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I would encourage you as we turn
a second, Samuel chapter 3, that

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the references that will be 
shared tonight in relation to 

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what we're going to study would 
be turned to in your own Bibles 

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because I want you to see it in 
your own Bibles. 

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And I also want you to remember 
these scriptures, they're 

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extremely powerful when we 
consider them. 

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Sometimes we forget these verses
sometimes, we remind of these 

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verses. 
But I realized in my life, that 

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one of the greatest ways of 
remembering references is to see

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it in my own, copy of God's 
word. 

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There's almost like a map that's
created in your own mind where 

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you can, maybe you might not 
remember the references, but you

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remember where it's located on 
what side of the page and you're

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able to quickly go there. 
And so, I want you to see these 

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verses in your Bibles. 
Second Samuel chapter 3, we're 

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going to start in verse 17. 
We're not going to complete this

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chapter. 
It is It is a loaded chapter and

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it would be a great Injustice to
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of, you know, just skim over 
these things without considering

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their implications. 
I'm going to pray in a moment. 

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But it's going to wait for you 
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I'm going to do my best as we 
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That I'll I won't quote it, I'll
wait for you to meet me there as

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well. 
All right, let's pray. 

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Louis, thank you. 
We thank you for this. 

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This discipleship school, that 
has been going on for many years

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on Friday nights, Well, we thank
you that we get to come to the 

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word of God, especially in the 
Old Testament and Lord receive 

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great, great, great Truth, for 
our lives today. 

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Great insight into who you are. 
Although we just pray that you 

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would help us, we admit our 
weakness not just in being able 

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to read our Bibles but to 
understand it is a great great 

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task. 
And so we need a great God to 

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help us. 
Lord teach us show us Lord let 

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there be a freedom in the 
Munication of your word but not 

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in a way where the flesh will 
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Let everything that is that is 
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God, let our hearts receive all 
that you have to say, in a way 

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in which we will joyfully submit
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Lord protect our minds and our 
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Satan would love to interfere 
with this transaction of Truth. 

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And so Lord, protect us and help
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pay attention to who you are and
what you have to say to us. 

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We ask these things in the 
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Amen. 
Can somebody give me a summary? 

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Maybe not as summary but yeah 
just a one-sentence summary of 

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what happened last week in our 
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3, what was the main event that 
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I'll help us understand the rest
of this chapter, who are the 

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main characters at this point. 
Abner is one and who's the 

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other? 
We've been studying it for a 

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long time, job is another. 
There's a there's another one 

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you can say is more important 
than joab. 

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David Abner and David Wright, 
joab. 

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A secondary character is beshara
that another secondary 

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character, what happened between
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Good terms? 
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Are you intimidated? 
I'm going to say you're wrong. 

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It's okay. 
I won't do that. 

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What happened are they on good 
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Okay, somebody didn't want to 
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terms. 
You're right. 

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I hope you all in agreement with
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Ha ha. 
It was that? 

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We're done here. 
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supporting you, helping you, I'm
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Good motives are bad motives 
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And so we see now that Abner who
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trying to oppose David and the 
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Allegiance over to David and and
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Allegiance by. 
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the hearts of the rest of the 
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To Crown David as the king over,
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Israel. 
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17. 
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with the Elders of Israel 
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For some time, past you have 
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you now, then bring it about for
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saying by the hand of my servant
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I will save my People Israel 
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Philistines. 
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enemies, Abner also spoke to 
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and the whole house of Benjamin 
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We have to read these verses 
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We just think they're just 
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There is meat in this great meat
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What do you notice? 
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Specifically, look at verse 17, 
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implications of his statement 
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For some time, past you have 
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king for a long, long time, and 
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different tribes, whether he 
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confessing something about 
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confessing? 
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the way. 
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king. 
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not King is because I raised up 
opposition and I persuaded you 

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to join my ranks when in reality
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You knew David was supposed to 
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And so we see here that this man
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was the sole cause for this 
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known and for the people of God 
to be blessed by the ordinance 

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that would come through, David's
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scripture. 
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realistic and telling us in 
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person can do both for good and 
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And I have heard many, many 
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about the inspiring examples of 
how one righteous man can do so 

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much good and a nation and an 
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But it's equal for The Sinner 
that one person can so partner 

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with the Enemy or so be succumb 
to the flesh that he can do far 

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from far-reaching damage for the
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Or against the kingdom of God. 
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cannot Prevail. 
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is a fight against the 
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It's possible to try to derail 
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to even bring some level of 
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And Abner was that person. 
Abner was one person who was 

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able to bring an entire nation 
to a halt and I want you to turn

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to a scripture because King 
Solomon noticed something 

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throughout his Reign and he says
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chapter 9, look at Ecclesiastes 
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I'll wait for you to turn there 
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time, to see these verses in our
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Ecclesiastes 9, 18 look what 
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Ecclesiastes. 9:18 wisdom is 
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But one sinner destroys much 
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One sinner, not 10, not 100, not
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good. 
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All it takes is one individual 
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whatever context they find 
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one gossiper. 
All it takes is one person in 

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the church to preach false 
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All it takes is one person to 
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All it takes is one sinner to do
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have to understand. 
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observation. 
That's an insight for the 

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righteous to know how to respond
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If one sinner can do so much. 
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Levin. 
He says, I live a little leaven 

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does, what leavens the whole 
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Now, when Paul said that he said
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was he referring to? 
Sin is one unrepentant sin, 

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right? 
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Corinthians 5 about a man who is
in a who was in a very 

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despicable sexual relationship 
and the church did not deal with

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it. 
They actually tolerate, I 

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thought it was fine and Paul 
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leavens, the whole lump. 
If you loud this to remain here,

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it will corrupt the entire 
assembly and you have to do 

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something about it. 
The other one is what in 

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Galatians Levin is referred to 
as what Want to send the other 

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is. 
False Doctrine false teaching 

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and notice Paul by the spirit. 
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false teaching. 
He doesn't say a lot of love and

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he says a little bit, all it 
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All it takes is for one sinner 
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And so, you have to understand 
that the righteous those, those 

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who are especially in the local 
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it's the duty to see the little 
leaven, or to see the one person

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who is resilient in the 
rebellion and to confront it to 

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confront it. 
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work, we have to do what Paul 
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You have to cleanse it. 
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means removal, there has to be 
drastic measures because one 

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sinner destroys much. 
Good Abner is an example of 

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that. 
If you ever doubt that if you 

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ever doubt what one person can 
do, remember, This man who 

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literally put a halt to a nation
and experiencing David being 

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King over all Israel. 
It's a powerful truth and we 

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come back to our main text. 
And what do we see? 

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He's continued to speak to the 
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Now then bring it about, bring 
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promised David saying by the 
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I will save my People Israel 
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of from the hand of all their 
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Now, we've already discussed in 
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That Abner was well aware that 
his schemes was in direct 

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violation to the will of God, he
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God's promise. 
I mean the crime is huge, 

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there's two sin. 
Unknowingly is one thing to 

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sinned, knowingly is a great 
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God and what he's doing here is 
that he's communicating to the 

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people that he's well aware of 
the promise of God over David. 

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And although this is a very 
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Communicating, there's truth in 
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There is truth in what he is 
saying here, and it's very 

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applicable to our own lives 
because he sees he sees that the

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people in verse 18 are not 
bringing it about sure, he was 

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standing in the way, but look at
this Insight, right? 

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The people had a knowledge that 
David was supposed to be king. 

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It wasn't just Abner. 
He says, you knew you knew David

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was supposed to be king, so they
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Not only that and verse 17, they
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knowledge. 
David is supposed to be king and

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they even had some kind of 
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about. 
So they long for that to a 

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certain degree, but here's the 
understanding knowledge and 

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desire are not enough to 
experience the blessings in 

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obeying, the will of God, It's 
not enough to have biblical 

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knowledge, it's not enough to 
even have great desire for that 

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to be realized in your life. 
What needs to happen is what 

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Abner saying? 
Now, then bring it about, you 

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gotta bring it about, you gotta 
make a choice, a very practical 

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choice, I think this as simple 
as that sounds, you would be 

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amazed to know how many 
Believers are paralyzed in their

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sanctification. 
Because they think they're in a 

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good place, simply because they 
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Of the truth and they even get 
stirred once in a while and they

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think that, I know I want this. 
But listen, you can know that 

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you should read your Bible. 
You can even have a desire to 

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read your Bible, but you will 
not know the blessing until you 

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read your Bible. 
Is that amazing. 

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It's astounding, right? 
You can know that you need to 

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praise a Christian. 
You can even have moments where 

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your stirred especially after 
meetings like this and 

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conferences that you need to 
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But you're not going to know 
what God has for you, the reward

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and Until you actually do it. 
Let me say one more example, you

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can know the truth about who 
Jesus Christ is, you can even 

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have wishes in your heart that 
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until you bring it about and bow
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lordship of Jesus Christ. 
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Is simply a decision to make 
just do it. 

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Just make that step and actually
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throw you into that direction, 
he would give you the knowledge,

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and he might even stir your 
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the decision is yours. 
The decision is yours. 

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Ultimately, these people. 
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is charging them. 
Now, bring it about you already 

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know the truth youyou seem to 
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here. 
Why are you, why are you staying

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in the same place? 
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your heart claims to testify 
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it, move forward. 
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decisions, block out the time, 
cut off the people, whatever it 

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is. 
You need to do just move forward

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because God is not going to push
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Verse 19. 
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Why did he speak to Benjamin? 
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to this tribe separately? 
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Benjamin so, Abner's, fully 
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be any resistance, the most 
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the tribe of Saul. 
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He makes his way towards Abner, 
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David and to tell him, We're 
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We're going to accomplish this. 
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about after seven years of Civil
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All of this is finally going to 
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of the promises of God for David
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All of Israel is budding. 
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19, when I read it last night, I
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King, David was anointed to be 
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to lift one finger for him to be
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David didn't force himself, he 
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call her. 
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gather the people and tell them,
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Don't you guys realize it? 
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All David does is that he rests 
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it then he would do it if God 
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Then he would do it there. 
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where they are seeking God's 
answers for things and they even

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believe and even tell others 
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that's a very, very risky thing 
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about it. 
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If you do believe that, if God 
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There are sometimes where you 
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God's not going to do it for us 
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have God said he would do it and
if it's if it's something beyond

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your control and you believe God
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watch him do it. 
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compromise his Integrity in this
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anything, he just rest it in the
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he would do. 
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and that Ministry and marriage. 
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really want to serve God in a 
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If God called you something he's
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It will be effortless. 
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waist and you're just being 
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There's such an ease and Grace 
that comes with no devil and how

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can stop you same with marriage.
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God will give you a peace. 
God Will Make A Way. 

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And if it's really God's will, 
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to make things happen. 
Just trust God and you, trust 

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him for your job, don't you, 
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You trust him for the car that 
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You trust him for the job, all 
these things that we trust God 

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for. 
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as serious as marriage, we think
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make one wrong step, you're 
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I'm gonna let me just throw you 
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Please, you'll save yourself 
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will preserve your integrity. 
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Lord to bring the people to him.
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The means that the Lord used to 
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Listen. 
If you were, if you were to tell

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David years before, this Abner 
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nation before you. 
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You're talking about Enemy. 
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the way in the reason for 
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that that just doesn't make any 
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try to predict how God moves and
and that mean there's nothing 

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wrong with that. 
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if he doesn't, you get a, you 
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sinful. 
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really unpredictable. 
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And that's how he gets, most got
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when you think that, this is how
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some other way. 
You're just, you just give him 

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more worship that way, it's 
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Lord how he can he can really, 
really amaze you and how he 

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brings things about Abner was 
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To bring the nation, to David, 
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the Bible that indicate that for
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Can I give you one? 
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love this one always intrigued 
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It's in Proverbs 16 verse 7. 
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says when a man's way, pleases 
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enemies to be at peace with him.
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When a man's ways, please? 
The Lord he makes even his 

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enemies to be at peace with him.
That's exactly what's happening 

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to David. 
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some of the Proverbs, right? 
Some of the sayings because some

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people take them as Total 
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context is. 
That's that's a very dangerous 

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way of interpreting things 
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throughout church history where 
their enemies did not give them 

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favor. 
They were martyred, they were 

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tortured, they were despised. 
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contradiction or we need at we 
need the right lens and 

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interpreting a verse like this. 
It is not to say that every 

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single one of our enemies will 
be able to recognize our 

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righteousness and then work in 
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What it is saying, is that God 
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That if in his wisdom and his 
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for his program, for our lives, 
God is able to take the enemies 

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in our lives and actually turn 
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will. 
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And what we see in Proverbs 16:7
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want even that possibility of 
seeing even the enemies in your 

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life, actually serve the 
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What do you need to do well live
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Walk in the path that honors. 
God, that glorifies God and in 

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that path. 
You may see something just as 

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amazing as God taking your 
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serving the purpose of God in 
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That's awesome. 
That's wonderful. 

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That tells me, that the safest 
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place to be on earth is not is 
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it's not your favorite country, 
the best place to be is in the 

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will of God, that's the best 
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are geographically. 
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things like this can become a 
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I don't envy the sooner, I don't
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the celebrity we heard it 
earlier. 

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There's no peace says the Lord 
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righteous he can even make Your 
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Be a peace with you. 
Awesome. 

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What an awesome God. 
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here. 
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David Made A Feast for Abner and
the men who were with him in 

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Abner said to David, I will 
arise and go and we'll gather 

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all Israel to my Lord, the king 
that they make a covenant with 

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you and that you may Reign Over 
All that your heart desires. 

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So David sent Abner away and he 
went in peace. 

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Just then the Servants of David 
arrived with job from a Raid 

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bringing much spoil with them, 
but Abner was not with David at 

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Hebron free. 
Had sent him away and he had 

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gone in peace when job and all 
the army that was with him came.

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It was told, joab Abner, the son
of nura came to the king and he 

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has let him go and he has gone 
in peace. 

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What? 
Phrase is being repeated here in

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these verses? 
Peace, three times in three 

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verses, he had gone in peace, he
went away in peace, he had gone 

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in peace. 
What the holy spirit is trying 

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to emphasize is that in the most
unlikely relationship, you and I

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are seeing a solidification of 
Peace. 

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There is reconciliation 
Happening Here. 

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And this reconciliation is more 
beautiful than just two 

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individuals who are at war with 
one another. 

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This relationship being rebuilt 
will actually bring streams of 

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healing to Israel. 
And all of Israel will be 

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unified together through the 
bond that these two are making 

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at this time. 
It's almost as though, it's look

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at what's happening. 
Piece is becoming a reality 

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piece. 
Is manifesting piece is now 

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coming to this nation. 
After several years where there 

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was always contention and War 
and difficulty and and doubt. 

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And unrest, peace is finally 
coming. 

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Peace is a major not just a 
theme in the Bible. 

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Peace is something that you and 
I can inherit and it's something

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that this world is desperately 
yearning for peace. 

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We hear that word a lot. 
I don't think we know what it 

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means, and I don't really, 
really think we know what it 

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really looks like. 
So let me ask you, when you hear

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peace? 
What's the word association? 

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I mean practically what does 
that look like? 

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Peace. 
Shalom. 

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Peace. 
What does that look like 

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internally on an individual 
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Let's start there. 
Calm. 

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Good calm, rest sense of absence
of Hayes, what a beautiful way 

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of saying it. 
Absence of haste can synonymous 

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with calm. 
I think yes. 

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Okay. 
The primary and the most 

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Pinnacle experience of peace is 
with God, right? 

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So the gospel through Christ, 
secures a peace with God, Only 

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In Christ. 
Can you? 

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And I know a calm we can. 
No arrests. 

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May I add this piece involves 
security? 

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I feel secure. 
I'm not, I'm not operating with 

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agitation or anxiety of my 
surroundings or potential 

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threats, Harmony Tranquility. 
It includes all those things, 

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and the Bible promotes a piece, 
the most important piece you can

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own this life with himself in 
Christ. 

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You and I don't have to live a 
minute in this world worried 

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about are standing with God. 
We're completely at rest, we 

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don't have to fear that he will 
destroy us eternally. 

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We don't have to worry that he 
will change his mind in the 

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Covenant, you and I can know a 
sigh of relief that we can sigh 

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for all of eternity because he's
a good and faithful God. 

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And we can trust in his promise 
and you and I can walk knowing 

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that God really is for me. 
God is for me, he's not against 

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me. 
And that is a wonderful piece to

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know and I you can't know a 
greater peace than that, but 

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there is a secondary piece of 
the bible, really, really 

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00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:19,000
promotes. 
And it comes from the place of 

451
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,500
laying the foundation of peace 
with God. 

452
00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:24,400
That's peace with one. 
Another Now peace with God is 

453
00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,300
more easily experience in peace 
with one another for the sole 

454
00:26:27,300 --> 00:26:30,200
reason that God that God is 
faithful. 

455
00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:36,400
And he's constant and he's true.
And he's consistent and he never

456
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,400
fails, he never lies. 
He never does anything in the 

457
00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:43,400
flesh but peace with one. 
Another is very difficult to 

458
00:26:43,408 --> 00:26:44,700
achieve. 
It shouldn't be but 

459
00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:48,500
unfortunately it's so much more 
common to know. 

460
00:26:48,500 --> 00:26:55,800
Unrest doubt. 
Frustration agitation With one 

461
00:26:55,800 --> 00:27:00,000
another then this. 
Then this really like not just 

462
00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,200
short-term talk about long-term 
peace with other people. 

463
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:09,100
Why why is that? 
Let me be more specific not just

464
00:27:09,100 --> 00:27:11,200
because you're a sinner and I'm 
a sinner and we're just Sinners 

465
00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:14,800
that Jesus is trying to sanctify
more specifically because for 

466
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,600
the Bible to command that you 
and I should be at peace with 

467
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,600
one another and that we can 
experience. 

468
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,000
Peace. 
With mother says that it's 

469
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,600
possible to have long-term peace
with one. 

470
00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:28,600
Another Hallelujah. 
Why is it so rare wise why are 

471
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:33,100
so many homes disruptive? 
Why there's so much disturbance?

472
00:27:33,700 --> 00:27:35,100
Why in? 
So many local church. 

473
00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:37,700
I mean, it shouldn't be in our 
day-to-day. 

474
00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:39,700
You're hearing a more Church 
splits than Church 

475
00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,500
multiplication. 
How is that possible? 

476
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,600
I don't understand that when the
Bible says that it's possible 

477
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,200
because every command for 
anything means that it's 

478
00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,000
possible to experience it. 
God does not tease us with his 

479
00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,900
commands. 
God didn't say do this, but it's

480
00:27:52,908 --> 00:27:55,100
not possible. 
So just I just want to show you 

481
00:27:55,100 --> 00:27:56,300
what my will is but you can't do
it. 

482
00:27:56,300 --> 00:27:58,600
That's not who God is every 
command. 

483
00:27:59,500 --> 00:28:02,500
Ensures us that it's possible to
know it because he promises the 

484
00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:05,400
power to fulfill it. 
Let's be real. 

485
00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,400
Okay, we're a family. 
Some of you, this is your local 

486
00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:08,700
church. 
Some of you visit on Fridays, 

487
00:28:08,700 --> 00:28:10,300
your extended family, praise 
God. 

488
00:28:10,900 --> 00:28:15,300
But why is it that piece on a 
practical level is so uncommon 

489
00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,300
or so sporadic? 
In the context that we find 

490
00:28:19,300 --> 00:28:21,800
ourselves in? 
Any ideas? 

491
00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,100
It would be good to know. 
We want to diagnose it. 

492
00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:31,200
Okay. 
Self-dependence. 

493
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,200
So we don't see the value in 
other believers. 

494
00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:34,900
So, why would I when you would 
care about being at peace with 

495
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:39,200
them, when I can do this myself,
Lone Ranger Christianity, 

496
00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:44,400
doesn't exist, anything else. 
Pride. 

497
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,300
Who Pride? 
Yes, pride is a great enemy to 

498
00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:55,800
peace selfishness. 
Sure jealousy. 

499
00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:00,600
Jealousy, jealousy, jealousy 
evil. 

500
00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,300
It's really evil. 
You can't have peace. 

501
00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:04,900
When you look at somebody else 
and you feel a certain way, you 

502
00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:08,100
feel threatened about him. 
You you envy what they have. 

503
00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:09,900
It's just not possible. 
Good. 

504
00:29:09,900 --> 00:29:11,500
These are great answers. 
Anything else. 

505
00:29:12,900 --> 00:29:15,000
Because we're going to see how 
this piece is going to be very 

506
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,000
short-lived and we're going to 
see exactly why it was 

507
00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:22,400
short-lived. 
Flash generally. 

508
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,300
But what about my flesh? 
What about my flesh? 

509
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,700
We touch on a lot of it. 
Unforgiveness. 

510
00:29:30,700 --> 00:29:32,500
How can you reconcile without 
forgiveness? 

511
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,400
How can David have a feast with 
this man? 

512
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,600
Unless he was able to forgive 
him and that incredible, David 

513
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,400
was a very look. 
Look, he was human, right? 

514
00:29:42,500 --> 00:29:45,700
We learned last week that he was
not a good father, but one of 

515
00:29:45,700 --> 00:29:49,000
the things about David is that 
he was a very forgiving man, and

516
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,700
that brought a lot of blessings,
including peace to a whole 

517
00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:53,300
nation. 
What have David says you're 

518
00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:56,200
going to just come on all for a 
sudden, you want to be on my 

519
00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,500
side after seven years of Making
this extremely difficult for me 

520
00:29:59,500 --> 00:30:03,400
and for the will of God. 
Yeah no thanks no he disarms 

521
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:08,600
himself and he trusts in this 
and he's willing to mend this 

522
00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,600
broken relationship so that 
God's glory can be known, 

523
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:23,200
beautiful unforgiveness anything
else a couple more, maybe Sure 

524
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:23,800
read. 
Yeah. 

525
00:30:23,900 --> 00:30:45,100
First John chapter 1 verse 6, 
This is from Austin. 

526
00:30:55,600 --> 00:31:06,600
Yes. 
Beautiful. 

527
00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,700
That pretty much summarizes it. 
Yes, you have something else. 

528
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,300
Yeah, yeah. 
That that kind of mentality is 

529
00:31:20,300 --> 00:31:22,700
seeping into the church where 
people are becoming more easily 

530
00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:29,200
offended and and we see how 
that's becoming prevalent and 

531
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,600
you see the privilege in that 
and that's becoming the norm. 

532
00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,500
So that people want to take 
advantage of because it ties 

533
00:31:33,500 --> 00:31:36,400
into selfishness. 
And as our brother just said, 

534
00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,100
walking in the light, if you 
were walking and complete light,

535
00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:42,900
meaning an honesty before God 
and transparency before, God and

536
00:31:42,900 --> 00:31:45,900
humility before God, then that 
will translate and you being 

537
00:31:45,900 --> 00:31:48,500
able to Fellowship. 
I'm genuinely with other people.

538
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:52,400
Here's the thing piece, we see 
it repeated in three verses 

539
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:56,300
piece is now you can smell the 
fragrance of it after so long. 

540
00:31:56,500 --> 00:32:00,800
It's now coming about and it's 
quickly going to be snuffed out 

541
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,100
and I'll tell you why we read 
it, joab steps into the scene 

542
00:32:05,900 --> 00:32:10,300
and when he steps on the scene, 
He says something to David and 

543
00:32:10,300 --> 00:32:13,400
verse 24. 
Then job went to the king and 

544
00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:17,700
said, what have you done, behold
Abner came to you? 

545
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:22,600
Why is it that you have sent him
away so that he is gone, you 

546
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,100
know, that Abner, the son of Nur
came to deceive you and to know 

547
00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,500
your going out and your coming 
in and to know all that you are 

548
00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:33,800
doing. 
Joy of is not happy about the 

549
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:36,500
news that came to him. 
That Abner came by for a visit 

550
00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:38,800
that they sat down and had a 
friendship is billing that 

551
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,300
Disturbed him deeply and guess 
what. 

552
00:32:41,300 --> 00:32:46,800
He's right only because he did 
not know what Abner did behind 

553
00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:50,800
the scenes by cutting ties with 
especially with and coming to 

554
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,100
David and saying I'm willing to 
join your ranks. 

555
00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:58,300
If that was not a reality, then 
job is being a good wise 

556
00:32:58,300 --> 00:33:01,100
Commander. 
How do you just let this guy 

557
00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:04,500
come in, scope out your 
headquarters and just leave. 

558
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:08,000
You're supposed to apprehend 
this man, he's our enemy, he's 

559
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,100
causing all this trouble. 
What's wrong with you? 

560
00:33:10,900 --> 00:33:14,200
But that's not the case. 
Because what job is doing is 

561
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:19,100
he's making accusations. 
Based on limited information. 

562
00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,700
He's smearing the character of 
Abner Without Really knowing 

563
00:33:23,700 --> 00:33:27,600
what took place and that is 
often the case with many people 

564
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:32,400
who are in context like this 
even who will never be able to 

565
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,200
Know Rich meaningful 
relationships because they 

566
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,600
operate by limited information 
because we can't stop it. 

567
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,100
No matter, no matter how much we
try. 

568
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,300
You will never be able to really
stop. 

569
00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,200
You hearing something about 
someone else. 

570
00:33:44,300 --> 00:33:45,800
Okay. 
This is really intensely 

571
00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,700
practical, but I've seen the 
destructiveness about it where I

572
00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:51,300
can preach about it, every 
single, Single week. 

573
00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:53,000
I don't care how repetitive it 
is. 

574
00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:56,100
I will say it every week. 
It's amazing. 

575
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,000
We want deep teachings and we 
can't even deal with this minor 

576
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,300
thing in life. 
You you going to, it's going to 

577
00:34:02,300 --> 00:34:05,300
happen. 
And the danger is that pieces, 

578
00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,900
often stifled because we are 
ready to treat others based on 

579
00:34:08,900 --> 00:34:12,100
the things that are not true or 
maybe no longer true. 

580
00:34:12,900 --> 00:34:16,100
You see, what job should have 
done is what we always should do

581
00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:18,000
based on any information you 
receive about anybody. 

582
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,500
I don't care who it is or what 
it is. 

583
00:34:21,000 --> 00:34:24,300
He is so upset about this. 
That look at verse 26. 

584
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,699
When job came out of David's 
presence. 

585
00:34:26,699 --> 00:34:29,100
He didn't even wait to hear what
David had to say. 

586
00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:32,600
He'd made up his mind so much 
that he just, I'm not even going

587
00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:34,699
to pause. 
I might even give you the chance

588
00:34:34,699 --> 00:34:36,400
for you to sit. 
I'm just going to turn around 

589
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,600
and walk on right out of here. 
And so, this man has made up his

590
00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,900
mind. 
He just has these assumptions 

591
00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:44,800
maybe because of the history 
with Abner, but he didn't know 

592
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,199
the change that came about and 
Outdoors life and then he 

593
00:34:47,199 --> 00:34:50,199
translates that into accusation 
and he's about to assault At 

594
00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:54,000
him, he's not the kill him. 
What would happen if David had 

595
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,200
learned that Abner had a rather 
job blurted Abner had changed 

596
00:34:57,900 --> 00:35:00,200
what if he had sat down with 
David and communicated? 

597
00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,400
The details that he was unaware 
of? 

598
00:35:01,408 --> 00:35:02,800
Remember he was, he was on a 
raid. 

599
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,200
He was not familiar with what's 
going on between Abner and 

600
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,800
David, this guy is literally 
going to kill somebody else 

601
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,500
because of a misinformation 
because of limited information. 

602
00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,500
Be very careful. 
I don't want you to Rob yourself

603
00:35:14,500 --> 00:35:18,200
of beautiful meaningful, Rich 
relations with others because 

604
00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,700
you're easily swayed in One 
Direction or the Next, it's so 

605
00:35:21,700 --> 00:35:25,000
detrimental I've seen and I feel
I really feel bad for people. 

606
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:27,800
I really do because they destroy
much. 

607
00:35:28,700 --> 00:35:31,600
If he was walking in wisdom, he 
would do this differently. 

608
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:34,500
Now, I want to show you 
scripture in Romans chapter 14. 

609
00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:35,700
Look at this. 
This is beautiful. 

610
00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:39,900
And Romans 14. 
Verse 9, rather 19, let's go 

611
00:35:39,900 --> 00:35:41,100
together, I'll turn there with 
you. 

612
00:35:41,107 --> 00:35:49,600
In Romans chapter 14. 
Maybe keep your finger and 

613
00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:52,100
second Samuel. 
So you don't lose your place. 

614
00:35:53,300 --> 00:35:58,400
Romans 14 verse 19, he speaking 
to Believers. 

615
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:03,800
So then let us pursue what makes
for peace. 

616
00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:09,300
And for Mutual upbuilding like 
pursue it chase after it. 

617
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,600
Blessed are the peacemakers for 
what they're called? 

618
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,600
What? 
Sons of God. 

619
00:36:16,700 --> 00:36:20,000
God is a peacemaker God. 
Seeks to make peace even with 

620
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,500
enemies. 
And so if you want to, if you 

621
00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:27,600
want to be identified to who God
is and a very powerful way. 

622
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:33,100
One way is by being a pursuer of
peace with other people, You 

623
00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:36,200
don't, you don't enjoy drama. 
You don't enjoy tension. 

624
00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:39,000
You pursue reconciliation, you 
pursue peace. 

625
00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:42,200
You pursue Clarity. 
So then let us pursue what makes

626
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,800
for peace and for Mutual up 
building. 

627
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,800
Now, what is the context? 
And Romans 14, Paul's hearing 

628
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:47,800
that. 
There are some Christians who 

629
00:36:47,808 --> 00:36:50,800
are eating certain foods, that's
disturbing the conscience of 

630
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,300
other Christians and he's 
hearing that some of these 

631
00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:55,800
Christians who don't want to eat
certain Meats, because they 

632
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:59,100
think it's Unholy are 
criticizing the ones who are. 

633
00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,300
And what Paul is saying, is look
verse 22. 

634
00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:05,200
Not for the sake of food, 
destroy the work of God. 

635
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:08,600
Everything is indeed clean, but 
it is wrong for anyone to make 

636
00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,400
another stumble by what he eats.
So he's saying, look, I'm among 

637
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,900
those who understands Christian 
Liberty? 

638
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,800
I'm not I'm not among those who 
say, you know, this is wrong or 

639
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:20,300
that I see how God sanctifies 
these things. 

640
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:22,800
And I see the Liberty that even 
though these things were 

641
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,800
dedicated to Demons, When you 
pray over it it's made. 

642
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,700
Holy and some, don't like that 
thing was dedicated to a demon 

643
00:37:28,700 --> 00:37:30,500
and I used to live that life and
for you to eat it. 

644
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,400
Disturbs my conscience pulses 
even though I'm in this camp 

645
00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,000
that says it's clean for the 
sake of my brother's conscience.

646
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,100
I'm not going to eat it. 
Like that's Christian love. 

647
00:37:39,300 --> 00:37:42,500
That's Christian sacrifice. 
And look at, look at the effort 

648
00:37:42,500 --> 00:37:44,800
like instead of saying well it's
my right, my conscience doesn't 

649
00:37:44,900 --> 00:37:47,300
he doesn't do that. 
If this is going to make us be 

650
00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:49,400
able to see each other hug each 
other, love each other. 

651
00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:51,100
Walk and Harmony are going to do
it. 

652
00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,000
Kingdom of God, is more than 
just food. 

653
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:56,800
And so, what am I saying? 
If Paul says that is the extent 

654
00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,900
of the effort that we should 
make with one another then 

655
00:37:58,900 --> 00:38:01,600
shouldn't we also make the 
effort to investigate based on 

656
00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:04,500
things that we hear. 
If I'm willing if I'm supposed 

657
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:06,900
to not be willing to enjoy 
certain things based on the 

658
00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:10,200
liberty of my conscience. 
How much more is it my duty to 

659
00:38:10,207 --> 00:38:11,300
say? 
Well, I'm not going to make 

660
00:38:11,300 --> 00:38:14,500
judgments about somebody based 
on just misinformation or little

661
00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:16,900
information. 
Then I'm going to do my part to 

662
00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:18,900
seek peace. 
You see what I'm trying to say 

663
00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:21,000
here? 
What's at stake? 

664
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,200
When there is no peace, when 
there's a lack of Harmony, When 

665
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,800
We Make judges and we close 
ourselves off, or we even 

666
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,300
refused to build a relationship 
with somebody initially because 

667
00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:31,200
of whatever things we perceive 
or heard. 

668
00:38:31,500 --> 00:38:33,400
Look at verse 20. 
Do not for the sake of food, 

669
00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,800
destroy the work of God, it 
destroys the work of God, it 

670
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:41,400
hinders the work of God. 
See piece is so important for 

671
00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:45,300
advancement in the things of God
that whenever Satan senses it 

672
00:38:45,300 --> 00:38:48,100
even from a distance like he did
back in second Samuel, he would 

673
00:38:48,100 --> 00:38:51,800
do all that he can to bring 
about A disruption in that place

674
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:54,000
and he has many ways of doing 
it. 

675
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:59,300
When peace is just beginning, 
the enemy comes in through the 

676
00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:03,200
Flesh and open door and he's 
about to bring chaos instead. 

677
00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:05,800
There's a second reason. 
Many of you mentioned it already

678
00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,400
job is we come back to 2nd 
Samuel. 

679
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,000
I would say that he's 
intimidated. 

680
00:39:16,900 --> 00:39:19,000
What's Jaws occupation in 
David's Army? 

681
00:39:20,500 --> 00:39:23,600
Commander general, what sabnis 
position. 

682
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,700
What was he for Saul's Army? 
Commander General. 

683
00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,500
I don't think he's too 
comfortable with the fact that 

684
00:39:30,500 --> 00:39:32,600
David and Abner becoming 
friends. 

685
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:40,600
Perhaps, he's threatened. 
This guy can take my position. 

686
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:47,000
This guy can be a rival to me. 
And that's very carnal. 

687
00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,400
Because James 4:1 says 
something. 

688
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,500
You don't have to turn to this 
one. 

689
00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:54,200
You're very familiar with it, 
but James for one tells us very 

690
00:39:54,200 --> 00:39:59,400
clearly what causes corals and 
what causes fights among you, 

691
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:02,600
you know what it is. 
Is it not this that your 

692
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:08,100
passions are at War within you? 
And then he goes on in verse 22,

693
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:11,100
say you covet, but you don't, 
you don't have, you know, you 

694
00:40:11,100 --> 00:40:13,700
seek after but you don't get. 
So you murder and James not 

695
00:40:13,700 --> 00:40:15,900
talking about actual murder. 
In this case, in 2nd, Samuel is 

696
00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,400
going to be actual murder. 
James is borrowing the language 

697
00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:19,700
of Jesus from the sermon of the 
mount. 

698
00:40:19,700 --> 00:40:21,300
Where if you hate your brother 
in your heart, you actually 

699
00:40:21,300 --> 00:40:24,700
murdered him. 
And so he's saying you want to 

700
00:40:24,700 --> 00:40:26,500
know what's he's talking to the 
churches? 

701
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,400
Who are dispersed and saying, 
you know, what's going on with 

702
00:40:29,400 --> 00:40:33,200
you having Civil Wars within 
your assemblies and your homes 

703
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:36,500
and your Ministries, very 
simple, your passions, your 

704
00:40:36,500 --> 00:40:40,700
selfish desires and Pursuits are
not being satisfied and because 

705
00:40:40,700 --> 00:40:42,200
of that, you're actually causing
Wars. 

706
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:46,100
Very, very strong language. 
He causing battles among 

707
00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:48,400
yourselves because you are 
operating in the flesh. 

708
00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:52,400
You have these longings and 
these desires, and they're not 

709
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,600
being fulfilled and you see 
people who are standing in the 

710
00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:56,600
way or you actually want what 
they have. 

711
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:58,700
And because they have And you 
don't you're willing to actually

712
00:40:58,700 --> 00:41:02,700
clash with them. 
And job is proving that to a 

713
00:41:02,700 --> 00:41:05,600
certain degree. 
I mean it's not explicitly clear

714
00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:09,100
so I won't make a dogmatic 
statement about it, but when you

715
00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:11,900
see johanns behavior in the 
future, you can tell that he 

716
00:41:11,900 --> 00:41:14,400
really he really Treasures his 
post. 

717
00:41:16,700 --> 00:41:19,900
There's a final last reason why 
job is really upset about Abner 

718
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,300
and this is good. 
You'll get there, if you 

719
00:41:23,300 --> 00:41:25,300
understand the history between 
job and having, which is what, 

720
00:41:26,300 --> 00:41:30,600
what did I ever do to joab and 
directly killed his brother. 

721
00:41:34,100 --> 00:41:35,600
And he wants to avenge his 
blood. 

722
00:41:38,500 --> 00:41:41,000
You you killed my brother and 
you think you can just come in 

723
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:45,800
here, Feast with my boss? 
And just pretend like nothing 

724
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:49,400
happened. 
And so he doesn't want to even 

725
00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:51,300
hear from David. 
He looks at David, he speaks his

726
00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:53,800
mind and he walks right out. 
He's not just going to walk out 

727
00:41:53,800 --> 00:41:59,100
and take a cool walk in a night 
and just hopefully forget about 

728
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:00,800
it. 
Verse 26. 

729
00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:04,200
When job came out from David's 
presence. 

730
00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:08,100
He sent Messengers after Abner, 
and they brought him back from 

731
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:12,000
the cistern of sriracha, but 
David did not know about it. 

732
00:42:12,700 --> 00:42:17,500
So Abner is already long gone. 
Jobs sends messages as get Abner

733
00:42:17,500 --> 00:42:20,300
back over here. 
David has no clue. 

734
00:42:20,300 --> 00:42:24,000
What's about to happen verse 27.
And when I am to return to 

735
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:28,200
Hebron job, took him aside into 
the midst of the gate to speak 

736
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:31,200
with him privately. 
And there you struck him in the 

737
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:34,200
stomach. 
So that he died for the blood of

738
00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:41,500
a sahal, his brother. 
Killed him cold-blooded cruel 

739
00:42:41,500 --> 00:42:44,600
murder. 
He destroys us man. 

740
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:48,600
And we're never ever going to 
see the potential relationship 

741
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:51,900
that could have been rebuilt. 
When there was peace. 

742
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:56,300
It was snuffed out. 
Murder is wrong, David condemns,

743
00:42:56,300 --> 00:43:00,800
joab, but there is a, there is a
level of violation here. 

744
00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:05,700
That is deeper than just the 
fact that he killed He killed 

745
00:43:05,700 --> 00:43:08,400
Abner. 
What makes this? 

746
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:13,200
Especially wrong? 
And the only way you're going to

747
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:18,000
know the answer is if you 
remember a Bible study, maybe a 

748
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:22,000
few of them that alluded to a 
certain reality in the culture 

749
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:25,200
of Israel that would make this 
more severe. 

750
00:43:27,700 --> 00:43:29,500
Okay. 
So there is an element of taking

751
00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:34,000
Vengeance that solely belongs to
God and that is stealing from 

752
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:35,700
God. 
Because if he says vengeance is 

753
00:43:35,700 --> 00:43:38,100
mine and you take Vengeance into
your own hands, you're taking 

754
00:43:38,100 --> 00:43:41,300
something that belongs to God 
and that's stealing we talked 

755
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:45,300
about that once but think back. 
Think back to why this? 

756
00:43:45,300 --> 00:43:48,400
And this is really going to 
connect when this is why the the

757
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,800
Old Testament is so beautiful. 
When you understand that the the

758
00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:54,900
totality of it, things begin to 
make sense and things connect in

759
00:43:54,900 --> 00:44:00,200
a beautiful way. 
You're very close. 

760
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:03,200
Did you hear Andrew? 
Is it because they were in the 

761
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,500
gate? 
Yes, but there's more to it. 

762
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:09,900
It part of it has to do with the
fact that they're in the gate. 

763
00:44:10,500 --> 00:44:12,400
Okay, let's go to Joshua chapter
20. 

764
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,000
Here's our answer and Joshua 
chapter 20. 

765
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:18,500
We're going to read six verses. 
So be patient. 

766
00:44:18,500 --> 00:44:21,900
Once you read it, things are 
going to begin to make sense. 

767
00:44:23,300 --> 00:44:27,300
At least if there's 0% Clues 
your we're going to we're going 

768
00:44:27,300 --> 00:44:32,700
to bring that bar to 80% Joshua 
chapter 20 verse 1 down to verse

769
00:44:32,700 --> 00:44:35,600
6. 
And this is the glory of the 

770
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:37,100
word of God. 
And this is why we need to 

771
00:44:37,100 --> 00:44:40,500
master the scriptures. 
Verse 1 of Joshua chapter 20, 

772
00:44:40,900 --> 00:44:45,300
then the Lord said to Joshua say
to the people of Israel appoint 

773
00:44:45,600 --> 00:44:51,200
the Cities of Refuge of which I 
spoke to you through Moses that 

774
00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:54,800
the manslayer who strikes. 
Person without intent or 

775
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:58,300
unknowingly may flee there, they
shall be for you. 

776
00:44:58,300 --> 00:45:00,800
A refuge from the Avenger of 
blood. 

777
00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:05,300
He shall flee to one of these 
cities and shall stand at the 

778
00:45:05,300 --> 00:45:12,300
entrance of the Gate of the city
and explain his case to the 

779
00:45:12,300 --> 00:45:15,900
Elders of that City. 
Then they shall take him into 

780
00:45:15,900 --> 00:45:19,400
the City, and give them a place 
and he shall remain with them. 

781
00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:23,500
And if the Avenger of blood 
pursues, Him. 

782
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:27,200
They shall not give up the 
manslayer and to his hand 

783
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:29,900
because he struck his neighbor 
unknowingly. 

784
00:45:30,300 --> 00:45:34,800
And this is important did not 
hate him in the past and he 

785
00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:37,800
shall remain in that city until 
he has stood before the 

786
00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:41,800
congregation for judgement until
the death of him, who is high 

787
00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:44,300
priest at the time. 
That's so pathetic. 

788
00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:49,600
Then the men sir may return to 
his own town and his own home to

789
00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:56,000
the town from which he fled. 
When God was establishing the 

790
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:58,800
Israeli Society in the Old 
Testament, he had a unique 

791
00:45:58,800 --> 00:46:01,600
feature in that culture and it 
was the Cities of Refuge, six 

792
00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:05,600
cities that would be placed in 
strategic areas in the land. 

793
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:09,200
So that if there was 
involuntary, manslaughter 

794
00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:13,900
accidental murder or even 
something that took place, but 

795
00:46:13,900 --> 00:46:17,700
it was not premeditated, it was 
not done out of hatred, it was 

796
00:46:17,700 --> 00:46:24,000
just an accident, whatever the 
case may be, That person had the

797
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:28,500
right to flee to one of these 
Cities of Refuge and by doing, 

798
00:46:28,500 --> 00:46:33,500
so he would be protected from 
the closest relative to the one 

799
00:46:33,500 --> 00:46:37,300
who did die who had the right to
avenge the blood of the 

800
00:46:37,300 --> 00:46:41,900
deceased. 
And so these these culprits they

801
00:46:41,900 --> 00:46:44,900
would they would run, they would
come to the gate, the elders are

802
00:46:44,900 --> 00:46:46,900
come, he would explain his 
situation. 

803
00:46:48,000 --> 00:46:52,100
And then if it was clear enough 
that this is, this needs to be 

804
00:46:52,700 --> 00:46:55,100
this needs to undergo some kind 
of a child, they take him in, 

805
00:46:55,200 --> 00:46:57,500
they place them in. 
If the Avenger of blood comes in

806
00:46:57,500 --> 00:47:01,700
and they ask for that person by 
law, it was illegal prohibited 

807
00:47:01,700 --> 00:47:05,600
for there to be Revenge. 
And that man had to stay there 

808
00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:09,300
until the trial took place and 
if he was found innocent and he 

809
00:47:09,308 --> 00:47:11,000
can go back. 
If he was found guilty, then he 

810
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,100
can be given up to the to the 
Avenger. 

811
00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:19,800
Or until the high priest died. 
Here's what's interesting. 

812
00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:27,500
Abner killed a Sahel. 
Here's my question was a 

813
00:47:27,508 --> 00:47:32,300
premeditated. 
Wow. 

814
00:47:33,500 --> 00:47:40,400
Why was it premeditated? 
Very good more than once as to, 

815
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:45,200
how was pursuing Abner, Abner 
looked back and he begged him to

816
00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:47,500
stop. 
He would not listen, he 

817
00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:51,200
continued to pursue, he begged 
him to stop, he would not do it 

818
00:47:51,300 --> 00:47:56,300
finally, he takes his spear the 
but of it thrust it back into as

819
00:47:56,300 --> 00:47:58,100
to how stomach and it comes out 
of his back. 

820
00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:05,300
What do you call that? 
Self-defense not out of hatred, 

821
00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:08,700
not premeditated. 
He is a candidate to be able to 

822
00:48:08,707 --> 00:48:11,800
undergo a trial to assess 
whether or not, he is innocent 

823
00:48:11,900 --> 00:48:16,700
or guilty in other words. 
He could have gone to a City of 

824
00:48:16,700 --> 00:48:19,400
Refuge. 
And he could have been 

825
00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:23,200
protected. 
Come back to 2nd Samuel. 

826
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:28,200
You still keep a hand there in 
Joshua chapter 20, come back to 

827
00:48:28,200 --> 00:48:35,100
2nd Samuel. 227. 
If that person was in a City of 

828
00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:38,400
Refuge, the Avenger of blood 
could not touch him. 

829
00:48:38,700 --> 00:48:42,400
Second, Samuel 327. 
And when Abner after he was 

830
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:47,800
called by Joe, I returned where 
To Hebron are you still in 

831
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:50,700
Joshua chapter 20? 
Go back to Joshua chapter 20, we

832
00:48:50,700 --> 00:48:54,300
read the first six verses look 
at verse 7 after he gave the 

833
00:48:54,308 --> 00:48:56,100
instructions of the City of 
Refuge. 

834
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:58,700
Look, what he says, look what 
the word of God says. 

835
00:48:59,000 --> 00:49:03,500
So the people they set apart 
Kadesh and Galilee and the Hill 

836
00:49:03,500 --> 00:49:06,500
Country of naphtali and shechem 
in the Hill Country of Ephraim 

837
00:49:06,500 --> 00:49:13,200
him and curia far, but that is 
what Hebron. 

838
00:49:14,900 --> 00:49:18,800
In the Hill Country of Judah. 
Hebron was a City of Refuge. 

839
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:24,400
Where was Abner murdered? 
And the City of Refuge. 

840
00:49:27,100 --> 00:49:29,400
Where he was supposed to be 
safe, is where he was killed. 

841
00:49:31,700 --> 00:49:34,400
And that just adds a severity to
jobs crime. 

842
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:39,900
He could be completely had, no 
reverence no fear of, he was so 

843
00:49:39,900 --> 00:49:45,800
filled with bitterness. that he 
actually kills him in the gate 

844
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:50,100
the very place where Abner 
should have been to call for the

845
00:49:50,100 --> 00:49:54,200
elders to explain his case as a 
very place, where he was not 

846
00:49:54,200 --> 00:49:59,100
given a chance but was instead 
murdered Next week. 

847
00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:01,100
We're going to see The Cry of 
David and the nation and I 

848
00:50:01,107 --> 00:50:07,200
believe that's an element to it.
And so we heard about how you 

849
00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:10,100
and I can treat even a little 
sin to lightly and then there 

850
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:13,500
are people who treat people's 
sin without regarding the laws 

851
00:50:13,500 --> 00:50:17,500
of God have had to be merciful 
and patient and forgiving and 

852
00:50:17,500 --> 00:50:21,100
they are quick to judge and 
quick to afflict condemnation. 

853
00:50:22,600 --> 00:50:26,600
And job here does not consider 
his surroundings of the consider

854
00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:30,000
the significance of the feet and
where their feet were planted 

855
00:50:30,100 --> 00:50:34,100
and he kills this man. 
And the blood that should have 

856
00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:40,900
been protected with shed. in 
that place but job is not the 

857
00:50:40,908 --> 00:50:44,200
only wrong one here. 
Who else is in the wrong? 

858
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:51,700
I say Abner. 
I say Abner why? 

859
00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:55,400
Because he killed as to how long
ago. 

860
00:50:56,700 --> 00:50:58,700
Why didn't you flee to the City 
of Refuge? 

861
00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,500
Why wasn't that your immediate 
reflux? 

862
00:51:04,100 --> 00:51:07,000
Abner's jawed after doing that 
if he really believed he was 

863
00:51:07,000 --> 00:51:11,200
innocent was to run to one of 
these places and to stay there 

864
00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:15,100
to receive a just trial or to 
wait until the high priest died,

865
00:51:15,100 --> 00:51:20,300
and he didn't It could be that 
he thought he was so powerful 

866
00:51:20,300 --> 00:51:22,500
that he didn't need to. 
We don't know the reason why he 

867
00:51:22,500 --> 00:51:26,200
did it, but he didn't do it. 
And he died a Fool's death. 

868
00:51:26,900 --> 00:51:31,400
He died a Fool's death and 
Abner, there is a picture. 

869
00:51:32,900 --> 00:51:35,500
Is a picture of The Sinner 
because the City of Refuge is a 

870
00:51:35,508 --> 00:51:39,200
picture of Jesus Christ. 
Hebrews tells us that we have 

871
00:51:39,200 --> 00:51:42,800
fled to him for Refuge so many 
Psalms and Proverbs tells us 

872
00:51:42,800 --> 00:51:45,800
that running to the Lord, the 
name of the Lord is a strong 

873
00:51:45,800 --> 00:51:50,700
tower or we take refuge in the 
Lord, he is the City of Refuge 

874
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:54,300
And what's amazing is just like 
Abner. 

875
00:51:54,300 --> 00:51:59,500
You have many people today who 
have sinned and they delay and 

876
00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:05,200
running to Christ. 
They wander about and just like 

877
00:52:05,200 --> 00:52:07,400
Abner pay very close attention 
to this. 

878
00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:10,800
They think things are fine. 
They thinks that nothing will 

879
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,900
happen. 
And offer sudden without notice,

880
00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:17,500
their life is taken from them. 
When it could have been spared. 

881
00:52:20,000 --> 00:52:22,200
Be be amazed to know how many 
people. 

882
00:52:24,200 --> 00:52:26,800
I know people for years, who 
have heard the gospel, many many

883
00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:30,200
times who sat in meetings, many,
many times and they still have 

884
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:35,000
yet to run to the City of Refuge
and you are no different than 

885
00:52:35,000 --> 00:52:38,800
Abner. 
You are no different than Abner.

886
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:43,000
Why are you waiting? 
Do you not know that at any 

887
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:46,400
moment by surprise? 
Just like joab who invited him 

888
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:49,200
for a conversation, seemed to be
innocent seem to be harmless. 

889
00:52:49,600 --> 00:52:52,700
And job was very, very conniving
in the way he killed. 

890
00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:55,300
People will see that in a 
different example. 

891
00:52:55,700 --> 00:52:58,500
All four sudden Abner's life was
taken from who says that it's no

892
00:52:58,500 --> 00:53:04,000
different than you. and for you,
Abner is a picture of something 

893
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:06,700
else to do not directly. 
In his case. 

894
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:10,700
There is a scripture numbers 35,
which tells us not just how to 

895
00:53:10,700 --> 00:53:13,300
get to the City of Refuge, but 
when you get there to stay 

896
00:53:13,300 --> 00:53:17,900
there, And it warns there's a 
law there that if you wander 

897
00:53:17,900 --> 00:53:20,700
outside of the City of Refuge 
and the Avenger of the blood, if

898
00:53:20,700 --> 00:53:22,600
he finds you, he has the right 
to kill you. 

899
00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:29,100
And that's a picture of those 
who yes come to Christ as a 

900
00:53:29,100 --> 00:53:34,500
refuge and receives safety. 
But at one point in their lives,

901
00:53:34,500 --> 00:53:37,800
they drift away from Christ and 
they wander from the will of 

902
00:53:37,800 --> 00:53:42,300
God, and they put themselves in 
danger and they end up suffering

903
00:53:42,300 --> 00:53:45,600
much loss. 
And so, it's even possible 

904
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:49,500
today, that you, as you sit in 
this place, you know, that your 

905
00:53:49,500 --> 00:53:51,800
heart is not where it's supposed
to be. 

906
00:53:52,500 --> 00:53:55,400
And, you know, that you are not 
in the will of God, you know, 

907
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:58,700
that there is compromising your 
life and that gives the enemy 

908
00:53:58,700 --> 00:54:03,200
legal license. 
To have his way with you. 

909
00:54:04,900 --> 00:54:08,600
And so my charge to you is to 
stay in the City of Refuge, my 

910
00:54:08,600 --> 00:54:11,800
brother don't wander, there's 
nothing profitable out there. 

911
00:54:13,000 --> 00:54:16,200
There's nothing beneficial. 
The only thing that you can 

912
00:54:16,200 --> 00:54:19,100
expect outside of the will of 
God, the only thing is the same 

913
00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:21,600
thing for that man. 
Slayer, who wanders, out of the 

914
00:54:21,600 --> 00:54:24,800
City of Refuge danger? 
That's the only thing that's 

915
00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:29,700
waiting Danger. 
And so I don't care if you are 

916
00:54:29,700 --> 00:54:33,000
in the City of Refuge, I don't 
care who's outside of the City 

917
00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,600
of Refuge, was calling for you 
to come outside. 

918
00:54:36,800 --> 00:54:38,500
I don't care what their 
persuading you with. 

919
00:54:38,500 --> 00:54:40,900
I Don't Care What They're 
inviting you to the same way 

920
00:54:40,900 --> 00:54:43,400
that there was a law established
then, it is true spiritually. 

921
00:54:43,400 --> 00:54:46,600
Now moment, you step outside of 
the will of God, for whatever 

922
00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:49,800
reason, you put yourself in 
spiritual danger, but let me 

923
00:54:49,800 --> 00:54:52,000
close with this, have you even 
got there? 

924
00:54:53,400 --> 00:54:57,500
Every week I see at least one 
new face and I don't know where 

925
00:54:57,500 --> 00:55:01,500
you are. so, my question to you 
is as you've heard this Bible 

926
00:55:01,500 --> 00:55:05,500
study, Are you convinced that 
you've sinned against God? 

927
00:55:07,900 --> 00:55:09,700
You know what, one of my 
favorite Bible verses about 

928
00:55:09,700 --> 00:55:11,800
Sinners and first John one, 
where it says, if anybody says 

929
00:55:11,800 --> 00:55:14,100
he does not sin, he is a liar. 
So, if you claim, you two 

930
00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:15,800
haven't sinned against God, you 
already lied. 

931
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:17,100
You've sinned. 
Welcome to the club. 

932
00:55:21,100 --> 00:55:23,000
Now, it's one thing to know that
you've sinned against God that 

933
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:24,700
if you stand before, God, that 
you will be guilty. 

934
00:55:24,700 --> 00:55:27,800
But here's my next question, 
have you fled to Christ? 

935
00:55:29,600 --> 00:55:31,600
Because Christ doesn't want you 
to stay there. 

936
00:55:31,800 --> 00:55:34,000
And here's what's beautiful 
about the City of Refuge. 

937
00:55:34,100 --> 00:55:36,000
I'm going to try to end it here,
okay? 

938
00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:40,600
That in the Old Testament when 
God instructed, in verse 7 of 

939
00:55:40,600 --> 00:55:43,800
Joshua 20, we instructed the 
placement of these six cities. 

940
00:55:44,700 --> 00:55:47,000
He did it in such a way that no 
matter where you are 

941
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:50,600
geographically, it would be 
easily accessed. 

942
00:55:52,000 --> 00:55:54,200
It wasn't placed in such a way 
that you would have to Sprint 

943
00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:56,500
across the land. 
And there was a great risk for 

944
00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:59,300
you to be caught by the Avenger 
of blood. 

945
00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:02,800
Every City of Refuge was placed 
in a certain way that no matter 

946
00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:08,100
where you were, you can have 
easy access to safety and that 

947
00:56:08,100 --> 00:56:12,000
is a picture of how Christ has 
made it so simple for you to be 

948
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:16,400
saved. 
He didn't make it hard, realize 

949
00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:19,200
your sin, acknowledge your sin, 
confess your sin. 

950
00:56:19,300 --> 00:56:23,700
Repent of your sin and embrace 
the one who paid for your sin. 

951
00:56:25,600 --> 00:56:27,900
And then run to that. 
That's how you want. 

952
00:56:27,900 --> 00:56:29,500
You want to know how you pick 
yourself up and run. 

953
00:56:30,400 --> 00:56:33,500
That's how you do it. 
I have sinned, I confess I'm a 

954
00:56:33,500 --> 00:56:34,900
sinner. 
I confess that I've sinned 

955
00:56:34,900 --> 00:56:37,400
against God against, man. 
I confess that if I remain in my

956
00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:39,600
sin, I will die in my sin. 
And I will be punished for 

957
00:56:39,600 --> 00:56:43,600
eternity, but I realized that he
paid for my sin and so I will 

958
00:56:43,600 --> 00:56:47,300
run to him. 
Hide in him Embrace him and be 

959
00:56:47,300 --> 00:56:49,400
safe. 
Have you ever done that? 

960
00:56:49,600 --> 00:56:54,300
Have you ever done that? 
If not, you are not in the City 

961
00:56:54,300 --> 00:56:57,500
of Refuge? 
If you're outside and you're in 

962
00:56:57,500 --> 00:57:01,500
danger, run to him, he's waiting
for you. 

963
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:06,100
He wants to save you. 
He made it so easily available 

964
00:57:06,100 --> 00:57:10,600
to you. 
That is my Jesus, that is the 

965
00:57:10,607 --> 00:57:11,800
gospel. 
I preach. 

966
00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:14,800
That is the gospel, many of you 
believe in, and I put your trust

967
00:57:14,800 --> 00:57:17,000
in, but maybe there's one in 
here who hasn't come to that, 

968
00:57:17,400 --> 00:57:20,100
and I'm calling you to run. 
He was the call for the person 

969
00:57:20,100 --> 00:57:23,200
who did who did Sin, they had to
run immediately. 

970
00:57:24,900 --> 00:57:28,900
If not, you will be like Abner 
and years has gone by, I believe

971
00:57:28,900 --> 00:57:31,300
after he killed a cell and he 
thought he was safe all four 

972
00:57:31,300 --> 00:57:33,000
sudden. 
He was swept away from this 

973
00:57:33,000 --> 00:57:34,400
life. 
Don't wait, please don't. 

974
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:37,400
Wait, I beckon you come to the 
City of Refuge. 

975
00:57:37,400 --> 00:57:39,200
Who is Jesus Christ? 
Let's pray. 

976
00:57:54,500 --> 00:57:57,200
Father in heaven. 
We thank you for Jesus Christ, 

977
00:57:57,200 --> 00:58:01,400
Our City of Refuge. 
Thank you that we can run to 

978
00:58:01,400 --> 00:58:05,900
him. 
And he will keep us safe. 

979
00:58:11,100 --> 00:58:14,900
Thank you, Lord Jesus that 
you've made it so available to 

980
00:58:14,900 --> 00:58:23,300
all men of all ages. 
Of all backgrounds of all races.

981
00:58:23,300 --> 00:58:26,900
Thank you. 
Lord, we just sit here tonight. 

982
00:58:28,300 --> 00:58:31,200
overwhelmed by the wisdom of 
your word, by the supernatural, 

983
00:58:31,200 --> 00:58:37,300
authorship of this word, and it 
causes us to just Adore, you. 

984
00:58:40,100 --> 00:58:43,500
your word is so rich, Lord, it 
is so deep and we are 

985
00:58:43,500 --> 00:58:48,000
overwhelmed by By the fact that 
every time we come together, we 

986
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:51,400
learn something new and it just 
gives us another jolt of joy in 

987
00:58:51,400 --> 00:58:55,100
your presence. 
Lord for us who are in Christ, 

988
00:58:55,600 --> 00:58:58,600
protect us from the lies in the 
and the whether it's self 

989
00:58:58,600 --> 00:59:02,200
deception or outside this 
option, that would convince us 

990
00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:04,000
to step outside of the will of 
God. 

991
00:59:05,500 --> 00:59:08,400
Keep us in. 
And Lord for those who have 

992
00:59:08,408 --> 00:59:11,200
never even stepped foot, who 
have not come to the gate and 

993
00:59:11,200 --> 00:59:15,700
have reasoned. 
Lord, we just ask that. 

994
00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:18,700
Today would be the day where in 
their heart of hearts, they 

995
00:59:18,700 --> 00:59:22,600
would flee to Jesus Christ and 
they would declare that they in 

996
00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:25,300
fact, have sinned and they would
trust that you will take them in

997
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:30,100
only your Holy Spirit. 
Can convince a man to run in 

998
00:59:30,100 --> 00:59:33,200
that direction. 
Lori bless you tonight at this 

999
00:59:33,200 --> 00:59:35,300
Bible. 
So, we want to worship you and 

1000
00:59:35,300 --> 00:59:38,500
we want to worship you with the 
frame of mine that we are. 

1001
00:59:38,500 --> 00:59:41,400
We are surrounded by you. 
We are shielded. 

1002
00:59:41,400 --> 00:59:44,600
We are in the depths of the palm
of your hand now, Nothing can 

1003
00:59:44,600 --> 00:59:49,400
snatch us out. 
We are kept secure forever and 

1004
00:59:49,400 --> 00:59:51,800
ever. 
Thank you for your love. 

1005
00:59:52,100 --> 00:59:54,100
Thank you that we don't have to 
bear some, we don't have to look

1006
00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:56,200
over our shoulder and feared 
judgment anymore. 

1007
00:59:56,700 --> 00:59:59,700
We are safe in Christ in Jesus 
name. 

1008
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:01,900
Amen! 
Let's stand and Worship the 

1009
01:00:01,900 --> 01:00:02,300
Lord.