 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,440 to what, Paul? Has to write. 363 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:32,160 One Corinthians 5, first five. It's actually reported that 364 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,880 there is sexual. Immorality among you that Such 365 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,160 immorality that is not even named among Gentiles. 366 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,360 It's not even out in the world. Guys, the things that's going on 367 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:47,600 in the church, you won't even find those things out there. 368 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,800 Do you see what he's saying? It's like, guys, what are we 369 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:51,880 doing? We're. 370 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,600 Supposed to be set. Apart we've become worldly, so 371 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,720 there's correction that that's been needed. 372 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,280 What about 1 John? 1 John? 373 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:05,800 21 John is just like I can't read 1 John without, you know, 374 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,680 wondering whether I'm actually in the church. 375 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:14,040 Anyway, 1 John 2 verse 3 it says now by this we know that we know 376 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:15,240 him. This. 377 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,080 By this we know. We know him. 378 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,360 If we keep his. Commandments. 379 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,680 He who says I know him and does not keep his commandments is a 380 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,800 liar, and the truth is not in him. 381 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,320 That's pretty. Jarring, isn't it? 382 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,480 Isn't it? I'm just trying to. 383 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,280 Highlight to. You the the seriousness. 384 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,040 Of the. Scriptures when it comes to 385 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:39,960 following him and being set apart. 386 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:46,760 And then we come to. Perhaps the scariest of all for 387 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,680 the scriptures written to the churches. 388 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,040 You know where we find that revelation? 389 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,560 Jesus writes letters. To the churches. 390 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,560 And this is like the bookend of the. 391 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,240 Bible this is like. The end revelation is. 392 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,960 Last book of the Bible. You'll find these things in 393 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,240 Genesis. You'll find the things that I'm 394 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,480 saying in every book in between. When we get to. 395 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:07,960 Revelation. Jesus. 396 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,000 Writes letters specifically to the. 397 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,440 Churches and Jesus draws a line right down the middle. 398 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,920 Of the church, and he says those. 399 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,400 That are on one side. That are my followers that are. 400 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,920 Overcomers and those that are on the other side, and you'll see. 401 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,520 I'm going to read some of this stuff. 402 00:22:26,360 --> 00:22:27,920 Revelation 2. I'm just going to pick some 403 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:33,440 verses out and this is the. From the letter to the Church of 404 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,080 Ephesus. Remember therefore where you 405 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,360 have. Fallen repent and do the first 406 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:40,280 works. Or else. 407 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,880 I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its 408 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:47,480 place unless you repent. He's talking to the churches and 409 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,520 he's saying unless you repent, unless you turn from the way 410 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,360 you're going, I'll remove the lampstand. 411 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,000 That should be a scary. Thing the church is a lampstand 412 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,800 that God plants I will remove. It he says. 413 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,520 He who has an ear, let him hear what the. 414 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,920 Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes? 415 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,320 To him who overcomes. I will give to eat. 416 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,520 From the tree of life which is in the midst. 417 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,400 Of the paradise of God. To him who overcomes writing to 418 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,360 the churches, Smyrna, be faithful unto death. 419 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:22,440 I will give you the crown of life. 420 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,480 He who has an ear, let him hear what the. 421 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:28,920 Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes shall not be 422 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,520 hurt by the second death. Do you know what the second 423 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,600 death is? The second death is hell. 424 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:37,400 It's like eternal damnation, right? 425 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,400 We're all going to die. Those who? 426 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,120 Are written in the book. Of life are saved forever those 427 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:44,600 who are not. Second death. 428 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,640 So Jesus is writing a letter. To the churches. 429 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:52,480 And he's saying those who overcome will not be hurt by the 430 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:58,320 second death. I don't need to keep reading 431 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,000 these. Right, like there's there's so. 432 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,240 Many things that Jesus says. To those who. 433 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,840 Overcome. I'll give you a crown. 434 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,080 I'll you'll eat from the tree. Of life you. 435 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,800 You know you will be with me forever, all of these things to 436 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:15,920 those who don't, the second death, you know, I'll remove my 437 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,640 lamp stand. There's a lion that Jesus draws 438 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,200 through the middle of the church, and he says. 439 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,520 Those that are truly. Following me those who are 440 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:28,240 overcoming, those who I have an ear to hear that are listening 441 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:29,440 to what the. Spirit of God. 442 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:33,160 Says they are being they are following him for their life. 443 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:39,600 The way that Jesus did, those people, the other people, they 444 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,440 have their place. Somewhere else? 445 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:49,360 Why am I saying all? This just because you go to 446 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:51,840 church? Just because. 447 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,000 You've been in a church your whole life. 448 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:57,720 Just because you tell your. Friends and you tell everyone 449 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:58,920 that you are a. Follower of. 450 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:04,040 Jesus does not mean that you are an overcomer according to 451 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,880 Jesus's words, not according to me. 452 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:07,800 I don't get to choose who's in and who's out. 453 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,320 Jesus does right? And His word says those who 454 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,560 overcome, those who listen to the Spirit. 455 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,280 Of the Lord. Amen. 456 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:23,160 That should be challenging. That's a challenging word. 457 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,200 For us as a church, it should be. 458 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,160 It should stir us. Into thinking. 459 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,960 About the sort of lives that we live. 460 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,320 And and being given over to His ways. 461 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,720 Amen. So we. 462 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,960 Want to be a church that hears the Spirit of God. 463 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,960 We want to be a church that. Walks by the. 464 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:50,960 Spirit of God, Who here would like to hear the Spirit of God 465 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:56,800 more? Clearly, I want to hear from God 466 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,720 more clearly for my life, for this church, for my family. 467 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,440 I want to hear what God's saying clearer. 468 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:09,520 I think we all do, right? Can I ask another? 469 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,920 Question. What would you be? 470 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:16,400 Willing to give up? To hear clearer. 471 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:20,240 Would you be willing to give up your? 472 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,360 Sleep. Would you be willing to give up 473 00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:25,360 your money? Would you be willing to give up 474 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:28,680 your time? Would you be willing to set? 475 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,080 Apart. Set aside. 476 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,440 Some things to hear from. Would you be willing at all to 477 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,560 give up anything to hear him clearer? 478 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:45,080 Or would you just? Be not willing at all, because 479 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,320 ultimately. Like the the choice is ours. 480 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:55,480 To be willing or not willing. I said before that Moses spoke 481 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,800 to God. Face to face, but. 482 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,960 Then the problem with Moses is Moses had to turn his back on 483 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:08,880 God and go back down the mountain, right? 484 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:10,880 That was the problem because the. 485 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,680 Spirit of God like. God was with him and he said he 486 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,080 was with him. But Moses would sit before God 487 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,680 and God would speak and he, Moses would listen, but then 488 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,840 Moses would have to go away. You know when most when God said 489 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,760 to Moses, go and speak? To the rock. 490 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,760 Moses was like, all right. Cool, got it. 491 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,480 Got it. And then, then, then he had to 492 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,200 walk through the Israelites, right And. 493 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:34,400 Then he had to see like these people that had just. 494 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:39,800 Been so disobedient and just complain and whinge about. 495 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,120 I wonder how many people grabbed at Moses. 496 00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:45,160 While he was on his. Way and complained and asked him 497 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,720 to do something or whatever and by the time that Moses. 498 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,760 Got there. He was so frustrated. 499 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,120 That he just grabbed his stuff and he just hit the rock. 500 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:01,880 But not us, not us. God in us. 501 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:03,280 The hope of. Glory. 502 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:08,880 That means something to us, John 617 says. 503 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:13,120 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage 504 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:16,480 that I go away for if I go. Away the. 505 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:21,200 Helper will come the helper. Sorry. 506 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,280 For if I do not. Go away the helper. 507 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,760 Will not come to you. But if I depart. 508 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:29,520 I will send him to you. If Jesus stayed. 509 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:36,440 In Jerusalem, we would have to go to Jerusalem and line up. 510 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:40,760 To hear what God's. Saying it'd be a pretty long 511 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,880 line, right? So he's saying it's better. 512 00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:47,480 For for you that I go, because the Holy Spirit. 513 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,600 Will come and then he will speak. 514 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:55,240 Directly into your heart. That's the new covenant. 515 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,000 It's a powerful. Covenant. 516 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:04,840 It doesn't leave us alone, ever. The Holy Spirit is never not. 517 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,120 With you to give you. Counsel to help you, to 518 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,360 strengthen you in your temptations, all of these things 519 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,200 he's never he will never leave you alone or forsake you. 520 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,800 But we have to position. Ourselves to hear the Holy 521 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:32,400 Spirit. Jesus positioned himself that's. 522 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:33,880 Really. This is really the. 523 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:38,160 Point of what I'm saying today, that Jesus positioned himself. 524 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,560 To hear the Lord. And if Jesus being born of the. 525 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,480 Holy Spirit full of the Holy Spirit. 526 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,280 Never tainted by sin. Never. 527 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,240 LED astray. If he had to position himself to 528 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:55,880 hear how much more you and I and so I. 529 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,880 Asked us what would be? What would be we? 530 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,400 What would we be willing? To give up. 531 00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,760 I've read this to us before, but Mark one verse 32 says. 532 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:12,200 This is of Jesus, it says at. Evening The sun had set and they 533 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,160 brought to him so it's gotten dark. 534 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:17,200 They brought to him all the sick, and the demon possessed, 535 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,200 and the whole. City was gathered towards the 536 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,000 door. Then he healed. 537 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,840 Many who were. Sick in various diseases. 538 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,440 And cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons 539 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:33,000 to speak, but they knew him now in the morning, having risen 540 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:34,960 long. Before daylight, he. 541 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,040 Went out and. Departed to a solitary place. 542 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:39,840 And he? Prayed Jesus had a. 543 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:45,280 Late night serving Jesus was up way before the sun was early to 544 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:49,680 go and hear from the Lord. Jesus sacrificed his time. 545 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,600 Jesus sacrificed his sleep. Jesus. 546 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,440 Sacrificed everything to hear from the Lord. 547 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,880 He knew how important it was. He knew that the. 548 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:03,400 The call was so big that he had to be at God's. 549 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,080 Feet listening to the Holy. Spirit. 550 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:06,800 He had to be led by the Holy Spirit. 551 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:10,840 I think that we. That the. 552 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:14,640 Church has been deceived. I think that Satan has made us 553 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,080 so worldly and distracted us and caught. 554 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:22,200 Us up. In so many things that we we. 555 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:24,400 Struggle to hear. The voice of God for ourselves. 556 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,160 Now it's like maybe the only time you're ever going to hear 557 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,920 from God is when you come into the meetings and you sit here 558 00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,080 and you're not thinking about anything else and the Word of 559 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,240 God is being preached and you're attentive to the Lord. 560 00:31:37,640 --> 00:31:39,480 Maybe that's the only time we're hearing from Him. 561 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:44,880 That's not enough, guys. The Lord wants us to have a 562 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:49,280 genuine relationship with Him through His Holy Spirit every 563 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:51,600 single. Day everywhere you go. 564 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:53,560 He wants to be speaking and leading us. 565 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,760 The Church is entertained by all of the same things that the 566 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:00,840 world is. We have all. 567 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,960 Of the same habits. We go to. 568 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,120 Work with the same motivation. People go to work. 569 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,040 To pay their bills and and like we do the same. 570 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,080 It's just like I have. To go to work because I have to. 571 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,440 Pay all my bills. You could look at work. 572 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,960 Differently as a believer. You could go to work. 573 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,760 To serve the king, you could make money. 574 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,640 So that you could. Invest it in the Kingdom, you 575 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,760 could make money. To to raise up a. 576 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,400 Family to know him do you see what I'm saying you could switch 577 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:35,120 the way that you think about everything your. 578 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,440 Sleep pattern like our sleep. Patterns are the same as the 579 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:38,880 world you got. To sleep your 8 hours. 580 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,240 Like, do you see what I'm saying? 581 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:44,920 Like we we anyway. We're just, we're so caught. 582 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:49,160 Up in worldliness and I feel like what the Lord is saying to 583 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,640 us as a. Church as a people, as the 584 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,720 church. It's time for the church. 585 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:59,200 To wake up and be set apart again and put aside worldliness 586 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,720 and put aside the things of this world, and be attentive. 587 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,880 To what the spirit of. God is saying Amen. 588 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,280 So I want to I want to put out a bit of a challenge to. 589 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:19,320 Us this week to sacrifice. Some of our time once, once this 590 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:20,280 week. I know some of us. 591 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,800 Do this already but. One time this week I'm going to 592 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:26,080 challenge all of us. To set. 593 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,880 Aside an hour, one whole. Hour. 594 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:33,160 To turn off your phone to get away from people to. 595 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:37,000 Isolate yourself. Somewhere and to just sit. 596 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,080 With the Lord. And say, here I am, Lord, speak 597 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:44,960 to me and let your mind settle, you know, because you will sit 598 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:47,120 there and you will think of everything else. 599 00:33:47,280 --> 00:33:50,480 You will because this is what? We do you actually have to 600 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:54,280 intensively say I'm just going to sit here until these. 601 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:57,880 Voices are quiet. Lord help me seek. 602 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,440 The Lord and say Lord, quiet the other voices. 603 00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:02,200 I want to hear. You. 604 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,040 Your word says your word says that. 605 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,880 We will know the shepherd's voice. 606 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,400 Lord, I want to know your voice. So many voices in my head, so 607 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,639 many voices in the world. I want to hear your voice. 608 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,719 I want to set aside. One hour, you know I. 609 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,120 Feel, I feel. Irreverent to God even saying 610 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,040 that hey. Church we should set aside. 611 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,520 One hour for God. I feel bad saying that. 612 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:28,000 Because he's so worthy, he's. So much more worthy than one 613 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,159 hour of my time being set apart for him. 614 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,440 I feel bad saying it, but we've got to start somewhere, right? 615 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:36,880 Because I don't think. I think if we're honest in our 616 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:40,639 hearts, I think that putting aside one hour, turning your 617 00:34:40,639 --> 00:34:44,159 phone off, switching off the TV, turning off the radio, I think 618 00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:46,760 that that's going to be. Difficult because of the 619 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:50,719 lifestyle that we live, because. Of the worldliness that we're 620 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,639 caught up in. We've just we've framed our 621 00:34:53,639 --> 00:34:55,320 lives in a worldly. Way and. 622 00:34:56,199 --> 00:34:58,000 We're not being led. By the Spirit of God. 623 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,320 For ourselves, we're relying on others to speak. 624 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,200 To us, like what's God? Saying for my life, what's God 625 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:05,160 saying for your? Life do. 626 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:06,800 You know. Do you expect? 627 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,480 Everyone else to know what the Lord's saying for your life. 628 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,200 If you don't know the Lord wants to speak to us. 629 00:35:14,240 --> 00:35:18,200 So go and sit with him for one hour and ask him some questions. 630 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:19,800 Here's a couple of questions you can ask. 631 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,760 I would take a notepad and a pen. 632 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,400 Why would you take a notepad and a pen? 633 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,440 Because you're expecting that the Lord is going to speak. 634 00:35:27,720 --> 00:35:30,080 There's faith in that. You're saying I'm going to take 635 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,040 a notepad and a pen and I'm going to. 636 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:35,000 Expect for the Lord to. Tell me something and you can 637 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,640 ask him, Lord, tell me something for me. 638 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:41,160 Tell me something for my life, Lord, give me some guidance, 639 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:45,400 something and you could say, Lord, give me a word for someone 640 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,880 else. Speak to me for someone. 641 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,320 Tell me that the people around me that have need. 642 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:55,560 Give me something for someone, Lord, and you could say. 643 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:59,480 Lord. Speak to me for the church, give 644 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,080 me something for the church, Lord. 645 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:04,920 And I'm expecting that when we come back together, we'll have 646 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:08,120 something to share. I'm expecting that when we do 647 00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,440 this and when we. Realize that the Holy Spirit. 648 00:36:10,520 --> 00:36:13,640 Is with us and he. Does speak to us. 649 00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:16,320 Each and every one of us. And he does. 650 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:17,560 Lead us. And he does. 651 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:19,640 Want to have a real? Relationship with us. 652 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,800 I believe that it will stir us. To want to do that more. 653 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:26,120 That's the the the. Drawing of the. 654 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:29,920 Holy Spirit to his. Church is saying come, come to 655 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:34,800 me, come to to me who are heavy laden, come to me and I'll give 656 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,320 you rest. And I feel like that. 657 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,880 Now is the time for. This church, if the church. 658 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,440 Isn't going to. Do it if the church, we are the 659 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,000 church. If the church isn't going to. 660 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:50,400 Seek God for what is. For his direction, for our city, 661 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,960 for our community. For our world, for the lives of 662 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,120 the lost. Around us, if the church isn't 663 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,240 going to do that, who's going to do that? 664 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:00,800 How's God going to make his will known if not through? 665 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:05,320 The church. The church is God's will. 666 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,400 It is his. Hands and feet here on the 667 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,240 earth, and that means that there's. 668 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:13,480 A job for us to do. Amen. 669 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:18,760 Are we willing to do that? Would we be willing? 670 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:23,480 If you are willing, let's stand together and let's just pray. 671 00:37:32,330 --> 00:37:34,210 Lord God. We thank you for your. 672 00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:36,250 Word. We thank you. 673 00:37:36,250 --> 00:37:39,450 That your word. Is not just words on a page. 674 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,040 We thank you, Lord, that. Your spirit. 675 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:47,320 Speaks to us in a. Real way and Lord, we pray that 676 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,160 you. Would give us the strength, give 677 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:53,560 us the leading, give us what we need to take that step of 678 00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:57,960 obedience. This week to set aside ourselves 679 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,120 for. You for one hour, our Lord and 680 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:05,720 Lord I. Pray, Lord God, I pray that you 681 00:38:05,720 --> 00:38:09,040 would speak, that you would direct us, Lord, that as we. 682 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:11,880 Come back together next week. Lord, that we would have. 683 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:15,480 Something to share with one another and that it would stir 684 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,080 us up into the future. It would stir us up. 685 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:22,160 Into this coming season for our lives and for the Church. 686 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:23,760 For the Church of this. City. 687 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,840 For the Church of Australia. And for the church around the 688 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,440 globe. I pray you would stir us up 689 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,680 Lord, to be led by you like. You led your son. 690 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:36,520 Jesus, Lord, we, we, we see the way that he followed you. 691 00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:39,640 We see the way that he sacrificed. 692 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,200 We see the way. That you made a way for. 693 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:45,640 Us to follow you as you follow the Father. 694 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:48,920 Lord, so empower us today, grip our hearts. 695 00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,720 Let us not forget, let us not be distracted. 696 00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:53,120 Away, I'll pray that you would quiet. 697 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:56,320 Every voice of the enemy. That you would quiet every. 698 00:38:56,320 --> 00:39:00,360 Excuse that we want to lead us somewhere else in the name of 699 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,160 Jesus. By the blood of Jesus, Lord. 700 00:39:02,760 --> 00:39:05,720 I speak health and life over every single person here. 701 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:07,480 I pray that you would raise us up. 702 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,480 I pray that you would. Heal us from our pains and and 703 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,760 our sicknesses. Lord, I pray that you would. 704 00:39:12,760 --> 00:39:15,000 Empower us, Lord, for the work that we have. 705 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:20,360 To be done this week in Jesus mighty name, Amen. 706 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,480 Thank you for joining us for today's message. 707 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,360 For more information about The Way Church, please visit 708 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:31,320 ourwebsite@thewaychurch.com dot AU. 709 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:32,640 Have a blessed day.