1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,680 You're very welcome to today's Triumph Church podcast. 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:16,000 We pray that you enjoy the message we've been going 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,040 through. The The Book of. 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,160 Ephesians kind of verse by verse by verse, and this isn't 5 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:25,160 something that I've really done. Before, like just go through a 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,200 a. Book in the Bible and and go. 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,120 Verse by verse. Through that, you know, but it's 8 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:34,240 something that I really felt strongly going into the she knew 9 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,800 year 202026 that the Lord really put it on my heart and Ephesians 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:41,400 is an absolute. Lutely amazing book, so packed 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,080 with just. Amazing truths and reality. 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,920 Of God's. Word and what? 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,560 Christ has purchased for us. Upon the cross and what God has 14 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:52,960 purposed. Before the. 15 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,960 Beginning of the world before the Foundation of of time. 16 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,880 Here like he's. Purposed and had all of these 17 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,400 things in place that we've been been learning about here it's 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,280 been really cool last. Week we discussed the. 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,320 Ephesians chapter 2 moved into the 2nd chapter, Ephesians 20 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:12,960 chapter 2 and verse one and three and we talked about God 21 00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:15,920 moving us from death. To to life. 22 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,520 Right. And this week we're going to be 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,560 looking at Ephesians chapter 2 and verses 4 through 10. 24 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,800 And this is really God's intervention in our 25 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,600 helplessness, all right. So let's read together. 26 00:01:28,960 --> 00:01:31,760 Ephesians chapter 2 and verses 4 through 10. 27 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,320 I'm going to be reading these from the New King James Version 28 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,040 starting in verse 4. It says, but God, who is rich in 29 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,560 mercy. Because of his great. 30 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Love with? Which he loved us. 31 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,320 Even when we were dead in trespasses in verse 5 made us 32 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:53,560 alive together with Christ. By grace, you have been saved in 33 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,600 verse 6 and raised. Us up together. 34 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,880 And made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus 35 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,800 that in the ages to come. He might show the exceeding 36 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,680 riches of His grace. In his kindness toward us in 37 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,039 Jesus Christ. For by grace, you. 38 00:02:10,039 --> 00:02:11,640 Have been saved. Through faith. 39 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,000 And not. That of yourselves, for it is a 40 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,160 gift of God. Verse 9. 41 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,760 It's not of works, lest anyone should boast. 42 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,400 For we are his. Workmanship created in. 43 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,240 Christ Jesus for good. Works which God prepared 44 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,600 beforehand that we should walk in them. 45 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,800 It's rich, isn't it? There's 2 words. 46 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:38,560 In Scripture that changes everything. 2 words that 47 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:43,600 interrupt our helplessness. 2 words that rewrite our destiny. 48 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,840 2 words. That step into the. 49 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,960 The. Hopelessness of our human 50 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:54,640 failure and introduce. God's mercy and God's love to 51 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:58,320 us. And those. 2 words are but God, 52 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:05,160 but God we have all. These things happening around. 53 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,840 Us, but God. Ephesians 2 begins with. 54 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,040 Paul reminding the believers of. Who they were before Christ. 55 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,000 We looked at this last week. We were spiritually. 56 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:21,720 Dead we were enslaved to sin we were influenced by the devil and 57 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,680 separated from. God, it's a pretty helpless 58 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,440 situation, isn't it? Pretty hopeless situation, but. 59 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,200 Then like a lightning bolt. Verse 4. 60 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,680 Arrives and changes everything. So I want us to read verse four 61 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,400 in the amplified classic version. 62 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,360 All right. And the first point we're going 63 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,400 to be going into? Is but God. 64 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:44,680 All right now, years ago when I was. 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,000 Going to Bible school. I was house sitting for for a 66 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,760 friend and I was, you know, sitting sitting in a room and I 67 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,080 was reading scripture and I was reading in the the amplified 68 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,440 classic version and I was going through. 69 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,520 The book of Ephesians. And I came. 70 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,680 To Ephesians chapter 2. Four. 71 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,840 And it literally almost felt like lightning hit me like 72 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:09,320 there. God gave me. 73 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:14,600 Some. Revelation about what he did, 74 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,200 what he purposed. And it's changed changed me ever 75 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,480 since. Listen when the. 76 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,280 Holy Spirit speaks. To you something when he gives 77 00:04:22,280 --> 00:04:25,160 you revelation. Of God's Word. 78 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,760 That changes you. And you know it. 79 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,080 Was from God and so I'm reading here in in in Ephesians chapter 80 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,120 2 and verse four in the amplified classic version and it 81 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,160 said. But God so rich is he in mercy 82 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,160 because of? And in order. 83 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:46,520 To satisfy the great. And wonderful and intense. 84 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:52,920 Love with which he loved us. That's an absolutely amazing 85 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,440 scripture, this scripture. Right here. 86 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,160 If you want to know if anyone ever asked Pastor Bradley. 87 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:00,280 What is your favorite scripture? In the entire Bible. 88 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,400 This is it. Ephesians chapter 2. 89 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,080 And verse. 4 But God so rich. Is he in mercy? 90 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:08,840 Because of. And in order to. 91 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:12,040 Satisfy the great. And wonderful and intense. 92 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,280 Love with which? He loved us. 93 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:19,040 Now notice how the Apostle Paul. Describes God here, he says, so 94 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,880 rich is he in mercy. This isn't how the world 95 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,360 describes God, is it? A world may describe. 96 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:30,240 God and think. Of God as harsh as cruel. 97 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,120 As demanding as. Maybe trying to control their 98 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,640 lives, right? And they think this false 99 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,080 narrative because they don't actually know God. 100 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:42,080 They don't understand the message. 101 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,120 Of the glory of Christ. They're unable. 102 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:49,280 To to see who God is. And why is that? 103 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,640 The only God. That they know. 104 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,920 Is the God of this world the devil? 105 00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:02,560 And so that's who they're attributing the characteristics 106 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,200 to God as. But it's that's not God at all, 107 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,920 is it the apostle Paul? Explains us in Two Corinthians 108 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,160 in chapter 4 and verse four in the New Living Translation when 109 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,800 he says this. He says. 110 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,800 Satan, who is the God? Of this world. 111 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,880 Has blinded the minds of those who don't believe, for they are 112 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,480 unable. To see the glorious light. 113 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,720 Of the good news, they don't understand this message. 114 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,880 About the glory of Christ, who is the. 115 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:35,000 Exact likeness of God and we can see this all around us, can't 116 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:36,840 we? How the devil has blinded the 117 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:38,760 minds of. People that we know. 118 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:44,400 They're unable. To to see who God really is. 119 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:47,680 But the light of the gospel penetrates. 120 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:51,600 That blindness. Each of us here probably had 121 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:56,480 someone share the good news, the gospel that Jesus came not to 122 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:01,720 judge us but to save us, that he's a loving God, that he's a. 123 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,360 Forgiving God that his kindness. Draws. 124 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,840 Us to him. The light of the gospel 125 00:07:08,840 --> 00:07:13,440 penetrates that blindness. Listen to verse 6 of that same 126 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,560 that same chapter, 2 Corinthians chapter 4 and verse 6 and it 127 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,320 says. But God, who said, let there be 128 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,720 light. In the darkness has made this 129 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,440 light shine in our. Hearts so we could. 130 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:28,720 Know the glory of God that is seen in the face. 131 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:33,240 Of Jesus Christ, wherever the gospel, the good news. 132 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,520 Of the freedom of Jesus. Christ is shared the Holy 133 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,520 Spirit. Is able to penetrate that 134 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,040 blindness, that darkness that the devil is. 135 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,680 Trying to keep people from hearing the gospel. 136 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,200 From having an understanding. Of the Gospel. 137 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,760 From from. Knowing what it is that Christ 138 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,800 has done, but the devil. Can't stop that, right? 139 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,400 And how? Do people hear the good news? 140 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,400 How do people know this gospel? How many? 141 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,240 Of us here. Had someone. 142 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:05,120 Share the gospel this good news to us like let. 143 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:14,280 Me see your hands most of us, right, Someone shared. 144 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,920 The good news with us? It could be through a podcast, 145 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,240 It could be. Through some programming on. 146 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,280 On YouTube. Or on on television. 147 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,320 It could be from a neighbor, it could be. 148 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,840 From a family member, right? But someone shared this good. 149 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,760 News with us this good news about Christ. 150 00:08:32,039 --> 00:08:34,400 And that's how we came to know him. 151 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,520 Otherwise, none of us would be here, would we? 152 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,440 Wherever the gospel is preached, that light. 153 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,560 Is shown now back to Ephesians chapter 4. 154 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,120 Paul says. But God so rich. 155 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,760 Ephesians 2. Yeah, Ephesians 2 and verse 4. 156 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,760 Paul says. But God so rich. 157 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,760 Is he in mercy? That word rich means abundant, 158 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,200 it means overflowing, it means inexhaustible. 159 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,200 So Paul is saying that mercy is not something. 160 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:06,160 That that God gives occasionally, but it. 161 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:07,840 Flows from who? He. 162 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,720 Is it's something? That is, is there? 163 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,920 In abundance. Like a mighty river. 164 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:18,560 Flowing in our lives. But God so rich is he. 165 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:21,160 In Mercy. But then he goes on to say. 166 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,360 This because of. And in order to. 167 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:30,360 Satisfy that great and. Wonderful and intense love. 168 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,640 With which he loved us. Humanity became. 169 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,120 Spiritually dead through their rebellious pride, right? 170 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,120 Our decision to disobey God and choose to. 171 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,400 Do what we wanted to do, what we thought was right, what we 172 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,000 thought was best. And that decision has. 173 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,880 Been really an epic. Failure for humanity. 174 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,800 But because of God's love. And in order. 175 00:09:55,800 --> 00:10:01,880 To satisfy that love, he couldn't simply sit idly by. 176 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,720 And do nothing if one of my children made a mess. 177 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,960 Of of their lives, it would be incredibly difficult for me to 178 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,960 sit idly by. And do nothing. 179 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,800 I would really do really whatever it takes. 180 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,240 To try to get them out of that situation, if their life was was 181 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,640 in was in peril, Then I'd become, what's his name, Liam 182 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,520 Neeson and you know, and and I'd go get them right. 183 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,600 I would do whatever it takes to save my. 184 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,760 Children I could not. Sit idly by because I love. 185 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,280 Them. Because I care. 186 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,360 For them and God. Could have just wiped out. 187 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,280 Humanity and said, ah, they're a bunch of Egypt's, what's wrong 188 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,120 with them? Right, But no. 189 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,240 He loves us in order to satisfy that great. 190 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,680 And wonderful and intense. Love with which he loved us 191 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:55,240 it's. Hard to fathom that kind of 192 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,680 love, isn't it? Love that, so sacrificial. 193 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,000 That God would send his one and only Son who was. 194 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,080 Perfect who was, righteous who was without? 195 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:09,160 Sin to die on our. Behalf, but that's the love of 196 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,920 our God. Isn't it love that? 197 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,560 Had to be satisfied. In. 198 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:21,560 Order to satisfy that great and wonderful love, his love like. 199 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:26,720 Demanded like put a demand on. God to do. 200 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,920 Something to. Rescue his children. 201 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,800 That's an amazing love. Isn't it? 202 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:36,200 Like as a as an earthly father, I would do something similar if 203 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,200 my child was in the middle of the street and I saw a bus 204 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,640 coming, you know, like I'd, I'd push them out of the way and put 205 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,520 myself in harm's way for them. Like I. 206 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:49,000 I would I would take that hit. From the bus so that. 207 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,600 They could be saved right Which? What parent wouldn't do? 208 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,440 That for the child, why would we expect? 209 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:59,400 Anything less from our heavenly? Father from God, whose love 210 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:02,480 every, all of our love. Is based upon his love. 211 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,560 We wouldn't even know. What love is without God, right? 212 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,080 So this this verse here. In Ephesians. 213 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,760 Chapter 2 and verse 4 like it just it just. 214 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,000 Paints a different picture that we can read. 215 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,600 John 316 For God so loved the world that he gave his only 216 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,000 begotten Son, and whoever believes in him, you know, will 217 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,960 not perish, but have everlasting life. 218 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,640 But Ephesians. Chapter 2 Four Like takes this 219 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:33,560 to a totally different level. The intense love. 220 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:39,200 In order to satisfy that love, the greatness of his love. 221 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,600 Like that's pretty expressive, isn't it, when you look at 222 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:44,680 yourself? In the mirror, right? 223 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:48,920 Sometimes God loves me. You know Jesus loves me this. 224 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:53,640 I know we sing that song, right? We know that song. 225 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,160 But when we sing that, I don't know. 226 00:12:56,160 --> 00:13:03,080 That we realize the intensity of that love that God has for each 227 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,160 and every. One of us. 228 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:09,880 We're his child and that love is so. 229 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,840 Incredibly intense and immense. It's hard to even fathom. 230 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,320 So when you look at yourself in the mirror, brushing your hair 231 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,920 in the morning, putting on your makeup, you know whatever it is 232 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:22,120 that you're doing, you're looking at someone. 233 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,200 That God loves. So incredibly. 234 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,960 That he gave his life for you. You're. 235 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,960 Loved. It's good news, isn't it? 236 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,560 In Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5. 237 00:13:35,560 --> 00:13:38,880 The second thing I want to talk about is God made you alive with 238 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,120 Christ. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5 239 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:43,240 it says even though you were. Dead. 240 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:48,160 Because of your sins. He gave his life when he raised. 241 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,520 Christ from the dead, it is only by God's grace that you have 242 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,040 been saved. So Paul says something here, He 243 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,200 says. That you were dead. 244 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,440 Well, it's a nice thought. You were dead. 245 00:14:00,560 --> 00:14:01,560 Dead. Does not mean. 246 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:02,800 Weak. All right. 247 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,240 Dead. Does not mean struggling dead 248 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:09,200 means incapable of. Self rescue, right? 249 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,360 You were dead. You were lifeless. 250 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:17,200 You were unable. To save yourself, you needed a 251 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,440 savior. You. 252 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:20,480 Needed someone to. Pull you out. 253 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:24,040 From that death, from that. Enslavement to sin. 254 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,520 You needed Christ. Spiritual death is separation 255 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,440 from the life of God. No human effort can. 256 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,360 Possibly bridge that gap. No religion can bridge. 257 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:37,280 That gap. No amount of works. 258 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:39,880 Or anything that we. Do on our part. 259 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,840 Right, because we're dead. You ever seen a dead person 260 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,640 resurrect themselves, right? No like we have. 261 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:54,080 We have maybe some physicians who may resuscitate someone, but 262 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,200 that person didn't raise themself right. 263 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,400 It was a medical team that raised them, that resuscitated, 264 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,880 that brought them to life. We're not. 265 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,000 Able to do that? So the apostle Paul is saying 266 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:11,240 that he made us alive. God made us alive with Christ, 267 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:13,000 when Christ. Was raised. 268 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,880 God raised us as well. Salvation isn't just about 269 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,680 forgiveness, all right? That is a wonderful, wonderful 270 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,720 part of salvation. Isn't the forgiveness of our 271 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,600 sins Like if that's all it? Was that would be amazing, 272 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,720 wouldn't it? And we would be. 273 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:36,160 Eternally thankful for that forgiveness, but it's more than 274 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,000 that. It's position we've been 275 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,960 positioned. With Christ we've been made 276 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,840 alive with. Christ, haven't we? 277 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,000 In Two Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 17? 278 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,680 We know this scripture at well as well. 279 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,480 It says therefore if anyone is in Christ. 280 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,480 He is a new creation. Old things have passed. 281 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,600 Away and behold. All things. 282 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,840 Have become new. All things have become new. 283 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,720 Everything in your life has become new. 284 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,600 Because you were dead. Weren't you? 285 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,960 That person is dead. That person is buried. 286 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,920 And you've been made alive with Christ. 287 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:19,520 Now a new creation. You're not a repaired Sinner, 288 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,200 all right. You're a new. 289 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,040 Creation the same. Power that raised Christ. 290 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,120 From the dead now. Operates in you. 291 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,960 You have. Been positioned in Christ and in 292 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,840 that place everything that you are now, everything that you 293 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,120 have and. Everything that you live. 294 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,400 By is now. Through Christ. 295 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,120 So stop. Speaking about yourself as. 296 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:50,760 Though you're still spiritually dead, that. 297 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,080 Person doesn't exist anymore. Stop. 298 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,600 Beating yourself up for the past things that you have done, the 299 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:03,240 past sins that you have done, those things have been washed. 300 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,920 Away by the. Blood of the lamb. 301 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,599 Jesus paid the price. For those, there's no sin, 302 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,560 there's no action, there's no words, there's nothing that you 303 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:15,880 can. Do that Christ was. 304 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,920 Not. Able to deal with. 305 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,960 Upon the cross, you're not that. Big the. 306 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,960 Things that you have done are not. 307 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:30,080 That big Jesus paid for those. On the cross, the same power. 308 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,080 That raised Christ. From the dead. 309 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,400 Dealt with those issues. That's good news, isn't it? 310 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,600 You are alive with. Christ and the Life. 311 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,960 Of God is in you. You need to begin to think 312 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,960 about. Who you are? 313 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:48,440 Now you need to. Speak who you are now. 314 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,440 You need to live. According to. 315 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,720 Who you are? Now not. 316 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,960 Who you used to be? No one wants to walk around like 317 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,320 a zombie. Right. 318 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,560 We're alive with Christ. Leave that dead. 319 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,080 Person where they are in the grave. 320 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,480 Amen. In Roman in Romans chapter 8 and 321 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,560 verse 11. Says but if the. 322 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:18,680 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in 323 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,640 you. He who raised Christ. 324 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:24,640 From the dead. Will also give life. 325 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,040 To your mortal. Bodies through his Spirit who 326 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,360 dwells. In you are. 327 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,520 You starting to see a theme here. 328 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,080 In Scripture, the spirit of Him who? 329 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,600 Raised Jesus. From the dead dwells. 330 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,400 In you you. Are now meant to. 331 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:44,160 Live your life through Christ. In Christ. 332 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,680 By Christ, that old. Person that. 333 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,000 You used to be. You're not supposed to live 334 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,120 according to that anymore. You're supposed. 335 00:18:52,120 --> 00:18:55,360 To live as an. Adopted child of God, you're in 336 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:57,040 his family now. You no. 337 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:58,880 Longer belong to the devil's family. 338 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:00,800 You're not part of that family. You don't need. 339 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:02,880 You know there's no joint. Custody. 340 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:05,240 Right. There's no visitations or 341 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,560 anything, right? You're. 342 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,400 Totally and completely in God's family now. 343 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:15,360 Live like it, act like it, think like it, like your life. 344 00:19:15,360 --> 00:19:19,000 Should be changing and alter. We're a new creation. 345 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:22,520 Amen. But Paul doesn't stop. 346 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,160 There he goes, even. Higher like this just keeps 347 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,080 getting better and better, right? 348 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,840 He says that you've been seated with Christ. 349 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:36,240 Let's look at that. In Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 350 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,800 six and seven. And the last point that I want 351 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,760 to make here is, is really one of the, I think one of the most. 352 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:45,560 Outrageous realities. In the entire Bible, because 353 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,840 this is something that is for our mind, something that's. 354 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,960 Difficult to to wrestle with here, Ephesians. 355 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:56,200 Chapter 2 and verse six and seven it says for he raised us 356 00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:00,000 from the dead along with Christ and seated. 357 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,920 Us with him? With who? 358 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,920 With Christ. We've been raised together. 359 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:13,240 With Christ, and he seated us with him. 360 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:18,080 What does that mean? Right, Like sometimes it's just 361 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,120 nice to slow things down a little bit and try to get 362 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:23,800 understanding of. What it is that we're actually 363 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,280 reading? Because we can just skip by 364 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,720 things and be like, oh, that's nice. 365 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,120 You know, we're seated with Christ in in heavenly places. 366 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:31,240 Yeah, yeah, yeah. And move on to the next verse. 367 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,920 But what does that mean? Like what this means? 368 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:40,000 Is is absolutely amazing. For he has. 369 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:44,040 Raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with 370 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,760 him in the heavenly realms because we are united with 371 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,240 Christ Jesus. So God can point to us in all 372 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,120 future ages as examples. Of the incredible wealth of His 373 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:57,800 grace. Which is his undeserving favor 374 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:01,360 and his kindness. Towards us as. 375 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:05,440 Shown in all that he has done for us who are united with. 376 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:07,440 Christ. Now notice that progression. 377 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,520 There He made us alive. He raised us up. 378 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:13,720 And then? Seated us. 379 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,280 With Christ. Paul reiterates this point in 380 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:22,160 Colossians chapter 3 and in verse 1 he says if then. 381 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:26,560 You were raised with Christ. Seek those things which are 382 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:30,160 above. Where Christ is sitting at the 383 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,200 right hand. Of God. 384 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:37,040 So we're seated with Christ at the right hand of God. 385 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,560 Scripture is saying right well in the ancient. 386 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,440 World to be seated. At the right hand of a king had 387 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,840 tremendous meaning. It meant honor. 388 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:51,320 It meant privilege. It also indicated participation 389 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,040 in authority like this is something really big that the. 390 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:58,200 Apostle Paul is stating. Here and we can just skate on 391 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,680 past this that we've been. Seated with Christ, but. 392 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,920 What does this mean to our lives right now? 393 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:09,000 Where we are, Paul also states. This in Romans chapter 8 and 394 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,360 verse 17, another outrageous reality in Scripture. 395 00:22:12,360 --> 00:22:16,520 He says if and if children right, we've been adopted into 396 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,000 God's family. We're children of of God, right? 397 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,440 Is there anyone else here who's a who's a child of God? 398 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,880 Few of us couple hands. All right, don't be shy. 399 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:31,160 Hello, this isn't a test. I'm going to give a a call at 400 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,160 the end and I'm going to pray for some of you. 401 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,920 You need to come into the family all right, Romans chapter 8 402 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,080 verse 17 and if children then. Heirs. 403 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:43,960 Heirs of God. And joint. 404 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:50,000 Heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer. 405 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,240 With him that we may also. Be glorified together. 406 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,720 These are some incredible statements. 407 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:59,600 That the apostle Paul. Is making isn't it but when you 408 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,080 understand that we've been adopted into into God's family 409 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,320 and you and you understand what that adoption means and we you 410 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,720 know and we had a Sunday where we talked about that what it. 411 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,480 Means to be adopted. Into God's family, there's 412 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:12,520 rights. There's there's. 413 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,440 Privileges that are. Given to an adopted child in 414 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,200 God's family, and this was written in the time of the of 415 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,360 the Roman. Period there. 416 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,400 And in the Roman Empire, when you were adopted, often times an 417 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:29,160 an adopted child had more rights and privileges than the 418 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:34,040 biological children. So when? 419 00:23:34,120 --> 00:23:36,840 The Apostle Paul. Is saying that we've been 420 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,040 adopted in into God's family when he's saying things like if 421 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,280 we're children, then we're. Errors we're errors of. 422 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,320 God and joint errors with Christ, and if indeed we suffer 423 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,920 with him, that we may also be glorified with Him. 424 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:49,360 These are. Absolutely. 425 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:52,400 Like world should be world. Shaking statements that are 426 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,720 being made to us. You should be having fireworks. 427 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,600 Go. Off on the inside if you 428 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,560 understand what this actually means. 429 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,160 For your life. Right now. 430 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,160 You're a child of God, This. Incredible greatness, this 431 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,640 intense love. What did God do with that? 432 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,080 His mercy, His grace, His. Unmerited. 433 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,920 Favor, all of that was purposed. Everything that he did was to 434 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,600 adopt. You into his family. 435 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,320 And make you an. Heir. 436 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,280 Of God in joint heirs, with Christ seated. 437 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,480 At the right hand of God in heavenly places. 438 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,200 That's where God sees you. A position of favor. 439 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,560 A position of love. A position of a of authority. 440 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:35,520 Over your life, over the devil in your life, greater is he who 441 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,040 is in you than he who is in the world. 442 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,080 Why is that? Just because you say? 443 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,200 Some different things. Oh yeah, my words have great 444 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,520 power. It's because of who backs up 445 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,600 those words, because you're a child of God. 446 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,320 Because you've been adopted into his family. 447 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,840 It's not just Bradley saying saying something to the wind. 448 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:56,480 To say, To say. Something, that's who. 449 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,640 Backs up those. Words when I'm speaking 450 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:03,480 scripture over my. Life, it's as if. 451 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,800 I'm a joint heir, right? I'm seated at the right hand of 452 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,160 God in heavenly places when I'm speaking. 453 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:13,320 Those words, who's speaking? Those words, is it me or am I 454 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,600 just echoing? Words that have authority. 455 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:19,960 I'm echoing those words, aren't I? 456 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,400 It's not that my. Words have power, all right? 457 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:25,920 It's. That I'm speaking the. 458 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,720 Words that have power because they're God's words. 459 00:25:30,120 --> 00:25:34,760 So when I say something, when I'm praying, when I have a need 460 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:38,280 in my life and I say something like Philippians 419 and my. 461 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,200 God shall supply. All my need according to. 462 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,240 His riches and glory. All of heaven stands to 463 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:47,160 attention. Why? 464 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,400 It's not because Bradley said something. 465 00:25:49,600 --> 00:25:53,000 It's because I spoke God. 'S words and. 466 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:56,920 God's words have power. The scripture doesn't say that 467 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,760 that when I speak. All right. 468 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,000 Those words will not return null and void. 469 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,360 But they will accomplish. What it is sent out to do? 470 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:07,000 No, it says that when God's Word is spoken, when His word is 471 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,560 spoken, it will accomplish what it is sent. 472 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,680 Out to do well who's? Sending it out. 473 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:19,240 I am all right. I'm sending it out and I'm 474 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,520 believing and I'm trusting and I'm having. 475 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:27,440 Faith that when I speak God's word, it has power. 476 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:34,800 Look at yourself differently. Expect God to do in your life. 477 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,360 Expect because you're a child of God. 478 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:47,160 In Two Corinthians chapter 2 and verse 14, everything the apostle 479 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,240 Paul is talking about here is positional. 480 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,680 Truth. It's who we are in Christ, where 481 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,080 we've. Been positioned where God. 482 00:26:56,080 --> 00:27:00,320 Sees us right where the devil sees us. 483 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,160 Where all the Kingdom of darkness, the demons where? 484 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,240 They see us. Like don't step down from that 485 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,560 throne. Don't step down from that seat. 486 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:14,760 That is where God expects you. That is where Christ expects you 487 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,880 to live your life. From. 488 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:24,560 He paid a very steep price so that you can be positioned. 489 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:32,480 There honor him honor. His sacrifice, with your words, 490 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,720 with your life. With your actions in Two 491 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,600 Corinthians chapter 2 and verse 14 it says now thanks. 492 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:47,080 Be to God, who always. Leads us in triumph in Christ. 493 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:51,080 That is a great scripture, isn't it? 494 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:56,520 It's where we got the name for this church, Triumph Church now. 495 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:59,520 Thanks. Be to God who always leads us. 496 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:04,280 Is it sometimes, occasionally, every once in a while, right? 497 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:06,840 If you're. Really nice to God. 498 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,400 If you have a. Really long prayer time. 499 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:14,720 If you spend 7 days in a row reading some scripture, then. 500 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,160 God will lead. You in triumph. 501 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:22,040 What does it say? Now, thanks be to God. 502 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,440 Who always leads us? In triumph in. 503 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,280 Christ, where are you abiding? Where are you? 504 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,080 Spending your time. Are you spending your time in 505 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,600 that? Position seated with Christ. 506 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:38,920 In him. Living your life. 507 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:43,520 In him your words, in him your actions, in him when you. 508 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,080 Are what's going to be. The result? 509 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:52,240 Triumph. God will always lead you in 510 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:53,880 triumph. Always lead you. 511 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:57,640 In triumph, in Christ, Amen, we don't fight. 512 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,840 For victory, all right. Sometimes it's just a little 513 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,800 change in perspective. We fight. 514 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:09,680 From victory Christ has. Already won the battle? 515 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,440 You. Don't have to win the battle. 516 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:16,160 The only thing you have. To do is enforce. 517 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,680 What Christ did in your life? Don't allow the enemy to come 518 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,560 and. Bully you, right? 519 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,480 Give it back to him and how are? You going to get it? 520 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:26,240 Give it. Back to him. 521 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,400 You're going to give it back to him. 522 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:29,880 Like Jesus did? Well, the word says. 523 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,520 When the devil came to Jesus in in the wilderness. 524 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:33,800 What did? How did Jesus? 525 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,480 Respond to the devil. Did he get angry? 526 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,040 Did he throw rocks? Did he kick up dirt? 527 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:41,480 Like what did he? Do no. 528 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,640 He used God's word. The word says right? 529 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,120 That's how. You're going to enforce. 530 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,800 Victory that Christ already. Won on the cross. 531 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,280 For you, you're speaking what he's already like. 532 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,960 This is all about what? He's won for us, right? 533 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,520 This. Is why it's important that we 534 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,440 find out and read scripture. Come to church be. 535 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,440 Faithful to hear His word like whatever we can to hear what 536 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,040 God's will is for our lives because. 537 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,080 Once we know. Then we can begin. 538 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,320 To walk in that. But if we don't? 539 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:19,200 Know then the devil's able to kind of move and maneuver and 540 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,120 and twist us and do whatever he wants because we don't know any 541 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:27,080 different, right? It's important that we know what 542 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:29,520 Christ has done. For us. 543 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:35,080 So let's close with this. We read in Ephesians chapter 2 544 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:39,360 and verses one and three last week where all of our stories 545 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:43,440 have begun and that was in a position of failure with 546 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:48,720 darkness and we had all lived in prisoned by sin and that's 547 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,360 where. All of us were stuck right? 548 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,680 We couldn't help ourselves. We were completely helpless. 549 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,920 But God. Thank God for what? 550 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,760 He did. Thank God that he didn't. 551 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,800 Abandoned us thank. God that he didn't just destroy. 552 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:08,800 Us and and just let us live. Our live our lives as fools, but 553 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:15,600 he sent Christ to die for us, made us alive with Christ, 554 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,200 seated us with Christ in heavenly. 555 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,480 Places like you're reading the same scriptures that I'm 556 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,960 reading, right? This isn't something that I'm 557 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:29,080 making up listen either. Either this is true or it. 558 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,080 Isn't and what's? Cool is. 559 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:33,000 Like I, I gave. You that. 560 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:37,280 Prophecy in Jeremiah chapter 49. It's so. 561 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:41,040 Amazing Scripture is absolutely amazing. 562 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:47,920 It's life when we apply that to our lives, our lives. 563 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,720 Will never ever be the same. But it's up to us. 564 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,360 God is so. Rich in his mercy. 565 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,520 Because. Of and in order to satisfy the 566 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,800 great and wonderful and intense. Love with which he loved us 567 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,320 because of that. He intervened. 568 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,880 He made us. Alive with Christ, He raised us. 569 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:11,720 He seated us and positioned each of us for a purpose. 570 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,760 All of our life has meaning. We all have a. 571 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,000 Purpose in God's Kingdom. That he has for us. 572 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,520 So here's the take away. For you this morning if there's 573 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:22,680 nothing. Else you take away. 574 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:24,640 Except for this. This will be good. 575 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:29,240 Stop living beneath. What Christ purchased to. 576 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:30,720 Honor. Christ is to live. 577 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,960 For him and to live through him, to honor. 578 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:37,720 Christ is to see yourself, talk about yourself. 579 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:43,240 And live in that triumph. Don't let the devil talk you out 580 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:47,240 of that. You are positioned with Christ, 581 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:51,920 and that position is so that you can live in victory. 582 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:54,720 And listen, I I know there's situations in our lives. 583 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:56,880 Jesus said this gave us this promise. 584 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,600 All the other. Promises in the Bible are are 585 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,400 great and make us really happy and want us to dance, make us 586 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:04,920 want to dance and make us want to run and put a big smile on 587 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,320 our face. But the the one that isn't quite 588 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:09,800 so nice is when Jesus said that in this. 589 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,240 Life we will. Have trials. 590 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,640 And we will have tribulations. Why is that? 591 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:18,880 It's because we live. In a sinful fallen world, right? 592 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,720 But then he has scriptures like that that we read where we can. 593 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,480 Triumph in Christ. Like there may be things that 594 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,320 we're dealing with. In our lives. 595 00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:29,880 There's things that we're we've dealt. 596 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,160 With in our past, there's things that we're dealing with, now 597 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:33,120 there's things that we're going to. 598 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:34,840 Deal with in the. Future. 599 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,520 Right. But those things are not 600 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:41,120 greater. Than Christ, we can live in 601 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,240 victory if we'll abide. In him. 602 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,320 If we'll speak his word over our lives. 603 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:53,840 And sometimes it's. Easy to speak fear. 604 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,480 Sometimes. It's easy to speak. 605 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:00,080 Doubt instead. Of God's Word. 606 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,640 Because when we're speaking against the natural. 607 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,560 Things that we see, things that we feel. 608 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,199 Things that we're experiencing and. 609 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:10,880 Where it starts? Speaking things like by. 610 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,880 Christ's stripes, I'm healed. Even though I don't. 611 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,320 Feel like it? Right. 612 00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:19,800 God's Word is truth. It will. 613 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,159 Accomplish what it's set forth to do. 614 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:24,600 We just. Have to send it. 615 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:29,760 Out and have belief in it and have faith in it and the 616 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,679 miraculous will. Happen in our lives may not 617 00:34:33,679 --> 00:34:36,239 happen like. That, but it'll happen. 618 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,320 I've seen it in my own life. Many of you have seen things 619 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:41,159 happen in your own lives. I could have. 620 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,760 I just had some testimonies about miracles happen in 621 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:46,760 people's lives that I heard this past week. 622 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:52,800 It's amazing. God is moving in our lives. 623 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,920 And a lot. Of people in this church. 624 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,040 It's absolutely amazing. We need to have another 625 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:01,520 testimony service soon and we can share some of those things. 626 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:05,840 God is so good, isn't he? Well, let's pray. 627 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:12,200 Heavenly Father, Lord, I'm so thankful for what you've done 628 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:16,440 for us. That wonderful and intense love. 629 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,040 With which you loved us. And. 630 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,880 Because of that love, Lord, it propelled you. 631 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:28,040 It demanded of you. That you rescue us. 632 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:33,600 From everything that was our own fault, that sin, that darkness, 633 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:34,480 that. We allowed those. 634 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:37,120 Decisions that we've made, Lord, but those things aren't big 635 00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:40,640 enough to overcome what Christ has done. 636 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:45,400 Lord, I thank you that your mercy and goodness. 637 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:47,720 Follow us all. The days. 638 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:51,360 Of our life, Lord. Your word says that your favor 639 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:57,600 surrounds us like a shield. Your word says that by Christ's 640 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:03,880 stripes that we're healed. Your word says that no deadly 641 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:09,120 thing shall harm us. Thank you, Lord, for your word. 642 00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:12,120 Lord, I thank you that each and every one of us here. 643 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,880 Today that we would just begin to see that we would. 644 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:18,120 Begin to have a revelation that the eyes of our understanding 645 00:36:18,240 --> 00:36:20,600 would be. Open that we would know what is 646 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:22,840 the hope. Of your calling that that 647 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,240 position that. Place that you've seated. 648 00:36:25,240 --> 00:36:28,440 Us in Christ, Lord, you've forgiven us of our sins. 649 00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,720 You've raised us from the dead, the helplessness that we were 650 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:35,080 in. Lord, and you've seated us with. 651 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:39,600 Christ in heavenly places that position that you want us to 652 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:40,200 live. That you. 653 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,200 Desire for us to. Live as your. 654 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:48,920 Children as your ambassadors. For Christ, Lord, help us, Lord 655 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,320 to. Walk in those things. 656 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,400 Lord, don't let us be. Talked into or talked? 657 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:57,120 Out of what it is that? You've promised us, Lord, but we 658 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:58,800 would find in your word. We would. 659 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,720 Dig into your word and find those truths and find those 660 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:03,040 promises of. Who? 661 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,440 We are in Christ so that we can honor. 662 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:11,040 You with our lives. In Jesus name, Amen. 663 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:13,280 Amen. Hallelujah. 664 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:18,760 Thank you for listening to the Triumph Church podcast this 665 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,280 week. If it was a blessing to you, 666 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:26,200 share it with someone you know. For more information on Triumph 667 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:32,120 Church, you can visit us at www.triumphchurch.ie.