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Excited to open up God's word 
with you, meet me in the gospel 

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of Mark in chapter three. 
Mark chapter 3 and put your 

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finger and verse 13. 
Mark 3:13 father, this is your 

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word. 
This is your voice. 

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Or give us ears to hear. 
We know that Satan hates your 

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word. 
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interfere with this moment. and 
so we just ask for a special 

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protection over our minds and 
our hearts We pray that all 

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attacks would be subdued. 
And we ask, oh, Lord. 

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That your will would be done in 
our hearts, as your word is. 

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Clearly understood no confusion 
Lord, no stammering nothing. 

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That would try to hinder. 
The Simplicity of this text. 

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Let it move us and change Us For
Your Glory. 

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We love you Lord and we love 
your word speak. 

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Now in Jesus name, amen. 
And he went up on the mountain 

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and called to him Those whom he 
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And they came to him. 
And he appointed twelve whom he 

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also named Apostles so that they
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send them out to preach and have
authority to cast out demons. 

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He appointed the 12 Simon to 
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James, the son of Zebedee. 
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whom he gave the name in the 
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It would say bah nargiz that is 
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Andrew, and Philip, and 
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Thomas, and James, the son of 
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Simon the Zealot, and Judas 
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Who betrayed him? 
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twelve men whom Jesus set apart 
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Representatives, who would in a 
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impact the course of human 
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Understanding the appointment of
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footnote to the ministry and 
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It is an absolute Landmark a 
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of redemption. 
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realize that there is a 
surprising election of unrefined

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young Jewish men who would be 
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would have unimaginable Ripple 
effects going across the globe 

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and across generations and 
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the return of Jesus Christ. 
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from the legacy of these men and
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Illness to their lord, and our 
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And it's almost difficult to 
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Jesus in The Gospel of Mark 
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recognition of these men that we
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Now that doesn't mean that these
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throughout the early phase of 
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It does mean that these men were
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were also following Jesus 
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up to this point, but something 
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The Holy Spirit, indeed takes 
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about how Jesus is going to 
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So that they would be his agents
and unrepeatable way by the way,

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that would do incredible things 
for the message and the ministry

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of Christ. 
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realize Even In A fast-paced 
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incredible things to meditate 
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We look here and you just heard 
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call. 
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of Jesus before the call. 
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to a different account. 
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men, we see the purpose of this 
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We see the mission of the call. 
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of some of these men helping us 
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of the grace of God. 
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this demands for us to at least 
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to see how these details are 
significant to the significant 

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turning point in the ministry of
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Now And so, I want you to look 
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Three things and they're easy to
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going to look at is the planning
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And Luke is going to help us see
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but not just the planning of the
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We're going to see the purpose 
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and lastly something that I pray
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Deeply are the people who were 
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Why did God choose them? 
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M, that can help us understand 
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And so, as we look at these 
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to soar. 
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about his wonderful wisdom, his 
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average men. 
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went up on the mountain and 
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it would be very wrong for us to
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spontaneously on some random 
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It would be equally in error to 
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decision independent of divine 
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Even though we are told that he 
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Whom he willed whom he longed 
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And the reason why I say this is
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account, which is the only other
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occasion and his version of the 
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Christ. 
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preparation for this? 
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chapter 6, and verse 12. 
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Mark's neighbor is Luke. 
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Look at verse 12. 
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the mountain, the same Mountain 
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to pray and all night. 
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And when day came, he called his
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twelve whom he named Apostles 
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of the Apostles, we find Jesus 
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Crying out to him so that he 
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men, who would be set apart for 
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was not an ordinary time of 
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small verdict to make this was 
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This was huge. 
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consequences and, because of 
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future of Christ's Ministry in 
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Jesus in his Humanity. 
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To come before. 
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of ministry and even interaction
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divine approval. 
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Heaven. 
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Are these, the men that you 
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Who are the men that you desire?
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though the position of Apostles 
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exclusive to these men, not to 
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replicated, the approach of 
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call for us to imitate. 
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Realize that he is demonstrating
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And what he is proving to you. 
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that the bigger a decision is, 
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about it. 
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more prayer is required about 
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And here's the thing, it would 
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that, this is how Jesus prayed 
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This is how he regularly prayed.
He spent all night, she barely 

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slept. 
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hours sleep. 
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He did regularly pray. 
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crossroads that he faced in his 
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absolutely necessary to wrestle 
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flesh, to wait on him, to take 
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has clear direction from above. 
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short term, as you heard this 
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we'll have dilemmas, you will 
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make a decision, but it will 
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time of prayer where you come 
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undeniable Clarity and wisdom 
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And the encouragement I get from
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is the example of Jesus in this 
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ultimate resource to turn to and
to run to when you have many 

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options before you and you don't
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what? 
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and verse 13 and when day came 
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chose from them. 
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guys. 
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be on his team. 
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many, many who are walking with 
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Jesus questions, but from among 
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get to why 12 in a moment. 
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not presume. 
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thinking, even though he is God 
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the spirit of God wants to show 
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speak. 
That detail, should bless us 

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because this is an indirect 
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That when you and I are 
overwhelmed with options when we

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are, when we are overwhelmed 
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that there are decisions to make
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lives. 
Pray. 

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Always pray. 
Keep praying, stay there, seek 

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him. 
Wait on him, repeat yourself. 

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If need be until God brings 
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And by faith, you have to 
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providentially make a known and 
sometimes supernaturally guide 

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us. 
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take. 
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Works prayer works. 
Why do you think we pray here 

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every Wednesday? 
Because we have nothing else to 

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do on Wednesday. 
My Flesh can think of a hundred 

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other things to do, but pray on 
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the winters of Chicago. 
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here's the thing, Jesus is the 
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The servant of Yahweh there is 
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pattern for us as a man. 
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as a minister. 
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Seek God, wait on God, look for 
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And as I come to this text, I 
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of the context of his praying 
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Not, why does he separate one 
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separating himself from 
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engagement with other people and
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you. 
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it. 
You don't have to turn there, 

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but it's because of Mark 36. 
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leaders and the political 
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together to destroy Jesus. 
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persecution is rising and Jesus 
himself knew the special 

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preparation that was required 
for these men before the 

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crucifixion. 
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things, he realizes the time is 
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father, Lord. 
Now this is when this is, this 

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is what I need from you. 
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because you know that the 
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The Temptations in the times of 
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To rely on emotional impulses, 
to run to so many different 

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Avenues before you come to the 
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And yet Jesus here, does not 
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He's not Frank tick here, he's 
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because what? 
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No, if anything he he feels this
pressure but it causes him as he

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squeezed. 
To just cry out to the Lord. 

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Lord, you see Lord, you know the
predicament, you know, the 

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situation you know the 
limitations I need you now where

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do I go? 
What do I do? 

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I will not move without you. 
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as a, as an example we believe 
in a multiplicity of Elders in 

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the church by God's grace is 
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All we needed. 
We need more Elders, we need 

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more leaders. 
So why don't we just pick 

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anybody? 
Because it just looks better. 

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Well, why don't we just anybody 
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becomes some I consistently. 
There's anybody know. 

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Lord. 
You see what we need? 

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We'll wait on. 
You will pray. 

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Some people. 
I'm getting older still single. 

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I'll just take the next guy that
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I can come to church with me and
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I don't know if he's really 
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No sister, brother pray. 
Wait on God. 

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He sees it look to Jesus as your
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constraints, you see the things 
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This being a possibility time is
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clear. 
Help me see it. 

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So I can follow Faithfully. 
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It's incredible. 
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wonders but It is contingent 
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Go back to Mark, did you notice 
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went up on the mountain and 
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desired and they came to him, he
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desired. 
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These 12 are what he desired 
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these are the men that he 
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pray all night for God's will to
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two things. 
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together, what you see is Jesus 
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desires of the father. 
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Christ and the father were one 
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ways they were one was in their 
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will of Jesus Christ and there 
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worked independently from God. 
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where he entertained or desire 
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heaven, not to do my own will 
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complete alignment with Desires 
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That's what prayer does, as much
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That ultimately changes you, 
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really come into the presence of
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you're ever concerned whether 
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changes, anything know this for 
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least. 
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shapes you and God sees your 
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posture prayer. 
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that he will exalt us. 
He will conform us, he will work

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on us, he would fill us, he 
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as we're asking to do wonders 
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Do you want to secure an open 
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Do you want the strongest signal
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If I can use that language in 
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he responds to your request and 
your desires, then make sure day

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by day, that you examine your 
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say I want with God wants. 
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what I desire. 
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blessed his son Jesus prayed. 
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Require unusual praying. 
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of the call, we see the 
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it, but we come down to verse 14
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twelve. 
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that they might be with him and 
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and have authority to cast out 
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straightforward. 
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look at the order of the 
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something very special about our
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What was the first thing that 
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desired that. 
They might be with him. 

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That they might be with him and 
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preach and doing Miracles with 
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has given them. 
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this. 
Jesus desires, intimacy more, 

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and before Ministry. 
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of this before. 
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there is pastoring, before there
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Christ called these men to be in
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one-on-one relationship, 
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that discipline remained with 
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post-resurrection. 
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chapter 6, when the when the 
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was demand for tables to be 
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they said in verse 4 of Acts 6, 
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what prayer and then the 
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is not by accident. 
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have to first pray, meaning we 
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connection to God. 
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God worship. 
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God. 
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To how we serve the Lord. 
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from that. 
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I pray that it stirs. 
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you? 
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how Grand your ministry may be, 
no matter how much demand there 

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might be on your life Christ, 
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communion with himself, That's 
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context of you serving him. 
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Don't mistake. 
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that's for you and I to be 
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his Incarnation during his time 
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And it is even now today while 
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Perhaps, you're not convinced. 
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that throne and that famous 
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himself. 
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chapter six, which I encourage 
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his glory and majesty and 
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creatures that are around him. 
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as the seraphim, a word that 
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ones Do you remember what the 
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were in the presence of Jesus in
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Well, let me remind you in 
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Uzziah died, I saw the Lord 
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lifted up and the train of his 
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Above him, stood the seraphim, 
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with two, he flew I always ask 
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And I look at this text and I am
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of Jesus just by sitting on a 
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adoration that just his presence
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myself, why is it important for 
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had? 
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to know what each pair of wings 
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Jesus Christ? 
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keep me asking that question 
until I get an answer, it's not 

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there for no reason. 
It's not there just to paint 

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some mystical picture. 
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instruction And so you look at 
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you ask, why do I need to know 
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different parts of who they are?
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in flight and then you read on 
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one pair is is for Isaiah 66. 
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me Isaiah says, having in his 
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taken with tongs from the altar.
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This Prophet who before this 
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Israel. 
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he says, woe is me overwhelmed 
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in Jesus Christ? 
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mobile flies, he flies to Isaiah
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can gird up his loins and stand 
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So I know at least one pair of 
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service and the fact that they 
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that they are ready to serve 
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hesitating, not contemplating 
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The word is, we will be ready to
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So I see that these two wings 
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Okay, that that answer is not. 
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What about the two that are 
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What? 
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the feet. 
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passionate worship coming from 
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The covering of the face 
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That they are under for Christ. 
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overcome by the glistening glory
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covering of the feet. 
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humility. 
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presence of Jesus. 
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close proximity. 
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position of service and so they 
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The feet that we have so that we
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follow. 
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these, these strange Celestial 
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this into consideration and do a
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to revelation Out of the six 
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To our dedicated to service 
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worship. 
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God gave more attention to 
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practical Ministry. 
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opposite for so many that they 
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doing things for Christ. 
Then enjoying loving and 

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worshipping Christ. 
How is it that we dedicate most 

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of our strength to just serving 
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But leave little to no. 
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attention to simply looking at 
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Expressing our love for him. 
God Longs for us to serve him. 

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He calls us to serve him from 
the exercise of sweet communion 

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with him, and that should not 
the service to him. 

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Should not challenge the 
intimacy with, with him and the 

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intimacy with him. 
Should not challenge the service

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to him. 
If it is done according to his 

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word, we will be blessed in our 
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Or else we get into just robotic
ritual and the preacher comes up

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to preach because he can 
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but he hasn't been spending time
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And the worship, team comes up 
and let's just get this over 

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with. 
I'm not really feeling it today.

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And I haven't been worshiping. 
God all week, and the people 

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come and they just want to 
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They can say that. 
I volunteer and there's, there's

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missing something. 
Where's the connection? 

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Where's the court of? 
Love that everything is Flowing 

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from. 
Well the comes from doing what 

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the seraphim do. 
Oh, Lord, help me keep Keep my 

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Gaze on you and all that I do 
for you. 

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And I'll tell you those who are 
the most intimate with Christ 

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are the most effective for 
Christ. 

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All the time. 
There's a touch from God on it 

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because the Lord knows that 
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loving him. 
And so, I just said, - you be 

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careful. 
Don't lose focus of what this is

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all about. 
And the thing that keeps you 

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anchored and your heart pure and
your strength real is, when you 

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sit with him, meet with them, 
commune with him and let 

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everything come and proceed from
that place of posturing yourself

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in love before him. 
That they might be with him, 

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that's what he wanted. 
And from that place, that they 

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would go out and preach and cast
out Devils with his authority 

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and he, the focus. 
I want you to have now on that 

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second part of ministry is the 
authority, The Authority that 

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the apostles received from 
Jesus. 

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Remember these men are going to 
be sent out into the four 

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corners of the earth. 
Ephesians tells us that they're 

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going to lay the foundation of 
the church. 

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They're going to take what Jesus
is going to teach through the 

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Holy Spirit. 
Post resurrection and then give 

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it to us and you and I are 
benefiting from that through the

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Epistles. 
These are these kind of men and 

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we see here that Jesus gave him 
a certain capability. 

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They possessed it and they 
operate in it because it was 

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delegated by God, but it was in 
a unique way, it was very 

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special. 
And when we come to this, we 

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have to understand that that is 
not to say that God cannot work 

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through his people today to 
accomplish miraculous things. 

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But it must be understood and 
must be balanced with an 

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understanding that God always, 
always has distributed certain 

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measures of power at his will 
and for specific purposes. 

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That might not be shared in the 
same way throughout history. 

453
00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,200
I'm telling you this for a 
reason, I'm getting to the 

454
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,200
reason why in a moment, but I 
want you to look at this and 

455
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:50,100
realize that they had received 
authority to cast out demons, 

456
00:29:50,300 --> 00:29:55,200
that Authority came from Jesus, 
It was not whipped up by human 

457
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,200
command. 
It was not something that they 

458
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,800
can just do in their own, will 
know. 

459
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:04,000
It was something that Christ 
unlocked enabled, a switch that 

460
00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,800
he turned on and he reserved it 
for these 12 men and specific. 

461
00:30:08,500 --> 00:30:13,300
And here's the thing, the Twelve
Disciples knew that Paul a later

462
00:30:13,300 --> 00:30:17,700
Apostle knew that that they have
been granted, a very unusual 

463
00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:22,400
scale of authority in order to 
validate their Apostolic 

464
00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,100
position. 
Oh, and to confirm the gospel 

465
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:29,600
message, that would be preached 
into introductory stage. 

466
00:30:30,900 --> 00:30:36,500
Of its form and forming can I 
prove that to you go to Second 

467
00:30:36,500 --> 00:30:46,900
Corinthians 12:12? 
2nd Corinthians 12:12. 

468
00:30:53,900 --> 00:31:02,400
This is Paul writing. 
And he says, in 2nd Corinthians 

469
00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:06,400
12:12. 
The signs of a true apostle. 

470
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,000
The signs of a true Apostle were
performed among you with utmost 

471
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:16,100
patience, with signs and 
wonders, and mighty works. 

472
00:31:16,300 --> 00:31:19,500
This proves that this is not, 
Paul was aware and even taught 

473
00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:23,900
that there are distinct signs 
exclusively performed by those 

474
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:29,900
who were true. 
Apostles, Some might be saying, 

475
00:31:29,900 --> 00:31:33,800
well preacher, you're preaching 
at a Mark and I say, yes. 

476
00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:36,300
And they said, have you read in 
Mark 16? 

477
00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:39,400
I said, yes. 
And some of you know where I'm 

478
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:43,300
going with this because when you
go to Mark 16 And you go to 

479
00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:48,800
verse 15. 
Jesus said to them, go into all 

480
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,600
the world and proclaim, the 
gospel to the whole creation, 

481
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:56,100
whoever believes whoever 
believes and is baptized will be

482
00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:57,600
saved. 
But whoever does not believe 

483
00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,900
will be condemned, and these 
signs will accompany those who 

484
00:32:00,900 --> 00:32:06,300
believe not Apostles preacher 
not Apostles, these signs will 

485
00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:09,900
accompany those, who believe. 
You're a Believer. 

486
00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:11,800
So these signs should accompany 
you. 

487
00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:13,700
In my name, they will cast out 
demons. 

488
00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:16,400
They will speak in new tongues. 
They will pick up serpents with 

489
00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,500
their hands and they will drink 
any deadly poison. 

490
00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:21,000
It will not hurt them. 
They will lay their hands on the

491
00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:25,300
sick and they will recover. 
They will accompany those who 

492
00:32:25,300 --> 00:32:27,000
believe. 
And you have to come to church 

493
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,800
long enough to know when I'm 
going to say from Mark 16 when 

494
00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:32,800
we get there. 
But let me give you a heads up. 

495
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:41,900
I do not deny that God can Not. 
Still work through his people in

496
00:32:41,900 --> 00:32:45,300
miraculous ways. 
But the reason why I bring this 

497
00:32:45,300 --> 00:32:48,100
up is because there are those 
who teach this is why I'm 

498
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,700
bringing this up. 
There are those who teach that 

499
00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:57,400
unless you are regularly Healing
The Sick unless you do speak in 

500
00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:02,900
tongues, unless you do cast out 
demons even unless you raise the

501
00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:05,400
Dead. 
You're not a True Believer. 

502
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,000
Because Mark 16 says that these 
signs will follow those who 

503
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,200
believe in the argument goes 
this way. 

504
00:33:10,300 --> 00:33:11,700
Hey, are these signs following 
you? 

505
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,800
As a Believer? 
Let me see your track record. 

506
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,000
Let me see your history. 
Do you have any testimony know? 

507
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,700
You might not be a believer. 
Say people. 

508
00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:22,100
Preach that. 
Yes and thousands upon thousands

509
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:25,300
are believing it. 
And they are living under a 

510
00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:29,200
burden that Jesus never intended
to place on his people. 

511
00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:33,500
So that might be foreign to you 
understand what I'm trying to 

512
00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:38,000
say. 
God can work through his people 

513
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:42,600
miraculous ways. 
But that Mark 16 scripture 

514
00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:46,200
reference does not mean that 
unless these things are 

515
00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,100
uninterruptedly happening 
through your life, then you're 

516
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:53,400
not really a believer. 
Some might say, well, these 

517
00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,300
things are not. 
True today. 

518
00:33:56,300 --> 00:33:59,000
Because and the best argument to
them is what we have. 

519
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,900
The scriptures we have, the can 
enclose we have all that God 

520
00:34:02,900 --> 00:34:05,100
needs to tell us. 
Today, there is no need to 

521
00:34:05,108 --> 00:34:07,500
confirm anything. 
There's no need to prove 

522
00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:10,800
anything like these Apostles had
to when they're performing signs

523
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,699
and wonders in the introductory 
phase of the Gospel being 

524
00:34:13,699 --> 00:34:17,199
presented to the world. 
And so we don't this stuff isn't

525
00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:21,199
real anymore and so certain 
things ceased while certain 

526
00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:24,400
things continue and the things 
that see sort of things that we 

527
00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,000
see in Acts. 
And things that we see in the 

528
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:30,500
Gospels. 
And so that's kind of the answer

529
00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:36,600
that people give And I think 
that the burden of proof for 

530
00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:40,400
that school of thought is on 
them from the scriptures. 

531
00:34:40,500 --> 00:34:42,699
Then to say, where do you get 
that from the Bible? 

532
00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:46,800
So if people say in common say, 
well brother, where are these 

533
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,300
things today? 
Then, where they just with the 

534
00:34:49,300 --> 00:34:52,300
apostles and they ceased? 
I don't see anything happening 

535
00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:55,300
today. 
My argument, my answer would not

536
00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:58,300
be what we have the Bible and 
that's it. 

537
00:34:58,700 --> 00:35:02,100
Because I have to I have to do a
lot of gymnastics with the text 

538
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:04,700
to make That clear. 
My concern is the Bible. 

539
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,400
What does the Bible say? 
And here's the answer that I 

540
00:35:08,408 --> 00:35:13,000
would give you ready, Hebrews 
chapter 2 Hebrews chapter 2, 

541
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:22,300
verse three and four. 
Remember my point is this that 

542
00:35:22,300 --> 00:35:25,500
there are some who claim that 
unless you exercise Apostolic 

543
00:35:25,500 --> 00:35:27,800
Authority, you might not even be
a Christian. 

544
00:35:28,700 --> 00:35:31,200
You might not be a believer in 
Jesus Christ. 

545
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,300
Here's what I see in Hebrews 2 
3. 

546
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:37,900
How shall we escape? 
If we neglect such a great 

547
00:35:37,900 --> 00:35:40,900
salvation? 
It was declared at first by the 

548
00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:44,800
Lord and it was a tested To Us 
by those who heard while God 

549
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,800
also bore witnessed by signs and
wonders pause, notice God bore 

550
00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:55,500
Witness. 
By signs and wonders the 

551
00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:58,100
apostles performed, Miracles at 
a rate. 

552
00:35:58,100 --> 00:36:02,100
And to an extent that when they 
preached people with see the 

553
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:05,700
signs that accompany the message
and it would be undeniable. 

554
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,500
Signs and wonders, and various 
Miracles. 

555
00:36:09,500 --> 00:36:12,300
And by gifts of the holy spirit.
Look at this last part 

556
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:16,500
distributed according to his 
will. 

557
00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:20,500
So they bring it back to the 
question, brother, why do we not

558
00:36:20,500 --> 00:36:23,000
see these things so much? 
And in the west at least because

559
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,400
different parts of the world, 
you'll hear testimonies why is 

560
00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:27,500
it not? 
Why isn't that like we see it 

561
00:36:27,500 --> 00:36:30,000
here in the word and here's my 
answer biblically, I'm going to 

562
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:34,400
the Bible for the answer, not 
philosophy, not inference, just 

563
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:40,400
the text because God willed it. 
God Wills that a different 

564
00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,400
portions at different segments 
in history, went to pour out his

565
00:36:44,408 --> 00:36:48,800
holy spirit to what extent and 
through whomever. 

566
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:54,400
He chooses, it's his will that a
different parts. 

567
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:55,900
He moves in different ways in 
church. 

568
00:36:55,900 --> 00:37:00,400
History has proven that that God
in his sovereignty, wisdom knows

569
00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:03,200
when and how and through whom to
do such things. 

570
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:06,500
And we see that even in our own 
history Beyond this. 

571
00:37:06,500 --> 00:37:10,900
We see that God has anointed Men
to do wonderful things, just by 

572
00:37:10,900 --> 00:37:14,200
preaching, think of guys like 
Jonathan Edwards, George 

573
00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,600
Whitefield, John Wesley, these 
men were touched by God in a 

574
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,900
special way that brought massive
salvation to even America. 

575
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,500
And So my answer is, well, it's 
God's God's choosing. 

576
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,900
And if he wants to gift the 
church and a certain particular 

577
00:37:30,900 --> 00:37:33,900
way, he can do that if he wants.
So what are we to do? 

578
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,600
Well we do, what we can, who we 
do, what we are called to do, 

579
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:42,500
and we preach and we teach and 
we disciple and we go to the 

580
00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:45,300
mission field and let me give 
you a heads up. 

581
00:37:45,700 --> 00:37:49,500
And as we proclaim, the message 
God in his sovereignty knows 

582
00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:52,500
when to accompany the message 
with his power. 

583
00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,900
That's how it works. 
And so we see that these men 

584
00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:59,400
have a unique Authority, and 
Apostolic Authority and 

585
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:04,300
necessary Authority, and this, 
dispensation of, I can use that 

586
00:38:04,300 --> 00:38:08,800
word without scaring people. 
Of the church age. 

587
00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:13,300
This was their purpose. now, we 
come to the people who are 

588
00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:17,700
called, These men were specially
called but they were not very 

589
00:38:17,700 --> 00:38:21,300
special. 
You heard the the praying behind

590
00:38:21,300 --> 00:38:23,500
the call, you heard the purpose 
of the call to proclaim the 

591
00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:26,600
gospel to be trained. 
So that when it came to Jesus 

592
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,600
ascending into heaven, he would 
have his band of men to send out

593
00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:35,500
into the world and to teach that
truth and special power. 

594
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,500
But have you considered when you
coming to this text, have you 

595
00:38:39,500 --> 00:38:41,600
considered instead of just 
trying to memorize the name of 

596
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:43,700
the disciple so that when it 
comes to a random Bible quiz? 

597
00:38:43,700 --> 00:38:45,100
You know how to answer all their
names? 

598
00:38:45,900 --> 00:38:48,500
Have you meditate on this? 
Because when I come to the names

599
00:38:48,500 --> 00:38:53,300
here, I don't just see numbers. 
I see personalities. 

600
00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:59,200
I see nicknames. 
I see. 

601
00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:05,000
The power of the Gospel, when it
grips, the human heart in a 

602
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:09,200
saving way. 
And what is possible with people

603
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,900
from different backgrounds to 
experience when they all live 

604
00:39:12,900 --> 00:39:14,800
under the banner of Jesus 
Christ. 

605
00:39:15,700 --> 00:39:18,700
So you look at these names in 
your realize that Jesus chose 

606
00:39:18,700 --> 00:39:22,300
12. 
And he brought them in and when 

607
00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:24,800
you compare the different lists 
and maybe you've seen this in a 

608
00:39:24,800 --> 00:39:27,100
different gospels. 
You might see that there are 

609
00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:28,900
some different names and you're 
wondering. 

610
00:39:28,900 --> 00:39:31,100
Well, is this an inconsistency, 
right? 

611
00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:33,500
You look at some names, like, 
Thaddeus is here. 

612
00:39:33,500 --> 00:39:36,000
Where is Nathaniel over here? 
Then there's another thing here 

613
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,300
and you're wondering. 
Did they get it wrong? 

614
00:39:38,300 --> 00:39:39,800
No, they didn't get it wrong. 
Can I tell you what? 

615
00:39:39,800 --> 00:39:43,600
That is their nicknames 
sometimes with the same person. 

616
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:48,400
Can you think about how that's, 
that's so human these guys came 

617
00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:51,000
together and they did life 
together, Day by By day and they

618
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:55,200
gave each other nicknames. 
And so, speaks really just of 

619
00:39:55,207 --> 00:39:59,200
how how real they were. 
But have you ever wondered why 

620
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,500
12? 
Why not 10? 

621
00:40:01,500 --> 00:40:04,800
Why not 15? 
Why not 32, why not 50? 

622
00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:09,700
Why not for Y-12? 
It's a very, very significant 

623
00:40:09,700 --> 00:40:12,000
number in the Bible. 
Very significant to the Jewish 

624
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,200
people, I believe. 
One reason was to send a message

625
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:19,100
to Israel. 
I Believe by Jesus choosing the 

626
00:40:19,107 --> 00:40:24,300
12, he is saying, we have a new 
government, a new government is 

627
00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:28,000
being established because a New 
Covenant is about to commence. 

628
00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:31,700
And in the same way that the 12 
tribes and the Old Testament 

629
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:35,200
were raised up to display the 
glory of God to the rest of the 

630
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:39,800
world Christ, was signaling to 
this generation that a renewal 

631
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:43,400
was coming to Israel. 
Something new is here. 

632
00:40:45,100 --> 00:40:48,800
A new structure is going to 
surround and centralized around 

633
00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:53,400
the person of Jesus Christ, the 
son of David and these leaders 

634
00:40:53,900 --> 00:40:58,700
that he chose to be under him. 
So there is no question that 

635
00:40:58,700 --> 00:41:03,300
this is the interpretation. 
We have 12, we have 12 men who 

636
00:41:03,300 --> 00:41:06,800
signified, 12 people, who will 
establish a new government for a

637
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,000
New Covenant, that was 
prophesied in the Old Testament.

638
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,700
And if you think that that's a 
stretch, all you have to do is 

639
00:41:12,700 --> 00:41:14,800
look at the words of Jesus, go 
to Matthew. 

640
00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:19,500
Ooh, 1928 and look what Jesus 
says to these 12 and what their 

641
00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:24,100
mission would be beyond their 
lifetime Beyond The Great 

642
00:41:24,100 --> 00:41:31,800
Commission. 
Matthew 19:28. 

643
00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:37,100
Look what Jesus says. 
Jesus said to them, truly I say 

644
00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:41,100
to you in the New World, when 
the son of man will sit on his 

645
00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:45,700
glorious, Throne you have 
followed me, will also sit on 

646
00:41:45,700 --> 00:41:49,100
twelve Thrones judging the 12 
tribes of Israel. 

647
00:41:49,500 --> 00:41:54,400
It's clear, it's so direct. 
He lets these men know who asked

648
00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:56,300
the question. 
Hey, we gave up everything to 

649
00:41:56,300 --> 00:41:59,100
follow you. 
What's in it for us and he 

650
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:01,500
assured them. 
Look, there's not just going to 

651
00:42:01,508 --> 00:42:04,600
be blessing in this world, but 
in the new world, you What that 

652
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:07,800
means. 
That that is a description of 

653
00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:09,900
the millennial reign of Jesus 
Christ. 

654
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:12,300
He's not talking about heaven 
here. 

655
00:42:12,900 --> 00:42:15,600
There's going to be no judgment 
issued In Heaven. 

656
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:19,900
There is a new world coming in 
which Jesus, when he comes to 

657
00:42:19,900 --> 00:42:24,000
sit on his throne in Jerusalem? 
Yes, not a figurative Jerusalem,

658
00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:27,800
not an allegorical Jerusalem. 
A literal Jerusalem. 

659
00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:32,600
There are also be 12 different, 
Thrones each designated for 

660
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:36,200
different tribe of Israel. 
That will be occupied I'd buy 

661
00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:41,700
one of the Apostles. 
And you know what's so amazing? 

662
00:42:41,700 --> 00:42:45,200
That word New World in the 
Greek. 

663
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:49,400
It's not two words, it's one 
word and it's only used in one 

664
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:52,300
other place in the entire New 
Testament. 

665
00:42:52,900 --> 00:42:57,500
The the phrase, their new world 
is the same word that Paul uses 

666
00:42:57,500 --> 00:43:01,100
when he teaches through Titus 
about our Salvation. 

667
00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:06,900
And he says in Titus 3:5 that he
saved us by the washing of 

668
00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:10,200
regeneration. 
That's the same word and that's 

669
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:11,000
Why? 
Maybe in some of your 

670
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:12,600
translations, you don't see new 
world. 

671
00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:15,200
You see the word wide 
regeneration? 

672
00:43:17,100 --> 00:43:18,200
Do you know what he's trying to 
say? 

673
00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:23,600
When I come back to physically 
Rule and Reign on the earth, 

674
00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:28,300
this world, as we know, it will 
undergo a rebirth. 

675
00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:33,100
That's what he's saying. 
There will be a transformation 

676
00:43:33,100 --> 00:43:37,200
that will take place upon my 
return and we read of those 

677
00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:41,300
characteristics throughout the 
Old Testament sprinkled here. 

678
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:44,200
And there, we will see that the 
animals will be at peace with 

679
00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,100
one another. 
We will see that war will cease,

680
00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:52,900
we will see that even Rafi will 
shift and that life human life 

681
00:43:52,900 --> 00:43:56,000
will be extended. 
There is something there is a 

682
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:58,900
regeneration coming to our 
planet. 

683
00:43:59,500 --> 00:44:03,500
You know, you can take that 
truth and use that for us if 

684
00:44:03,500 --> 00:44:07,200
Jesus is going to come back and 
cause a regeneration for this 

685
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,400
world how can we believe that we
as humans and our personal 

686
00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:16,400
salvation can be regenerated? 
Nothing change how the same way 

687
00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:19,400
that this world will be 
transformed and observable way? 

688
00:44:19,500 --> 00:44:22,500
And so, when I'm regenerated 
Something's Gotta change, 

689
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:28,600
something's got to change. 
And so there is a new world 

690
00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:30,100
coming. 
A regeneration coming by. 

691
00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:32,100
Here's what? 
So beautiful, then the same way 

692
00:44:32,100 --> 00:44:35,100
in your personal salvation you 
don't become completely perfect.

693
00:44:35,100 --> 00:44:40,100
Neither will that new world be, 
it won't be completely perfected

694
00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:42,400
that will come at the end of the
millennial Reign. 

695
00:44:42,600 --> 00:44:45,600
When we read that, there will be
a new Heaven and a new Earth. 

696
00:44:47,100 --> 00:44:49,600
And so we see, even in the 
Regeneration of the earth, there

697
00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:53,200
will be some kind of hints of 
sin the possibility to disobey 

698
00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:56,800
Christ though he will rule the 
Nations and it is true with us 

699
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:59,500
in our regeneration as well as 
in not that we are still capable

700
00:44:59,500 --> 00:45:01,400
of sinning. 
We are still capable of 

701
00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:06,500
rebelling, I'll be encouraged by
that truth but besides the point

702
00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:12,600
We see here that Jesus promises 
his Apostles, you guys during 

703
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:18,000
that time that that nation of 
Israel will remain as an ethnic 

704
00:45:18,000 --> 00:45:22,500
people, that's not politics, 
that's Bible, they will remain 

705
00:45:22,500 --> 00:45:28,200
as an ethnic people until the 
end of the age and u12 will rule

706
00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:31,200
over them. 
Judge them, clarify things to 

707
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:35,900
them, direct them. 
For a thousand years. 

708
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:41,100
So Jesus even having a Future 
Vision in the millennial Reign 

709
00:45:41,300 --> 00:45:45,000
realize. 
Now I must choose 12 men who 

710
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:50,100
will be my representatives in 
that new world, who will judge 

711
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:54,200
the 12 tribes of Israel. 
So he chooses he chooses 12 and 

712
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:56,900
prepares them now and trains 
them now, but we can end it 

713
00:45:56,908 --> 00:46:00,200
here. 
Can we not Here, our stomachs 

714
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:03,600
might be grumbling, but hang on 
because we can't stop. 

715
00:46:03,600 --> 00:46:08,200
I can't stop. 
Sometimes I feel like Paul I 

716
00:46:08,200 --> 00:46:11,700
want to go till midnight. 
I'm afraid, there's too many 

717
00:46:11,700 --> 00:46:14,700
eutychus. 
Has that well, Feel differently 

718
00:46:14,700 --> 00:46:17,300
about him. 
If you don't know who eutychus 

719
00:46:17,300 --> 00:46:20,300
is, make it a study for your 
afternoon this Sunday. 

720
00:46:22,100 --> 00:46:27,900
I look at this list of men. 
And I realize something about 

721
00:46:27,900 --> 00:46:32,500
the grace of God. 
I look at these names and I see 

722
00:46:32,500 --> 00:46:36,100
individuals, I see real people 
with with the things that I 

723
00:46:36,107 --> 00:46:39,400
experienced in this body, with 
different ways of thinking, with

724
00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:42,900
different dispositions. 
And, as I Look to this list of 

725
00:46:42,900 --> 00:46:47,100
men, you can do a whole series 
of messages just on the Twelve 

726
00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:51,000
Apostles. 
Because the holy spirit gives us

727
00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:56,000
enough to work with to realize, 
God really does choose average 

728
00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:59,400
people to serve him. 
Isn't that wonderful to think 

729
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,300
about? 
And I, again, I'm not going to 

730
00:47:02,300 --> 00:47:05,300
keep you here till midnight, but
I want to just at least whet 

731
00:47:05,300 --> 00:47:08,300
your appetite to see how when 
you even come to a list of 

732
00:47:08,300 --> 00:47:11,700
names. 
Like this, don't just try to 

733
00:47:11,700 --> 00:47:14,300
memorize their names, so that if
you're quizzed on it, you know, 

734
00:47:14,300 --> 00:47:16,800
how to name the 12 apostles. 
It's so much more Rich than 

735
00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:19,600
that. 
So, this is just my own 

736
00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:22,400
meditation. 
You can come with a dozen points

737
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:23,900
from the 12, apostles, even 
more. 

738
00:47:23,900 --> 00:47:27,900
But let me just give you a few 
to contemplate on When I look at

739
00:47:27,900 --> 00:47:31,800
this list of men, I think number
one, that God Longs for family 

740
00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,500
members to serve him in his new 
family. 

741
00:47:35,700 --> 00:47:40,300
In this list, we read verse 16. 
He appointed the 12 Simon to 

742
00:47:40,300 --> 00:47:43,800
whom he gave the name, Peter 
James, the son of Zebedee, and 

743
00:47:43,800 --> 00:47:48,700
John the brother of James and we
know in verse 18 Andrew is 

744
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:54,400
Peter's brother you know the 
Lord could have called Peter and

745
00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:57,900
not Andrew he called a called 
James and not John. 

746
00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:02,600
But his desire was for these 
pairs of Brothers to work 

747
00:48:02,600 --> 00:48:07,500
alongside of him together. 
He wanted these brothers who 

748
00:48:07,500 --> 00:48:10,600
live together who argued and 
fought with each other growing 

749
00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:15,100
up, who have the same parents 
who have memories, who probably 

750
00:48:15,100 --> 00:48:18,500
have scars from roughing around,
as children. 

751
00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:23,000
He wanted these men to be a part
of his Apostolic Journey for 

752
00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:25,600
them and it's true. 
They each had the choice to say,

753
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:26,600
you know. 
I don't want to be an apostle. 

754
00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:28,800
This is too much. 
They won, could have gone 

755
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:30,900
forward and one could have 
stayed back, but I don't want to

756
00:48:30,908 --> 00:48:32,800
look at that. 
I want to look at God's heart in

757
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:36,300
this matter. 
As the Lord had a plan for these

758
00:48:36,300 --> 00:48:39,300
brothers believe that he has a 
plan for your family. 

759
00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:43,400
He really does. 
He looks at your family as he 

760
00:48:43,408 --> 00:48:45,700
does. 
These brothers, these brothers 

761
00:48:45,700 --> 00:48:50,300
became a team for the gospel. 
They became a team. 

762
00:48:51,600 --> 00:48:53,400
And I believe with all my heart 
when you look throughout the 

763
00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:55,900
Bible, you see couples serving 
God together. 

764
00:48:55,900 --> 00:49:02,000
You see Fathers and Sons, you 
see this variety of the family 

765
00:49:02,000 --> 00:49:04,900
unit set apart for the glory of 
God. 

766
00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:10,600
And I say that I believe God has
put you and I in our particular 

767
00:49:10,600 --> 00:49:15,100
families intentionally more than
just having a safe place to grow

768
00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:20,500
up more than just having 
companionship but four units and

769
00:49:20,500 --> 00:49:23,100
teams to be made for the glory 
of Jesus Christ. 

770
00:49:25,700 --> 00:49:27,300
I encourage you. 
Not to look at your spouse. 

771
00:49:27,300 --> 00:49:32,600
Merely as A romantic partner. 
I encourage you not to look at 

772
00:49:32,600 --> 00:49:34,500
your kids. 
Merely as miraculous gifts from 

773
00:49:34,500 --> 00:49:38,400
God that you enjoy and provide 
for as much as that is true. 

774
00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:44,200
I want you to see in the way 
Jesus saw these brothers. as a 

775
00:49:45,900 --> 00:49:50,500
Partnership disciples working 
together for the glory of God. 

776
00:49:51,000 --> 00:49:53,800
I know that might not be true 
for, for many of you here, who 

777
00:49:53,800 --> 00:49:55,600
you're the only one who saved 
with your siblings. 

778
00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:59,100
And with your parents, But I'm 
saying if God allows you to have

779
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:02,800
a family come with that mindset,
that as you look for somebody to

780
00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:06,000
marry that, they would be 
somebody that you would put your

781
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:07,700
hand in it to serve Jesus 
Christ. 

782
00:50:07,700 --> 00:50:10,600
With as you pray for your 
children, that you would look at

783
00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:14,000
them as Servants of Jesus Christ
arrows, in your quiver that you 

784
00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:17,100
can shoot out into this world. 
Believe that with all of your 

785
00:50:17,100 --> 00:50:19,800
heart God has a plan for your 
family. 

786
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:23,800
God has a desire for you. 
One of the greatest Joys that I 

787
00:50:23,808 --> 00:50:27,100
have in my life is to know that 
my brother's love Jesus Christ. 

788
00:50:28,900 --> 00:50:31,200
And again, I know that that is 
not something that everybody can

789
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:33,100
attach to. 
And that is the beauty of the 

790
00:50:33,100 --> 00:50:35,900
family of Jesus Christ that even
if your blood family doesn't 

791
00:50:35,900 --> 00:50:38,300
serve the Lord, you have 
something deeper in this family,

792
00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:43,000
a spiritual bond, But over those
who are now stepping in many of 

793
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:46,900
your stepping into that season, 
I pray that you had a Sanctified

794
00:50:46,900 --> 00:50:52,900
view of the family unit that it 
would be a team that plays a 

795
00:50:52,900 --> 00:50:56,800
part in this larger team of the 
church that would glorify God. 

796
00:50:56,800 --> 00:50:59,600
Ask God, lord. 
What is your will ask God that 

797
00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:03,400
every single one of those babies
that come Would be future 

798
00:51:03,400 --> 00:51:06,200
ministers, maybe not full-time. 
Ministers, but ministers and 

799
00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:07,700
nonetheless. 
I see that. 

800
00:51:07,700 --> 00:51:10,400
God Longs for family members to 
serve him in his Grand family. 

801
00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:13,800
I also look and I see that God 
is willing to recruit a variety 

802
00:51:13,800 --> 00:51:17,200
of personalities. 
Even unsanctified ones. 

803
00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:22,300
You know where they get that 
from verse 17, James, the son of

804
00:51:22,300 --> 00:51:25,000
Zebedee and John the brother of 
James to whom he gave the name 

805
00:51:25,300 --> 00:51:29,100
Bonner geese. 
That is sons of thunder. 

806
00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:33,400
Huh? 
What a nickname sons of thunder?

807
00:51:34,300 --> 00:51:38,200
Bible enthusiasts have debated 
over the years of why Jesus 

808
00:51:39,300 --> 00:51:41,900
Chose this kind of a nickname 
for James and John? 

809
00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:45,800
I don't think it's a mystery, 
just read through the gospels, 

810
00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:49,400
and you'll see why. 
Just read through the different 

811
00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:52,500
moments where you see James and 
John interacting with people 

812
00:51:52,500 --> 00:51:54,500
interacting with Jesus 
interacting with certain 

813
00:51:54,500 --> 00:51:59,300
situations and it all makes 
sense, sons of thunder. 

814
00:51:59,900 --> 00:52:02,700
Yeah, it was James and John who 
were called to go through a 

815
00:52:02,700 --> 00:52:05,300
Samaritan Village and they were 
rejected. 

816
00:52:05,300 --> 00:52:09,000
So they came to Jesus the Same 
Jesus who teach who taught about

817
00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:11,400
love and loving your enemies. 
And praying, he says hate Lord. 

818
00:52:12,100 --> 00:52:15,200
We saw your power. 
Why don't you call fire down 

819
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,000
from heaven? 
Let's turn this Samaritan 

820
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:18,200
Village. 
Into a Sodom. 

821
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:21,900
And you know what? 
That tells me that James and 

822
00:52:21,900 --> 00:52:23,500
John. 
I kind of have a hint of who 

823
00:52:23,500 --> 00:52:25,100
they really looked up to in the 
Old Testament. 

824
00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:28,900
Like Elijah kind of ministers 
guys that had like, power guys 

825
00:52:28,900 --> 00:52:31,700
that had that no joking around. 
You want to compromise your 

826
00:52:31,700 --> 00:52:34,000
done, those are the kind of guys
that James and John really 

827
00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:38,600
admired and looked up to and it 
showed Jesus rebukes them do, 

828
00:52:38,600 --> 00:52:43,000
you realize that very shortly? 
John is going to try to stop 

829
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:45,900
people from casting out a demon,
in the name of Jesus because 

830
00:52:45,900 --> 00:52:48,500
they were not the apostles, and 
it didn't work. 

831
00:52:48,500 --> 00:52:51,100
So he comes to Jesus AG. 
Is that I try to stop a guy 

832
00:52:51,100 --> 00:52:53,500
who's using your name to cast 
out a devil and she's like, so 

833
00:52:53,500 --> 00:52:56,800
they're not against us there for
us. 

834
00:52:57,300 --> 00:53:02,500
You said, all right? 
James and John approached Jesus.

835
00:53:02,500 --> 00:53:04,600
In the presence of the other 
Apostles is Lord. 

836
00:53:04,600 --> 00:53:10,600
We want front row seats. 
When you come in your kingdom, 

837
00:53:11,300 --> 00:53:13,300
we know, we can't sit on your 
throne, but if we can sit on 

838
00:53:13,300 --> 00:53:15,900
your left and your right, we 
want it. 

839
00:53:16,200 --> 00:53:19,200
The others are looking at them 
and they get angry and another 

840
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:21,300
account, they actually have 
their mom asked, which is kind 

841
00:53:21,300 --> 00:53:26,700
of interesting. 
There's no question that these 

842
00:53:26,700 --> 00:53:29,500
men were zealous. 
They were not just jealous. 

843
00:53:29,500 --> 00:53:33,100
They were aggressive. 
They were ambitious. 

844
00:53:33,600 --> 00:53:37,000
They were unafraid. 
They didn't tolerate nonsense. 

845
00:53:37,500 --> 00:53:41,500
They didn't tolerate compromise.
Sons of thunder. 

846
00:53:42,800 --> 00:53:45,300
But with that, strong 
personality comes weaknesses. 

847
00:53:46,300 --> 00:53:48,800
And you even see it through 
their lives, you get the 

848
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:51,700
impression that they're 
insensitive that they didn't 

849
00:53:51,700 --> 00:53:54,300
really exercise wisdom and 
that's often the case when 

850
00:53:54,300 --> 00:53:59,300
people are overcome with Zeal, 
it's usually not met with much 

851
00:53:59,300 --> 00:54:02,200
wisdom. 
At least at first And you know 

852
00:54:02,200 --> 00:54:05,300
what, Jesus knew that before he 
even called him. 

853
00:54:07,300 --> 00:54:09,100
He knew how hot-headed they 
were. 

854
00:54:09,100 --> 00:54:12,300
He knew how explosive they were.
He knew that they were able to 

855
00:54:12,300 --> 00:54:15,800
get violent if need be. 
And he still calls them. 

856
00:54:18,100 --> 00:54:19,600
And you see that he refines 
them. 

857
00:54:21,900 --> 00:54:26,400
And he rebukes them. 
And he has a great teacher, as a

858
00:54:26,400 --> 00:54:29,200
great spiritual father, as a 
great spiritual elder, brother 

859
00:54:29,900 --> 00:54:34,200
takes his time to channel that 
passion for good and not for 

860
00:54:34,200 --> 00:54:39,200
harm. 
And I look at Jesus here and I 

861
00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:41,500
see Lord, if you're willing to 
be so long-suffering with them. 

862
00:54:41,500 --> 00:54:44,300
Help me be patient with my 
brother who might be a son of 

863
00:54:44,300 --> 00:54:49,000
thunder. 
Help me understand that you are 

864
00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:51,200
patient with them. 
You are patient with me, help me

865
00:54:51,200 --> 00:54:55,000
also, be patient with those who 
just have a different wiring 

866
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:58,100
than I do. 
How many believe Lord that as 

867
00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:02,000
long as they are willing to be 
worked on that you can. 

868
00:55:02,100 --> 00:55:06,300
You can use even a son of 
Thunder to do wondrous things 

869
00:55:06,300 --> 00:55:09,300
for the glory of God, but just 
think about the kinds of people 

870
00:55:09,300 --> 00:55:11,200
that God uses in this text 
alone. 

871
00:55:11,500 --> 00:55:14,200
You have those who are Dynamic, 
like, Peter and vocal, like 

872
00:55:14,200 --> 00:55:17,500
Peter, and and dynamite, like, 
like James, and John. 

873
00:55:17,500 --> 00:55:19,300
And then you have these other 
guys, that you don't really see 

874
00:55:19,300 --> 00:55:20,300
much. 
They kind of work in the 

875
00:55:20,300 --> 00:55:22,400
background. 
They're kind of quiet, but they 

876
00:55:22,400 --> 00:55:26,700
are serving Jesus, just as 
wonderfully They might not have 

877
00:55:26,700 --> 00:55:30,500
its outstanding personalities 
but they are still persons who 

878
00:55:30,500 --> 00:55:33,600
are set apart for the glory of 
God, God's roster of men and 

879
00:55:33,600 --> 00:55:37,800
women are very colorful. 
And the holy spirit is willing 

880
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,500
to animate every single type of 
person as long as they are 

881
00:55:41,500 --> 00:55:44,000
willing to allow him to work in 
and through them. 

882
00:55:45,500 --> 00:55:48,900
And so I see, I mean, there's so
many examples, I can use from 

883
00:55:48,900 --> 00:55:50,800
these lists of men of the 
different personalities, but 

884
00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:54,400
just to whet your appetite. 
I see something else. 

885
00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:59,800
I see that God is able to unite 
unlikely men through the power 

886
00:55:59,800 --> 00:56:03,000
of the Gospel. 
I get that from Verse 18, 

887
00:56:03,900 --> 00:56:07,600
Andrew, and Philip, and 
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and 

888
00:56:07,600 --> 00:56:12,400
Thomas, and James, the son of 
alphaeus, and thaddaeus and 

889
00:56:12,400 --> 00:56:16,200
szymon Simon the Zealot. 
Now, Simon, the Zealot is not 

890
00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:19,100
another nickname. 
It was kind of a nickname but 

891
00:56:19,700 --> 00:56:23,300
Simon actually belonged to a 
group, a political group known 

892
00:56:23,300 --> 00:56:26,000
as As the zealots. 
In Jesus time, they were 

893
00:56:26,000 --> 00:56:29,800
fanatical, they were Radical, 
they lived for Jewish 

894
00:56:29,800 --> 00:56:34,800
Independence, they hated the 
Roman government, they 

895
00:56:34,800 --> 00:56:40,400
encouraged a rebellious attitude
even to the point of Reckless 

896
00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:45,200
Behavior. 
And violent behavior, these 

897
00:56:45,300 --> 00:56:51,700
zealots, they abhorred Rome, and
they abhorred. 

898
00:56:51,700 --> 00:56:56,000
Those who affiliated with Rome 
at any level including tax 

899
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:01,500
collectors. 
And in that same verse, you read

900
00:57:01,500 --> 00:57:05,300
of Simon the Zealot and you read
of who Matthew the tax 

901
00:57:05,300 --> 00:57:11,700
collector? 
One is pro-government. 

902
00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:17,500
The other one is anti-government
like the farthest ends of the 

903
00:57:17,500 --> 00:57:19,200
spectrum politically and 
socially. 

904
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:23,600
I believe Jesus has a sense of 
humor. 

905
00:57:25,100 --> 00:57:27,500
He puts these guys on the same 
team. 

906
00:57:29,400 --> 00:57:33,600
Matthew meet Simon the Zealot 
Simon the Zealot meet the former

907
00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:38,800
tax collector Matthew. 
If Simon the Zealot was with his

908
00:57:38,800 --> 00:57:42,300
group of zealot friends. 
If they ever bumped into Matthew

909
00:57:42,300 --> 00:57:45,400
outside in the world, they would
have eaten them up alive. 

910
00:57:48,500 --> 00:57:52,200
And yet, in all the gospel 
accounts, I can't find one 

911
00:57:52,900 --> 00:57:55,900
argument. 
One altercation. 

912
00:57:57,700 --> 00:58:02,100
One point of division silence. 
Do you know why? 

913
00:58:02,400 --> 00:58:07,300
Because the gospel brings people
together, that's why When you 

914
00:58:07,300 --> 00:58:10,200
see these two coming together, 
you have to realize that this is

915
00:58:10,200 --> 00:58:13,200
a significant change that is 
taking place in the deepest 

916
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:18,800
parts of human conviction. 
Think about it, Simon the 

917
00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:20,500
Zealot. 
What do you think he felt when 

918
00:58:20,500 --> 00:58:22,200
he heard his Rabbi from 
Nazareth? 

919
00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:25,800
Say give to Caesar. 
What belongs to Caesar, huh? 

920
00:58:26,400 --> 00:58:28,600
Give to Caesar what belongs to 
Caesar Caesar doesn't deserve 

921
00:58:28,600 --> 00:58:31,400
anything. 
Nothing of the sort. 

922
00:58:33,300 --> 00:58:37,400
He works with Matthew. 
He serves with Matthew, he prays

923
00:58:37,400 --> 00:58:41,500
with Matthew, he preaches with 
Matthew, he eats with Matthew. 

924
00:58:41,700 --> 00:58:48,400
He travels with Matthew, because
when you have two hearts who are

925
00:58:48,400 --> 00:58:52,400
truly given to the allegiance of
Jesus, all other viewpoints bow 

926
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:59,200
down, and surrender to the 
supremacy of his will all all 

927
00:59:01,500 --> 00:59:07,400
and when I see people divided 
over issues, Different issues. 

928
00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:13,400
I realized one thing. 
That the supremacy of Christ is 

929
00:59:13,400 --> 00:59:18,700
not real in their lives. 
That is not to say that we are 

930
00:59:18,700 --> 00:59:20,900
ecumenical and we just join with
anybody who says they love. 

931
00:59:20,900 --> 00:59:23,300
Jesus wears a cross on their 
neck, who goes to some church 

932
00:59:23,300 --> 00:59:25,300
building. 
I'm not proposing that at all. 

933
00:59:25,400 --> 00:59:28,200
I'm talking about real surrender
to Jesus like these Apostles. 

934
00:59:29,400 --> 00:59:34,200
And in this crucial hour of 
bitter division in our world on 

935
00:59:34,200 --> 00:59:39,900
multiple fronts, the lordship of
Jesus Christ, is what The Church

936
00:59:39,900 --> 00:59:43,500
Must trumpet into the world. 
Do you understand what I'm 

937
00:59:43,508 --> 00:59:48,000
saying? 
There is no other unifying force

938
00:59:48,700 --> 00:59:52,700
that this world can offer apart 
from the grace found in our Lord

939
00:59:52,700 --> 00:59:55,000
and Savior Jesus. 
And no other thing. 

940
00:59:55,000 --> 01:00:03,400
There is no other solution. 
And so it breaks my heart when I

941
01:00:03,400 --> 01:00:08,600
see once faithful Ministries. 
Adopting worldly ideologies. 

942
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:15,400
And psychological and social 
Concepts to try to build Bridges

943
01:00:15,600 --> 01:00:17,700
between people critical. 
Race theory is not going to cut 

944
01:00:17,700 --> 01:00:20,800
it. 
For various reasons. 

945
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:24,400
Social justice ideas are not 
going to cut it. 

946
01:00:26,200 --> 01:00:28,700
What you see on the news and 
what you see from modern-day 

947
01:00:28,700 --> 01:00:32,300
philosophers and psychologists 
is not going to cut it. 

948
01:00:33,700 --> 01:00:37,500
It is the Gospel of Jesus 
Christ, that is able to bind the

949
01:00:37,500 --> 01:00:42,200
most unlikely hearts together. 
Tonight just agree on some 

950
01:00:42,200 --> 01:00:46,200
things but to be completely 
consumed in love for Christ and 

951
01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:48,600
love for one another who also 
loved Christ. 

952
01:00:49,900 --> 01:00:52,700
So I'm not one who says, you 
know, just preach the gospel 

953
01:00:52,700 --> 01:00:54,200
that's not address. 
What's happening in culture? 

954
01:00:54,200 --> 01:00:55,700
Let's not. 
Let's not try to understand 

955
01:00:55,700 --> 01:00:59,000
what's happening in our world. 
No, you know that, but I am 

956
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:03,600
those who will say the gospel 
is, the only solution it is. 

957
01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:07,300
I'm not here to offer anything 
else because there's nothing 

958
01:01:07,300 --> 01:01:10,500
else to offer. 
Who does Jesus use? 

959
01:01:10,500 --> 01:01:13,700
He uses average people Who is 
Jesus? 

960
01:01:13,700 --> 01:01:16,000
Use broken people fragmented 
people. 

961
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:20,300
People with unique 
personalities, people from 

962
01:01:20,300 --> 01:01:22,500
different backgrounds, and he 
doesn't hold it against them, 

963
01:01:23,000 --> 01:01:26,300
and he brings them together 
through his Wonderful Grace, and

964
01:01:26,300 --> 01:01:28,000
he does wonderful things through
them. 

965
01:01:28,900 --> 01:01:32,200
And I'm so glad because I know 
I'm an average person. 

966
01:01:33,400 --> 01:01:37,000
And I know I have a unique 
personality and I do have a 

967
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:41,200
certain wiring that people don't
share and I praise God for that.

968
01:01:42,700 --> 01:01:46,100
But I look at this one. 
Amazing God and I worship him 

969
01:01:46,100 --> 01:01:48,600
for his goodness. 
And I look into this group of 

970
01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:53,700
people and I see average people.
Different histories different, 

971
01:01:53,700 --> 01:01:58,800
leanings different Temptations 
but we all serve one amazing. 

972
01:01:58,800 --> 01:02:01,700
God, he will use us. 
He will guide us, he will 

973
01:02:01,700 --> 01:02:03,700
Empower us. 
He will delegate different kind 

974
01:02:03,700 --> 01:02:05,300
of authority and giftings to 
each of us. 

975
01:02:06,800 --> 01:02:08,400
But he is worthy of worship and 
all. 

976
01:02:09,000 --> 01:02:35,200
Let's pray. 
Chloe, thank you. that in that 

977
01:02:35,200 --> 01:02:39,500
unique event of choosing the 12,
we see ourselves in that moment 

978
01:02:39,800 --> 01:02:42,800
God because we see ourselves as 
Apostles but we see ourselves as

979
01:02:42,800 --> 01:02:48,700
average men and women who are 
unworthy to be considered to 

980
01:02:48,700 --> 01:02:52,400
bear fruit for your namesake 
Here we are. 

981
01:02:53,700 --> 01:02:56,900
Here we are. 
Lord in your house with 

982
01:02:56,900 --> 01:02:58,600
different cultures and 
backgrounds. 

983
01:03:02,600 --> 01:03:09,400
Different types of giftings. 
And even personalities. 

984
01:03:11,400 --> 01:03:14,700
We thank you that we have felt 
the unifying power of the Gospel

985
01:03:14,700 --> 01:03:17,600
in this place and we pray that 
it would only continue. 

986
01:03:19,100 --> 01:03:24,300
Lord help us in this season of 
world history where a lot of 

987
01:03:24,300 --> 01:03:27,200
important decisions have to be 
made some are contemplating 

988
01:03:27,200 --> 01:03:30,400
moving some don't know what to 
do with their children. 

989
01:03:31,100 --> 01:03:35,800
Lord made to be reminded that 
you prayed and you gave 

990
01:03:35,800 --> 01:03:39,400
persistent persevering 
passionate prayer. 

991
01:03:40,000 --> 01:03:42,000
Two important things help us do 
the same. 

992
01:03:43,100 --> 01:03:47,400
Help us Lord understand that you
have gifted us uniquely and the 

993
01:03:47,408 --> 01:03:52,500
Lord, we will honor you by being
faithful to the giftings that 

994
01:03:52,500 --> 01:03:55,700
you've given us and Lord, in 
this day of our, would you pour 

995
01:03:55,700 --> 01:03:59,000
out your holy spirit so that we 
can see greater demonstrations 

996
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:02,600
of your power in this broken, 
dark, and filthy world? 

997
01:04:04,300 --> 01:04:07,400
and Lord I see help us be 
faithful and patient with one 

998
01:04:07,400 --> 01:04:12,500
another as these disciples were 
help us look to you. 

999
01:04:12,800 --> 01:04:16,900
The patient one. 
Who did not give up on these 12?

1000
01:04:18,100 --> 01:04:20,400
And you will not give up on us 
as long as we continue to walk 

1001
01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:22,800
with you. 
Help us not give up on each 

1002
01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:25,800
other. 
Even when we fail, Even when we 

1003
01:04:25,800 --> 01:04:28,800
fall into the flesh. 
Help us demonstrate your 

1004
01:04:28,800 --> 01:04:31,300
kindness. 
Let me worship you for these 

1005
01:04:31,300 --> 01:04:35,200
truths and we glorify you and we
say thank you, thank you for 

1006
01:04:35,200 --> 01:04:37,300
your word. 
Thank you because you are 

1007
01:04:37,300 --> 01:04:38,800
amazing. 
Amen.