1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,680 This is City Post Church. We're about three things. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,040 Build equipped and send all under the. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,240 Lordship of Jesus Christ, a small church plant in Fort 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,400 Worth, TX. Who decided to do things a 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:16,880 little differently? Adoramos ayesu cristo I love 6 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,480 city post because of the people. It's where I belong. 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,640 We truly preach the word. I love City Post because of the 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,000 community we've been able to build. 9 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:28,040 To do ministry like Jesus. For light to push back. 10 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,600 Darkness. This is City Post podcast. 11 00:00:38,340 --> 00:00:46,620 In Jesus name you pray, Amen. Praise God. 12 00:00:47,460 --> 00:00:53,100 Praise God. When I think of the moms here. 13 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:55,620 At City Post Church, there's a few words. 14 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:57,620 That come to mind. I think of strong. 15 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:03,240 Our moms are smart. They're faithful and an an 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,560 extremely loving So if if you need an example of a mom. 17 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,040 We have. Plenty here at this church and 18 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:16,080 moms, I just want to thank you. Guys because I am the. 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,720 Product of a. Praying mom and a mom and and a 20 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,240 mom that never gave up on me and it's. 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,120 Because of her is why. I'm where I am today. 22 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,320 So all. Right, so Colossians 2. 23 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Oh man, so there were these three members. 24 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,760 There was a Catholic priest. A Protestant pastor and a Jewish 25 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,800 rabbi and they all. Came together and they started 26 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,120 hanging out and talking. And they all decided. 27 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,120 That you know. What we got to see? 28 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:53,880 Who has the best religion? So what they came up? 29 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,200 With was. We're all going to go out into 30 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,480 the woods. And you are going to evangelize 31 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,960 to a bear. And then based on that outcome, 32 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,160 we're going to. See who has the best practice. 33 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,720 So they decided to go out into the woods and look for bears. 34 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,840 Evangelize. To him and then they're going to 35 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,360 come back in three. Days and they're going to share. 36 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,440 The outcome? So they all come back. 37 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Together after the three days. And then the priest comes back, 38 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,720 says, man, it was awesome. I found this bear deep into the 39 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,640 woods and I had to do like a lot to get to him and man, I 40 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:29,520 sprinkled some water on his forehead. 41 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:31,920 I got him in. Catechism and And now he's 42 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:33,440 doing. Great, like he. 43 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,320 He's reciting. Prayers and he wants to confess 44 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:37,240 now. Things are great. 45 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,560 Then the pastor was like, well I found a bear as well. 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:42,480 By this river. And I started. 47 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,640 Preaching to him and now he wants to be in Sunday school and 48 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:48,480 and then do. Stuff like VBS. 49 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,280 And now, and he's talking about baptism. 50 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,240 So things are going well. And then they looked at the 51 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,160 rabbi and the rabbi. Is beat up bloodied all? 52 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,320 Bandaged up and they're like, man, what happened to you and 53 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,000 the rabbi? Said maybe. 54 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,880 I should have not started with circumcision. 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,200 Happy Mother's Day. All right, so. 56 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,880 And you know when. We talk about. 57 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,400 Sharing our faith. Maybe it's not the best idea to 58 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,320 lead with traditions. And what, Paul? 59 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:25,360 Is going to address in the verses 8 through 23 he's. 60 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,160 Going to go after these. Specific belief systems. 61 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,200 And he's going to go after them specifically and. 62 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,200 He's really going to dive. Deep into them and we've been 63 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:36,800 talking about the isms that have. 64 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,640 Infiltrated the church in Colossae. 65 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,680 And there's so much in there, we're going to divide it up. 66 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,200 So we're only going to go through verse 15 today, and then 67 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,920 next week we're going to go to 23. 68 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,440 We're going to finish it up. And. 69 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,200 What Paul's going to. Address here is that there is a 70 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:57,680 specific philosophy that is has infiltrated the the church and 71 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,760 colossae and. People are buying into it and 72 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,880 this philosophy. This hollow belief system that 73 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,000 they're. Trying to feed into the. 74 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,840 Church. Is based off of 2. 75 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,360 Things, and one of those things is traditions. 76 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,200 So when we share Christ, don't miss Jesus. 77 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,120 Because you're so focused. On the traditions of. 78 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,400 Where you're at, anybody can miss Christ if we don't present 79 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,400 the. Gospel properly, so let's go. 80 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,560 Ahead and look into it. Look at we're going to. 81 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,320 Start with verse 8:00 and 9:00 and then we're. 82 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,280 Just going to walk through. This and then we'll be done and 83 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:34,400 then your mom's can get the goodies for you and you can eat 84 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,440 in the car. Right, so, so look at verse 8 85 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:40,800 and this is the apostle. Paul. 86 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaking, you go see. To it. 87 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,600 That no one takes you. Captive through hollow and 88 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,880 deceptive philosophy which depends on. 89 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,240 Human tradition and the elemental. 90 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:56,800 Spiritual forces of this. World rather than on Christ. 91 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:59,880 For in. Christ, all the fullness of the 92 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,080 deity, lives in. Bodily. 93 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,400 Bodily. Form and in Christ. 94 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,480 You have been brought to fullness. 95 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,560 He is. The head over every. 96 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,240 Power and authority. So remember last. 97 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:15,760 Week. Paul began to address what was. 98 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,320 Infiltrating the church and the first thing he points out? 99 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:24,440 Here is this philosophy now. Remember Gnosticism came from 100 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:28,000 the Greeks and the Greeks would go around and they would be 101 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:32,240 saying how there is a specific enlightenment, a specific. 102 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,440 Knowledge that they attained that everybody else has not 103 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,720 attained. So they would go around and say 104 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,840 things like, I know that you guys know God's word, but God 105 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:45,040 gave me a. Specific word that nobody else. 106 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,440 Will know. And that's why Paul says, hold 107 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,600 on a second. Because. 108 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:52,080 That mystery that you guys think that we don't know the mystery. 109 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,400 Is Christ. It is Christ in you, which is 110 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,400 the hope of glory. So let's walk through this verse 111 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,800 because verse 8 is so powerful. Man, as I was studying the text, 112 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,120 I was like man verse. 8 is. So relevant to our culture. 113 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,600 Today. So the first thing, Paul? 114 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,000 Says he's like, don't like. Take note, make sure nobody. 115 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,360 Takes you captive. Remember the word? 116 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,920 Captive. We talked a little bit about 117 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,000 this last week. Captive is like. 118 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:24,000 To kidnap you spiritually. To deceive you, to hustle you 119 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,640 right so. How are they taking you captive 120 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,920 and they're. Using hollow and deceptive 121 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,160 philosophy. Now when I see the word 122 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:35,880 philosophy, I think of like, you know. 123 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,080 Education, you know, going to. College, going to school, a lot 124 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,680 of us. Could get majors in. 125 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:43,760 Philosophy. But here what the? 126 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,840 Apostle Paul's talking. About because of the Greek word 127 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,720 philosophia. Is. 128 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:51,680 That this is not just. An academic discipline. 129 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,160 Now some guy like man Ricky, why you was talking about Greek 130 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,760 words and words? And all that stuff because. 131 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,440 They matter. Though, especially the way that 132 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:03,320 Paul writes every word, period, every. 133 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:05,680 Number Everything is important in the Bible. 134 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,120 So you got to pay. Attention to it. 135 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,840 So what he's saying? Is like this is not just some 136 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:12,960 academic. Discipline of guys just. 137 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,160 Sitting around, you know, like smoking pipes and talking about 138 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:16,800 the. Future. 139 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,720 What he's? Saying is what the philosophy 140 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,720 describes is a theory about God, the world. 141 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,240 And the meaning of life. Everybody has a philosophy on. 142 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:29,040 Stuff. You might have a philosophy. 143 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:30,520 On how you. Choose to date. 144 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,080 You might have a philosophy. On how you. 145 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,240 Parent your kids. You might have a philosophy on 146 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,440 life. And the crazy thing is? 147 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,280 Is that anybody? Can make any. 148 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,400 Type of saying in philosophy sound really nice. 149 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,720 It could sound important. It could sound like like man, 150 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,400 like they must really know what they're talking about when it 151 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,760 comes to philosophy. Even if you look at. 152 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,680 Artists, if you ask Drake what the philosophy of life is. 153 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,080 He will say you only. Live once, sing a song. 154 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:01,360 If you ask Celia Cruz, what's the What's your philosophy on 155 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,560 life? She's like, it's a carnival if 156 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,440 you ask Marc Anthony, if you ask. 157 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:07,880 Him. What his? 158 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,200 Philosophy on life. Is he's like. 159 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:12,960 Vivi MI Vida. La La La La I. 160 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,120 Mean like we all. Have we could all sound. 161 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:19,280 Good. Here let me give you guys some 162 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,520 other thoughts. Or some other sayings that might 163 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,440 sound pretty nice. Everybody has a plan until they 164 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:30,720 get punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson Every every Sinner 165 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,200 has a. Future and every St. 166 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,080 Has a past. That's Oscar. 167 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,120 Wilde don't let school. Get in the way of your 168 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:41,679 education. That's Mark Twain, yes. 169 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,560 True, though. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom 170 00:08:45,560 --> 00:08:48,160 listens. Jimi Hendrix. 171 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,640 You're like who? Don't worry about it, all right? 172 00:08:55,040 --> 00:09:01,960 Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers. 173 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:08,400 And the lakes that you're. Used to shut up TLC. 174 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,120 And this one's my favorite. If at first you don't. 175 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,400 Succeed. Don't try skydiving you. 176 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:22,040 See guys, what I did was I just. Pretty much quoted these these 177 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,880 sentences, these statements and you're like every killer lyrics. 178 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,520 No, but they came from somebody's philosophy on how 179 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,680 they view things. And it's. 180 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:32,240 Interesting that as I'll say. People like. 181 00:09:33,680 --> 00:09:38,440 Yeah, that's good. And guys, anybody could do that? 182 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,360 You know, it made me think last year when we went to India. 183 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:45,760 We went to the second. Largest Hindu temple in the 184 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,440 world. And we took a. 185 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,840 Tour and our tour. Guide. 186 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,480 Was taking us around and he's telling us. 187 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,800 About all these idols. And statues and we're. 188 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:58,560 There just like. Biting our tongues, we're like. 189 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,000 But as he was. Talking to us. 190 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,640 And I can notice he was evangelizing us and he was 191 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:10,840 telling us of how marvelous. These these fake. 192 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,440 Gods are and. He's like, oh, if you go to. 193 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,920 Krishna like pray to her and and if you give and they will, they 194 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:18,960 will. Make sure that you're. 195 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,920 Taken care of in your family. And I'm here thinking in my 196 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,400 mind, I'm like, how? Crazy is this but then. 197 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,560 I'm looking around this whole entire. 198 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,600 Place. And there are hundreds and 199 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,520 thousands of. People praying to these statues. 200 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:36,480 And I could even. See somebody who was hurting, 201 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,680 somebody who's confused, somebody who's. 202 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:41,840 Looking for meaning and purpose. In life, listen to this. 203 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:46,920 Guy speak with heart and. Love and care and just. 204 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,960 Sucking people in to this. False belief. 205 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:55,000 System and this imagery and guys that was happening is that these 206 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,240 false teachers, these Gnostics were infiltrating the church and 207 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,880 they started throwing this. These little philosophies, these 208 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,200 little jabs of like. Yeah, I know you. 209 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,040 Followed Jesus, but you know. What if you want to know more 210 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,680 about him? You have to come and talk to us 211 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:15,560 and they started throwing these. Philosophies and it was really 212 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:17,240 easy. Especially like the newer 213 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,720 believers. Who were just trying to figure 214 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,560 it out, and they were. Coming and pulling them away 215 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,400 from the faith and Paul standing here and he's like, man, don't 216 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:29,240 be kidnapped. Spiritually, because the 217 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:30,920 philosophy. That they're teaching, number 218 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,440 one, it's hollow. That means that there is no 219 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,160 substance to it and number. Two, it's deceptive. 220 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,080 Deceptive means it's a fraud. It's a. 221 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:45,080 Trick deceitful. If I buy a Gucci. 222 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,120 Shirt and it says. Fruit of the Loom in the back. 223 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,840 I've been deceived. I've been hustled. 224 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,720 I've been played, that's not. The real. 225 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,400 Thing, but they made it sound. Great. 226 00:11:57,560 --> 00:11:59,320 They showed it to me. They were like. 227 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,480 I got a good. Price on it, but you didn't see 228 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:06,600 the label on the back and what they were doing here. 229 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,040 They were infiltrating the church. 230 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,520 And they're showing the church. All this theology. 231 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,440 But the people missed the label on the. 232 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,360 Back and Paul is. Saying, How do we know? 233 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,640 Because it's hollow. And it's deceitful. 234 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,920 Now, how does this philosophy? Where does this type of 235 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:24,920 philosophy? Come from, it says. 236 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,000 It in the text look what it keeps saying in verse 8 it. 237 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 Depends on there's two things that Paul. 238 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,520 'S going to say it. Depends on human tradition, and 239 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,920 it depends on the elemental. Spiritual Forces 1 is on. 240 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,280 The Game of. Telephone and the other one is 241 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,240 on demonic forces. How do I know something is 242 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,640 deceitful? Because it's been passed down 243 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,840 over and over and it didn't come from anywhere with substance. 244 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,440 It didn't come from the word. Of God. 245 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,440 It came from human traditions, and I'm going to say some that 246 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,080 might make. People upset just because. 247 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,880 People have believed something and it's been handed down 248 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,840 throughout the years. Does not make it true. 249 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:11,280 Just because abuela. Healed you with an egg, doesn't 250 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,000 make it true. And I say. 251 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,840 That being a little. Facetious. 252 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,880 But what's wild is that we. Tend to follow along these lines 253 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,880 when it comes to things that are passed down in our family and 254 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,760 our traditions. That are anti biblical and we 255 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,520 don't. Want to stray away from our 256 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,440 traditions because it might hurt somebody's feelings? 257 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,720 But the truth is, is that tradition usually serves to 258 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,960 perpetrate error. It pushes it. 259 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,280 It's a. Tradition for me and my uncle to 260 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,080 go grab a drink when I turn 16. It's a tradition. 261 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,840 For us to. Turn up on Christmas night. 262 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,760 It is a. Tradition for the. 263 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,320 Family to all get together. It's a. 264 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,120 Tradition. It's a tradition. 265 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,080 And we use that word. And we throw that word around. 266 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,400 And what the Bible says is I don't care. 267 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,160 About your traditions, it's the. Truth that we need to follow 268 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:11,000 it's not about the. Traditions, and I'm saying this 269 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,240 lovingly. Because if your. 270 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,040 Traditions don't follow. The word of God. 271 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,680 If your traditions. Don't follow Christ. 272 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,720 And they're being detrimental to. 273 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,480 The health of your. Family then it needs to stop now 274 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,440 follow suit why is? Tradition. 275 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:26,680 Why is this? Word so important. 276 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,240 The Greek word for tradition is paradozis means. 277 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,960 Given from one to another. It was given to somebody. 278 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,080 It was given to somebody. It was given to somebody. 279 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,760 But where was the genesis of it? Where did it come from? 280 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,600 Oh man, is that we we. Started. 281 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,320 This because in the 1800 no. Where did that come from? 282 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,320 Where's the? Genesis of what was created. 283 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,760 And a lot of people don't know. We just do it. 284 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:53,880 Because that's what we've always. 285 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:57,000 Done so they. Follow and what, Paul? 286 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,560 'S saying is that these empty. Hollow, deceptive philosophies 287 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,360 that they're. Teaching in this this church 288 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,840 that's infiltrating the gospel is coming from human tradition. 289 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,120 But also remember. That there were there were these 290 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:14,200 Jewish sects of philosophy. And if you. 291 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,560 Study Josephus, who's a historical. 292 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,280 He's a Jewish historian. He says there, there, there, 293 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:24,160 there's three sects, there is Pharisees, Sadducees. 294 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:28,080 And then the third one is the Assenians, and the Assenians 295 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,760 followed the disciplines of the Jews. 296 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,200 Very, very severely. And what a lot. 297 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,640 Of commentators saying Is that the Assyrians? 298 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,400 Are the ones. That have been infiltrating the 299 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:42,680 church and and really just kind of honing in on it but also 300 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,240 remember what the. Pharisees, did we see? 301 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,440 Some mark 7. Where the Pharisees? 302 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,800 Would add their own traditions and their own man made. 303 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,800 Rules to the law of God. So whenever they would go to 304 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:54,880 Jesus and say how? Hold on. 305 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,320 How come you heal somebody on the Sabbath? 306 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,680 You're not supposed to do that. And Jesus pretty much tells him 307 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:03,760 not. Like you guys added to God. 308 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:04,560 'S law. That's not. 309 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,400 What my father's word? Says. 310 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,080 And it came to the point where it became really. 311 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:14,560 Difficult to distinguish God's. Word and God's truth from the 312 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,320 traditions of man, they were adding it to it. 313 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,040 That's why it's so. Important, so it says. 314 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,400 Listen. Be careful with human tradition. 315 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,040 Make sure it's rooted in something and that something 316 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,800 cannot be hollow and it cannot be deceptive. 317 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,960 But also. The elemental spiritual forces 318 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:34,120 listen and I'm going to say. This with love. 319 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,120 Anything that does not point to Christ is demonic. 320 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,120 Any teaching that says? That you need anything except. 321 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,920 Jesus. Or anything to add to? 322 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:49,320 Jesus is a demonic teaching. The Bible is very clear that 323 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,640 Jesus is Lord of all. He's the. 324 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,120 King he doesn't need. Help from anybody, any person. 325 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,200 He's. Good. 326 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,840 And anything that will. Drive you away. 327 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:04,119 From the supremacy of Christ. Is demonic. 328 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,359 Ever since Jesus started. His ministry Satan's whole plan 329 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:11,680 was to get him from not going to the cross. 330 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,599 Everything tried to stop Jesus. From getting to that cross. 331 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:16,200 And. Listen, it's the same thing. 332 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,280 Everything in this world is trying to stop. 333 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,760 You from getting to that. Cross. 334 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,240 You don't need to. Do that, Rick, It's OK. 335 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,480 Man, just do it yourself. Man, you could just. 336 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:27,599 Serve. Well, you could. 337 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:28,760 You could do all. These great. 338 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:32,160 Things and God will. Forgive you and the Bible is 339 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,000 very clear that. Forgiveness only comes through 340 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,200 Christ, man. Eric and the guys just sang it. 341 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:41,640 By the blood applied. It's all through him. 342 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,600 So what Paul is? Saying is that man these? 343 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:44,520 These. Empty. 344 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,000 Philosophies that are trying to pull you away. 345 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:50,920 They're either traditionalism. Or. 346 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,080 It's demonic. It's a system. 347 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,560 Built that's. Pulling you away from the. 348 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,720 Truth. Which is Jesus is the only way. 349 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:02,280 To salvation, Jesus is all we need. 350 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,000 It's Jesus Plus nothing is everything. 351 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,120 And that's what he's pointing us to. 352 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:10,240 And. What these guys are doing is 353 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:14,920 that they're trying to say Jesus plus works Jesus plus knowledge, 354 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,800 Jesus. Plus whatever equals. 355 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:21,480 Salvation and it's wrong. And guys that that needs to be. 356 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:27,200 Our hope in our heart that anything plus Christ is wrong. 357 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:33,160 And then look at verse 9 for in Christ all the fullness. 358 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,240 Of the deity lives. In bodily. 359 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,120 Form. Why does Paul keep? 360 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:39,840 Bringing this up, remember we. Talked about this a few weeks 361 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,640 ago that that Greek word is. Plamora the Fullness. 362 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,600 Of God. Remember what the Gnostics 363 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,760 believed? Is that anything matter? 364 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,680 Anything. Material is evil. 365 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:55,280 And anything spiritual is good. So if that's. 366 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:56,920 What they believed in and we also see. 367 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:59,880 This in first John. If that's what the Greeks, if 368 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:04,680 that's what all this philosophy is about, then for God to take. 369 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,680 On bodily form is unfathomable to them. 370 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,160 That's impossible. How can God? 371 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:13,960 Take on something that's material. 372 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,920 If he's the spirit. Makes no sense. 373 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,040 So what? Paul does here is that Paul puts 374 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,200 all his chips. In to the deity of. 375 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,360 Christ, which is. God in the flesh. 376 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,000 He was 100%. God. 377 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:30,080 He was 100% man and he came together in bodily form. 378 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,200 So that way he could serve. Us and be on this. 379 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,960 Earth and. Become the perfect sacrifice 380 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:39,240 for. You and I and our sin, and in. 381 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,480 Christ, you have been brought to fullness, and because. 382 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,440 Of the fullness. Of God lives in him. 383 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,480 And because of what he did on the cross, now it also. 384 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,840 Lives in you as well. Now here's an awesome. 385 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,520 Verse right here this is one they. 386 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,280 Should underline right down. This is. 387 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,040 One of the most encouraging. Verses in verse 10. 388 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:01,160 He is the head. Over every power and authority. 389 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:05,320 Do you get? That remember. 390 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,200 Like Jesus, the head of the church. 391 00:20:08,120 --> 00:20:09,240 That means that everything about. 392 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:11,320 The church is about Christ. Jesus is. 393 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,880 Not just the head. Of the Church, he's the head of 394 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:21,880 every authority and every power. That means that he's so supreme 395 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:26,480 that even the demons have to bow their knee to him. 396 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:32,000 Even St. has to. Ask him for permission to do. 397 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,280 Something to his kids. Everybody must bow. 398 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,480 He's the head of it. All Jesus runs the show. 399 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:45,280 I love John 114 the word became flesh and made his dwelling 400 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,000 amongst. Us, we have seen his. 401 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,840 Glory, The glory of the. One and only son who came from 402 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,400 the. Father, full of grace and truth. 403 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,560 There's that word again. Fullness of grace. 404 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,960 And truth so Jesus full spirit, but he's also human so that the 405 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:05,040 Gnostics that rock their world, they're like, how can that be? 406 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,840 How can God be and and? Paul is correcting them now. 407 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,720 We're going to get into more of the. 408 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,560 Legalistic matters now, so. Paul dealt with the 409 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,600 philosophical. He dealt with the Gnosticism. 410 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:21,880 He dealt with the whole. Like higher meaning higher 411 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:25,200 learning all knowledgeable like. You guys are separated. 412 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:26,880 From us. And he's like, Nope, that's not 413 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,480 true. Your philosophy's trash. 414 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,680 It doesn't work here. And now he's going to dive in. 415 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:38,200 In verse 11 he goes In him you were also circumcised with a 416 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,840 circumcision not performed by human hands. 417 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:47,360 Your whole self, ruled by the flesh, was put off when you 418 00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:50,440 were. Circumcised by Christ, having 419 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,440 been buried with him in baptism in. 420 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,960 Which you were also raised with him. 421 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,480 Through your faith. In the working of God. 422 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,320 Who? Raised him from the dead. 423 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,880 So what circumcision was in the Old Covenant? 424 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,440 Was that it was a. Symbol of a cleansing 425 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,080 circumcision. Was symbolized in man's. 426 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,520 Need for cleansing of the. Heart. 427 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,480 It was an outward. Sign for the. 428 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,160 People of God to show that there was a. 429 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,560 Cleansing that came from faith in God. 430 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:32,440 So salvation for believers had to undergo this this 431 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,320 circumcision and now that's old covenant. 432 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,480 And what? Paul is saying because what let? 433 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:40,160 Me. Let me. 434 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,120 Backtrack a little bit. What the Jewish leaders were. 435 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:46,080 Saying. Is that yes, it's Jesus? 436 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,920 And law. Follow Jesus. 437 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,680 But it's not completed until you become circumcised. 438 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,040 Until you. Follow the diet correctly. 439 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,200 Until you learn the Torah, until you do all these things. 440 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,120 We'll look at that next. Week, but he's. 441 00:23:01,120 --> 00:23:04,080 Addressing it right here, he's like, no, no, no, it's it's not 442 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:07,560 about. The physical, it's about the 443 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:13,560 heart, it's about the spiritual. It's not about actually showing 444 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,920 it you. Show it by your heart. 445 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,080 So what Paul's saying? Listen, the circumcision that is 446 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,600 happening is not performed by human hands. 447 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,000 That, that. That's the old. 448 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,560 Covenant. That's what you used. 449 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,840 To do back in the. Day, but it's actually. 450 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,160 Christ who circumcises the heart. 451 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,400 So it's through the heart that you show the. 452 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:39,560 Forgiveness of sins and that's what Jesus leading to in verse 453 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,400 12. We see some other imagery here 454 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:45,760 because in verse. 12 he saw also talks about how. 455 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:50,800 You have been buried with. Him in baptism, so it's not just 456 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,960 circumcision of the heart. That. 457 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,720 Shows the forgives of sin. And the purity. 458 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,080 Of the heart, but it's also. Baptism, how we've been. 459 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,400 Baptized in baptism does not give you salvation. 460 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,680 Baptism is a symbol of what salvation looks like, so. 461 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:11,320 I am dead in my sins, I've been buried with Christ, and now 462 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,800 because I've been made alive. In Christ, I've been 463 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:15,640 resurrected. I've been made alive. 464 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,000 In Christ. And I am a new creation. 465 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,960 So what Paul is saying is that, listen, it's not. 466 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,640 Just the of the. Heart, but it's also. 467 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,680 Baptism I've been raised with him through. 468 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,840 Our. Faith in the working of. 469 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,920 God, don't miss that. That is key right here. 470 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:39,760 Our faith through the. Working of God, that means that 471 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:44,200 your salvation, your heart, circumcision only happens. 472 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:48,600 Through faith By who? By the working. 473 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,280 Of God it doesn't say. The working of you. 474 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,160 So it's not anything that we can do, It's not anything that 475 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:56,920 you've. Done. 476 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,520 It's all through Jesus, so it is the work. 477 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:04,600 That He did on the cross for us, being the payment that we're 478 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:10,400 able to attain faith in Him, and it is God who works in you. 479 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,360 Because it is. God is the one who raised him up 480 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,400 from the dead, so it's nothing you can do. 481 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,440 And Paul? Is showing this imagery to. 482 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,440 Of these guys. Who are saying Jesus plus? 483 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,720 Works. And then look at 13. 484 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,520 For when you were dead in your sins and the. 485 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:32,760 Uncircumcision of your flesh. God made you alive. 486 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:37,440 With Christ he forgave. Us of all our sins. 487 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,000 How did he do that? He canceled. 488 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,280 He having canceled the. Charge of our. 489 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:48,400 Legal indebtedness which stood against us and condemned us. 490 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,160 He has taken it away. Nailing it to the cross. 491 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,320 Man, what a beautiful verse. So much packed in here. 492 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:00,000 Guys, this is the gospel. Right here, we've been made 493 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,640 alive in Christ. How? 494 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,120 Through the forgiveness of sins. You see guys, it's not about. 495 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:08,080 Works. It's not about anything you can 496 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:12,360 do to earn God's forgiveness. It's not about a penance. 497 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,840 About feeling bad or guilty. No, no, no, like Jesus forgave 498 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:21,320 you on the cross. All you have to do is accept it 499 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,320 to. Gift beautiful and he's saying 500 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,720 all you have. To do is accept it there was a. 501 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:31,600 Debt that needed to be. Paid for God's wrath through. 502 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:35,120 Sin you had a debt. I had a debt we. 503 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:40,080 Owed something to God and that indebtedness. 504 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:44,760 We carry that thing around. I don't know how many of you. 505 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:48,920 Guys have experienced this. But have has anybody ever been 506 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:53,240 in credit card debt? Nobody wants to raise their 507 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,560 hand. We've all been, I mean. 508 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,040 I've been there. And listen, there is a. 509 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,080 Heaviness of life. When you are such. 510 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,080 Indebted with credit cards that you're thinking about, like how 511 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:06,600 am I going to make the next payment? 512 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,440 It's going to Jack up my credit. Score. 513 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,080 If something happens to my family, how am I going to get 514 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,160 credit line? How am I going to do all these 515 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,080 things? What? 516 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,520 What? What's happening there? 517 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,080 Is a little bit of a pressure. There's a. 518 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,280 Weight on your. Shoulders because there's a 519 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,840 debt. With interest, that's hard. 520 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,080 For you to pay off and if you. Did it right. 521 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:32,360 It's going to take you years and years and years to pay that 522 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:34,400 thing off and it's going to impact. 523 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:36,240 You the rest. Of your life, if you. 524 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:37,160 Don't. Do it. 525 00:27:38,120 --> 00:27:40,960 It's a weight. And guys, it's the same thing 526 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,880 with us. When you walk around Unforgiven, 527 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:48,240 you walk around with this weight on your shoulders, trying to. 528 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,680 Figure out how do I. Become right with my creator and 529 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,400 with my maker, and there's a weightiness to. 530 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,360 Your life and you start. Trying to do things and you 531 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:02,080 start trying to perform. Better, but it doesn't take that 532 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:05,200 weight away. So what has to? 533 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:07,240 Happen in order for you to eliminate the debt. 534 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,000 Because the debt stood. Against us and it condemned us 535 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:13,040 and we all know what that feeling. 536 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:18,080 Looks like especially us who will have real life debt but. 537 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,560 God has taken it. Away. 538 00:28:21,360 --> 00:28:24,360 Praise God. You see, when Jesus came. 539 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:25,880 He took our. Debt. 540 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,080 There was nothing that we had to pay to him. 541 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:29,280 He didn't care about your interest. 542 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,320 Rate and he saw your. Sin he. 543 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:35,360 Saw your debt and he. Took it from you that way you 544 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:39,080 owe nothing. And when you owe nothing? 545 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:40,760 There is a. Freedom. 546 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:44,840 There is a pimp in your step. You're just. 547 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,160 Excited about everything. You're like, oh man, I don't 548 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:51,000 know man. My credit line bro, my score. 549 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:56,880 I get that in that low interest. You go through life. 550 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,280 Within a a different type. Of. 551 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:01,800 Assurance when there's no debt and it's the same thing when 552 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:02,800 there's sin in your. Life. 553 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,960 You go through life. Trying to trying to do. 554 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,120 Something about it. But when Christ comes and 555 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,880 removes that sin, there should be freedom you. 556 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,680 Serve the Lord. You go through life with joy. 557 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,760 You go through. Life knowing that God will. 558 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:21,040 Forgive you and you have. Been forgiven and he continues 559 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:22,840 to forgive you even. If you. 560 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:28,840 Fall, He will forgive you. Nailing it to the. 561 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:32,400 Cross we talk about imagery. And what that looks like. 562 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,240 I thought it was interesting that Paul said that nailing. 563 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,320 It to the cross. Why would he mention nailing it 564 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,720 to? The cross you see in the. 565 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,960 Crucifixion when they would put somebody on a cross on top. 566 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,480 Of the head of of. The person that would nail a 567 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:50,120 sign and that sign would. Talk about the. 568 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,080 Crime that they committed. So if somebody is being 569 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:56,440 crucified or punished, it. Would either say like they? 570 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:57,760 Stole. They murdered. 571 00:29:57,760 --> 00:29:59,400 Whatever it was. That they were being. 572 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:03,920 Crucified for but. Jesus when he was crucified. 573 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:11,240 All they put at the top was king of the Jews because. 574 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:13,480 They didn't nail the sin to the cross. 575 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,280 They nailed God, nailed our sins on Christ. 576 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:21,120 The Bible. Says that he became sin who knew 577 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:25,120 no sin on our behalf, so that. Means that Jesus. 578 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,160 Being nailed to the cross. God. 579 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,560 Took all of our sins, past, present, future and nailed it on 580 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:35,560 Christ and then in. Isaiah 53 it says that. 581 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:40,520 It pleased him to crush his son so that way you and I could 582 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,520 experience the forgiveness of our sins. 583 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,560 So that means that Christ. Took on our. 584 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,160 Sins and we. Took on his righteousness. 585 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,240 There was an exchange. There's the indebtedness. 586 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:58,360 So I gave my debt and in return I get freedom. 587 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,800 And that's exactly. What Paul's saying? 588 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,080 The reason why we have been cleared? 589 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,120 Is by faith. Because he nailed. 590 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:08,320 It to the cross so Jesus took all of our. 591 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,320 Sin away and we don't need anything else. 592 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,880 You don't need to do anything. 15 man this these verses I'm 593 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,360 telling you y'all like I need to tattoo this one on my rib cage. 594 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:24,280 All right, here we go. Verse. 15 and having disarmed 595 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,960 the powers and authorities. Did you all catch that? 596 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:32,240 So Paul says Jesus is the head of the. 597 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,280 Powers and authorities, but no because of the cross it says he 598 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,040 disarmed. Them he made. 599 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:44,520 A public spectacle of them. Triumphant, triumphanting over 600 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,000 them by the cross. He. 601 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:49,160 Disarmed them? How awesome is that? 602 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:53,040 You know what that means. When you disarm somebody, that 603 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,040 means that the weapon that they have cannot be used against you 604 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,880 anymore. Feel like there's a Bible? 605 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,760 Verse for that. Whenever somebody gets pulled 606 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,960 aside, what law enforcement? Does the first. 607 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,840 Thing they do is make sure that they're disarmed so they can't 608 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:12,360 hurt nobody. And what he's saying is Jesus 609 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,520 has disarmed all powers and authorities. 610 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:19,400 That means it can't come at you if you're in. 611 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,600 Christ he has. Disarmed them. 612 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:24,800 He has and then This is so crazy. 613 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,440 He made a. Public spectacle out of it. 614 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:32,320 Man, I love how awesome God is here. 615 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,400 God is man. Jesus, like you know what? 616 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:39,840 Because I disarmed you and because you can't do anything, 617 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,680 what I'm going to do is I'm going to. 618 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,720 Take what? You meant for evil and I'm going 619 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:46,240 to turn it and make it for. Good. 620 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,000 And you know what? And I'm going to do it in a way 621 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,360 that my name receives the most. Glory and the whole world. 622 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,560 'S going to see it guys, that's how. 623 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:57,560 Our God works. And it was the same thing that 624 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:03,200 happened to Christ on the cross. Caiaphas thought he won. 625 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:06,040 The Romans thought they got. Them. 626 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,440 The people that y'all crucified, they thought it was all good. 627 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:15,240 All the hell is celebrating. On Friday, but three days. 628 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,440 Later, Christ rises. From the dead and God. 629 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:21,680 Makes a public spectacle. Out of them because what the 630 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,200 enemy? Thought they would use the. 631 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:25,000 Cross for which is to kill the Savior. 632 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:29,120 Jesus takes that cross and he uses it, and he flips it, and he 633 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:34,440 uses a. Symbol of repentance and freedom 634 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,960 and forgiveness. So. 635 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:40,720 What was meant for death is actually now being used for. 636 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,840 Life. Isn't it interesting? 637 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:46,200 He says in order. For you to be resurrected. 638 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:47,920 With Christ you must. Die to yourself. 639 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,680 Guys, there's a there's a new way of seeing things, so 5 640 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,680 quick. Things about this text that. 641 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:03,040 I want us to understand when it comes to us being made alive in 642 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:06,280 Christ #1 is. Just that right there you. 643 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:11,719 Are alive in Christ. Understand that guys, Jesus plus 644 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:15,600 nothing is everything, which means that you have been made 645 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,800 alive in. Christ because of what he? 646 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:22,239 Did on the cross number. 2 Is that your sins? 647 00:34:22,679 --> 00:34:24,000 Are. Forgiven. 648 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:30,719 I need you to comprehend that you have been forgiven and #3 649 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,320 not just forgiven, but you've been forgiven. 650 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:37,360 Forever, that means. That there is no expiration date 651 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:39,639 on your. Salvation there is no. 652 00:34:39,639 --> 00:34:44,000 Do over on your forgiveness, no matter how bad things get, no 653 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,800 matter how far you run from the Lord. 654 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,239 Because you are. Found in him, you could always 655 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,280 come. Back and he will always receive. 656 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,520 You as a son and. Daughter of you are. 657 00:34:53,520 --> 00:34:56,760 Always forgiven. Grace is always going to be put 658 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:58,760 on top. Of you because of. 659 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:04,000 What he did on the cross and I love #4 #4 is Satan has been 660 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:08,800 disarmed. We need to start, stop. 661 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,280 We need to stop saying it, man. Saying this, you give. 662 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:16,000 The devil too much credit. Because the scripture. 663 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,480 Says that he's been disarmed. The scripture says that Christ 664 00:35:19,720 --> 00:35:23,840 is the head over all of that. So when I am being. 665 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:27,280 Attacked. When I am being tempted, when I 666 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,120 am being like, when I'm falling into my sin. 667 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,840 Because I have the holy. Spirit and because of what 668 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:35,280 Christ did, I'm able. To look at. 669 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:37,880 The situation and say no, you have been disarmed. 670 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,960 That means that I. Have the power to decide to 671 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,720 walk. Away I am no longer. 672 00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:45,000 Controlled by this. That's what being disarmed 673 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,040 means. It means that it doesn't have a 674 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,160 grip on your life anymore. So yes, let's. 675 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,840 Just be real like man I struggle with. 676 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:54,000 Stuff we all. Struggle with things there's. 677 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,880 Addictions in our lives. That we wrestle with. 678 00:35:57,240 --> 00:36:01,520 But listen, it doesn't have. To take hold of you because 679 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:02,960 Christ has. Disarmed the enemy. 680 00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:06,720 So you're able to quote scripture, you're able to get 681 00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,920 out of that, you have that. Option. 682 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:17,000 You have that choice and then #5 News flash, Jesus wins, guys. 683 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,520 Jesus wins. Jesus one. 684 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,680 No matter what the enemy does to you, no matter what comes your 685 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:23,560 way. No matter. 686 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:26,040 What life looks like. Man, you could rest your. 687 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:30,880 Head on the fact. That Jesus won, he took. 688 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,000 It on the cross he rose from the grave. 689 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:36,160 He is in. Glory reigning and ruling and 690 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,720 the enemy. He uses that as a. 691 00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:40,920 Footstool because he's the head over. 692 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:45,560 All of that and I love the whole idea that God makes. 693 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:50,440 A spectacle out of it. The reason why? 694 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:51,960 Because he wants to show the world. 695 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:56,760 His glory and His power. He triumphs over it, and with. 696 00:36:56,760 --> 00:37:01,920 This all all close. Man, I had an opportunity and I 697 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,120 asked my brother. If I could share this. 698 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,480 Story My my my boy Daniel. Back there we were talking. 699 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,000 I went to go visit him at his house. 700 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,600 Like he was just kind of like in that Robocopicop move. 701 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,080 But we were talking. I got to know. 702 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:16,320 Him and I got to. We're just sharing our life. 703 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,520 We're sharing stories and and I asked him about where he grew up 704 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,200 and he grew up in the South Texas town. 705 00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:25,720 Called alisa Elsa, Texas and. He was like, man, it's a small 706 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:26,560 town. I was like, dude. 707 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:27,880 How'd you grow? Up I was raised by my 708 00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:29,560 grandparents. All this. 709 00:37:29,560 --> 00:37:32,320 Stuff and then I'm going to show you go and put. 710 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,600 That first picture up, So what he was. 711 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,120 Telling me was. Because he was raised. 712 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:41,480 By his grandfather, his grandfather would take him and 713 00:37:41,480 --> 00:37:43,720 and this was actually the building he would take him to. 714 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,160 So even as a kid. He would rock with. 715 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:52,200 Granddad and they would go hang out at a bar small town was a. 716 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:54,360 Bar a pool hall. And he said and this. 717 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:58,080 Bar that's kind of where he. Learned some habits that follow 718 00:37:58,080 --> 00:37:59,800 them through life. So he learned how. 719 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:02,920 You know, the whole drinking thing and then how women were 720 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:04,880 treated and then like the. Hustle of a pool. 721 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,640 Shark and. And all these things he learned 722 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:12,200 in this building. And I was looking, I was like, 723 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:13,840 man, that's wild in your hometown. 724 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,160 You were a little kid. And he took. 725 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:17,120 You and you got to experience all that as a little kid. 726 00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:21,680 And I was like, he's like, yeah. But I want you to see something. 727 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:23,720 Go to the next picture, take a. Closer look at the building. 728 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:27,400 It's a church now, the same bar. That he was brought to. 729 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:29,760 As a kid, somebody in his family. 730 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:34,440 Years later. Came to know the Lord and it 731 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:37,160 became. A place of worship and where? 732 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:41,440 People used to go and drown their sorrows and fall. 733 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,560 Into alcoholism and have a. Place of debauchery. 734 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:48,840 And disrespect is now filled. With the Spirit of God, it's a 735 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:54,280 place of worship. It's no longer addictions 736 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,960 anymore. He's filled with God's Spirit. 737 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,080 And it's not about the addiction now it's. 738 00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:01,560 Adoration. For Christ if you look. 739 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,360 At the next picture where there used to be. 740 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,640 Bar stools and where? Where used to be. 741 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:08,240 All this stuff, now it's a. Place of worship and. 742 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:12,400 There's a SO. Far in there so you know they 743 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:19,520 throw down and that's what God. Does y'all God takes a place? 744 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,640 That the enemy uses and he makes a. 745 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,280 Spectacle out of it. But he doesn't just. 746 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,880 Do it with places, he does it with people and. 747 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,360 I was thinking about Mother's Day as well. 748 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:33,280 So many stories and I know many of you guys have heard me say. 749 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,720 This but I. Remember growing up, my mom, a 750 00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:40,000 woman of faith, my brother was been banned in middle school, 751 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,280 played the trumpet. The band director called my 752 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:47,800 house and said, hey, there's a massive parade and we need him 753 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:51,200 there in the horn section, but it's on a Sunday. 754 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:54,080 My mom said no, he's not going on Sunday. 755 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:55,800 He's not missing church for a parade. 756 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:57,200 And the band director there was a little. 757 00:39:57,200 --> 00:39:59,560 Exchange and all. I saw her. 758 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:01,400 Was hanging up the phone. And she? 759 00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:04,440 Goes and tells my brother, hey, you're not in band no more. 760 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:11,600 That's eighth grade. But what that band director did 761 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:14,600 not know was that 1998 my brother was going to be on a 762 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,000 mission trip in Houston, TX. And he was going to pick up a 763 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,720 guitar and. He was going to start playing 764 00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:24,720 MXPX and Goldie Hauck and all these punk bands and now he 765 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:26,000 leads. Worship at a church and. 766 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,000 You know what? He plays guitar, bass guitar. 767 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,920 Piano, drums, Name it he. Plays it. 768 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:35,520 So what God did was God. Said no. 769 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,800 No like what? You meant to pull them away. 770 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:39,960 I'm going to honor your faith. I'm going to make a. 771 00:40:39,960 --> 00:40:41,760 Spectacle out of it. And now he. 772 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:44,360 Leads worship at a church. And all over the place because 773 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:49,200 my mom honored it. And even myself, my mom's middle 774 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:53,320 child. In college I would go. 775 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:56,440 Around and I'll do philanthropies and fundraisers 776 00:40:56,440 --> 00:41:00,760 and and go to places and gather. People, I would use tequilas off 777 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:06,280 a university. I'd go to all these places to 778 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,760 raise. Money and to bring people. 779 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:11,880 Together and because. My mom was a mom, a woman of 780 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,040 faith, and she never stopped praying. 781 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:18,320 God made a spectacle out of that kids life. 782 00:41:18,320 --> 00:41:22,200 And now he gathers people. And he preaches the word. 783 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,840 And he does. It for the glory of God. 784 00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,480 God will make a spectacle out of anything. 785 00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,960 That tries to rob his. Glory and. 786 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:40,200 Mom, what I want to do is encourage you today. 787 00:41:40,200 --> 00:41:42,280 Don't stop praying and believing. 788 00:41:42,280 --> 00:41:44,920 Don't stop having. Faith pray over your kids. 789 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:47,080 Even though they're. They might be hurting even 790 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:48,400 though they. It looks like. 791 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:51,360 They're on their way to hell right now in a handbasket. 792 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:55,680 Pray for them, pray for them. Pray for them, love them. 793 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:59,680 Show them Christ be an example of what it looks like in their 794 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:01,600 life and you're going to see. God. 795 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,920 Take something and make a. Spectacle out of their life. 796 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,120 And he's going to say listen. What it used to be is not being 797 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,360 used. For my glory, I'm glad that you 798 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:13,160 had a good time at that bar. I'm shutting that thing down and 799 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:18,040 I'm making it a church and the. Brother that used to go. 800 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:21,200 There is now sitting. In the back, praising Jesus. 801 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:26,320 At this church and his. Family is on a new. 802 00:42:26,320 --> 00:42:28,680 Trajectory his. Family is on the. 803 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,800 Way to knowing Christ. He's having an impact in this 804 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:35,920 world. He's just a good friend. 805 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,600 So for mother. 'S day, don't give up. 806 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:40,400 Don't quit, keep praying for your kids, keep praying for your 807 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:42,480 family, keep loving your husband, and you're going to see 808 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:44,920 God do some amazing things and some amazing works. 809 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:45,880 And we pray for us.