1 00:00:07,820 --> 00:00:12,140 Your Bibles to the Book of Acts chapter. 20 where we. 2 00:00:12,420 --> 00:00:15,980 Pick up from where we left off on Sunday morning. 3 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:24,020 Acts 20, verse 25. Paul is doing his farewell tour 4 00:00:24,020 --> 00:00:28,540 really led. By the Holy Spirit. 5 00:00:28,540 --> 00:00:32,380 He's visiting the churches. He's being chased. 6 00:00:32,500 --> 00:00:35,480 By a posse of Jews we want to kill him. 7 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,080 He's on his. Way to Jerusalem, that's where. 8 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:44,680 Paul wants to go, but also. He wants to visit and exhort and 9 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,720 encourage. The churches that have been such 10 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,640 a vital part of his life, particularly in. 11 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,760 Ephesus, he spent. Three years there teaching. 12 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,400 Every day and then. From there the gospel went out. 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,640 To all the world. It's only been 20. 14 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,560 Seven years. At this. 15 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,640 Moment from the time of. Pentecost, The Bible tells us 16 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,000 the whole world has heard the Gospel 27 years. 17 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,160 I wonder how? Much impact we can have. 18 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,200 As a church, this church in that period of time 27 years 19 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,720 secondly. Paul is on his way to Jerusalem. 20 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:24,600 Because he's. Driven by the Holy. 21 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,200 Spirit to go there, but he wants to be. 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,680 There to take a. Collection that the Gentile. 23 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:34,800 Churches are giving him to take. For the mainly Hebrew. 24 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,720 Church of Believers. In Jerusalem to. 25 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,440 Help them, they're struggling. They're. 26 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,720 Starving. So we. 27 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,680 He meets with the. Leaders of the elders of Ephesus 28 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,880 and this is part of what he's. Talking to them. 29 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:54,840 About as they gather and. He says to them, verse 25 And 30 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,080 indeed, now I know that you all among whom I've gone. 31 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:03,760 Preaching the Kingdom of God. We'll see my face no more. 32 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,200 He says this is it. I know, I know what awaits me. 33 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,120 So this is a sad, very sad. Time for Paul. 34 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,240 But all the churches and. And we'll read later. 35 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,800 It's not just the. Men that have gathered with him. 36 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:21,360 We'll see later, wives. Children all. 37 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,840 Soon to be weeping. With Paul as they know he's 38 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,920 going, we know where he's going, we know what's going to happen, 39 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:34,400 we won't ever see him again. Therefore, I testify to you 40 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:35,440 this. Day that I. 41 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,040 Am innocent of the blood of all men. 42 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:39,880 For I have not shunned to declare. 43 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:44,520 To you the whole counsel of God. Therefore, take heed to 44 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,880 yourselves, elders. In other words. 45 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,360 Make sure. Elders. 46 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:51,760 Passes that you're living right before the people. 47 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,680 Of God on. Whom you have been. 48 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:58,240 Given the oversight, take heed to yourselves and to all the. 49 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,440 Flock. Among which the Holy. 50 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,800 Spirit has made you. Overseers and that literally is 51 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,480 what the elders were they were overseeing the body of. 52 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,800 Christ, they were the. Protective. 53 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:18,080 Watchers. They were the shepherds Paul had 54 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,440 said to. Timothy, make sure you. 55 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,480 Select faithful, faithful men. He gives us the qualities of 56 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,080 those in First and Second Timothy, the people that were 57 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,720 selected to to take. On and carry on the. 58 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,840 Work that Paul had. Initiated. 59 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,240 And they were to. Protect and. 60 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:43,440 Feed the sheep in John chapter 21. 61 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,440 Verse 17. What did Jesus say to Peter? 62 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:48,880 Peter. Do you love me? 63 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:54,400 Yeah, feed my sheep. Jesus didn't. 64 00:03:54,400 --> 00:04:02,640 Say anything else? How was Paul the elders at 65 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,200 Ephesus? How were they to feed the sheep? 66 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,640 Well, the example is is Jesus is the. 67 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,560 Example of. How to be a shepherd? 68 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,280 And Isaiah? Chapter 40. 69 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,120 Verse 11. We used to sing this when. 70 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,399 I was first saved. He will feed his flock like a 71 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:21,839 shepherd. He will. 72 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:23,800 Gather the Lambs. With his arms. 73 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,280 Notice this says. He'll feed. 74 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:31,640 His flock like a shepherd. Every day, so they would never 75 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,880 hunger, he would gather the lamb for the young. 76 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,520 Ones he would. Nurture them and raise them up. 77 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,120 And that's what we're doing with the children here. 78 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:40,320 The children. Don't go off and. 79 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,760 Play during Sundays, the children. 80 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,520 Go off and they're. Fed food. 81 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,320 That they can reach. From the table that fits the 82 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,160 their. Stature in Christ, who gather 83 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,640 the lambs with his arm. And then? 84 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,360 Those that are struggling, it says carry them in his. 85 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,520 Bosom, though, are those. Who are struggling? 86 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,880 Those who couldn't make it. So that's what fellowship is so 87 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:05,880 important to you. There are times when. 88 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,800 We need to carry. One another when things hit. 89 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,040 Us, you know, and. We just. 90 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,200 We're in church, but. Man, we. 91 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,840 We need the support of those around us to carry. 92 00:05:16,840 --> 00:05:23,640 US. And he would gently lead those. 93 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:28,480 Who are with young? You lead in the in the Middle 94 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:32,440 East, it's different. Than shepherding here in 95 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,280 Australia with sheep. Here we drive the. 96 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:40,400 Sheep with dogs in Israel. The shepherd is in. 97 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,000 Front, and he leads the sheep. And the sheep follow him. 98 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,480 John, Chapter 10. He calls them. 99 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,800 By name, and that's you. Jesus is your shepherd. 100 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:52,760 He. Calls you by name. 101 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,200 And he simply says, follow me. That's what he said to all the 102 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,200 disciples. Matthew, follow me, Peter. 103 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:04,520 Follow me, Jesus said. Feed my sheep. 104 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,320 Notice he didn't. Say and that's the problem. 105 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:12,760 Today, entertain the flock. Next week, man, we have. 106 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,040 We got our service for you. Next week we've got jugglers. 107 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,640 In the morning. And we've got. 108 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,800 Fire breathers and we've got a bloke fallen from the ceiling 109 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,720 and and apple bobbing and everything. 110 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,840 And just it's. Going to be on so gather. 111 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,360 And it is. Going to be entertaining. 112 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,280 Jesus didn't say do that. He. 113 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,200 Didn't say entertain the flock he. 114 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,960 Didn't say be clever. You heard the one about the he. 115 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:47,440 Didn't say be clever. He didn't say be funny to the 116 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,240 flock. Yeah, humour appropriate. 117 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:54,480 And we find humour in the Bible. The fact that you and I are 118 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,440 saved is pretty funny. He didn't. 119 00:06:58,440 --> 00:06:59,800 Say by the. The way. 120 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,760 Those who have. Itching ears or just. 121 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:02,640 Need a little? Bit extra. 122 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,200 Scratch their ears. Scratch. 123 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:07,400 The itch. He didn't say that. 124 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:16,240 You see the elders, as Paul tells them, it's. 125 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,920 Pastors, ours is not to. Appeal to the crowd. 126 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:26,960 And so whether there's one person. 40 people or whoever. 127 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,040 The message. Is the Bible stays? 128 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,640 The same nothing will change. Nothing will change. 129 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:35,600 It doesn't go. Well. 130 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,560 What do we do need to do? How do we need? 131 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,280 To adapt, to get. More. 132 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:43,680 Backsides on seats here. It's. 133 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Christ Church says here. He. 134 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,920 Purchased. With his own blood. 135 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,560 That's quite significant, so. Each and and every one of you. 136 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:02,600 Here he's saying to the elders. Everyone that's sitting here. 137 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Jesus Christ bought. And the price was his death. 138 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,440 That's how precious you are. That's amazing. 139 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,200 You, you go well, I don't think I'm worth anything. 140 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:17,160 Or no. Stop. 141 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,840 That's a lie. Bible says he purchased you. 142 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,640 With his own innocent blood. While you were. 143 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,640 Still a Sinner. He died for. 144 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,200 You on the cross. While you were hostile. 145 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,000 To him he died. For you on the cross. 146 00:08:32,159 --> 00:08:35,159 While you ignored him. He died for you on the cross. 147 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,520 He. Purchased with his own blood 148 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:43,039 wasn't the blood of animals. There was no substitute. 149 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,640 He, the Son of God, the head of the Church. 150 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,680 He died for you. He died for you. 151 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:56,000 For I know this now, I notice Paul gives a warning that after 152 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:02,520 my departure, after I leave. Savage Wolves. 153 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,000 I noticed. This I hadn't. 154 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,760 Really underlined it before. He doesn't just say. 155 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:13,160 Wolves will come notice. He says savage wolves. 156 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,240 You ever had? A couple of people knock on your 157 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,480 door and. They want to sell you a 158 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,280 magazine. Bring a blessing to your. 159 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:26,760 House and you say? Well, no, I'm a. 160 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,120 Christian people. Think well, I'm a. 161 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,720 Christian, I got you. Oh. 162 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,880 The smell of blood and they stay they. 163 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:36,760 Don't go. Oh great. 164 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,880 Fantastic, Jesus Christ, you all say. 165 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:40,680 Move on. No. 166 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,200 Oh, and where? Do you go? 167 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,640 What do you believe? Look at what we. 168 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,600 Believe we can help. You. 169 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:53,280 We can encourage you and the wolves. 170 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,280 Are savage, you know. Why they're savage. 171 00:09:56,760 --> 00:10:00,200 Because they tear apart people's lives. 172 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,200 And they leave them for dead. Because. 173 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,200 Satan is the one that's in a cult because each and every cult 174 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,480 denies. That Jesus. 175 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,480 Christ, Son of God. Came in the flesh. 176 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:22,240 God. Man Incarnate, and that he. 177 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,200 Died on the cross. Son of God died. 178 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,040 On the cross took on the body of man. 179 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:31,480 He died on the cross. And then he, he a man, rose from 180 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,240 the grave. But he's the Son of God. 181 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,640 Then it says in. Hebrews And this man sat at the 182 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:41,360 right hand of the Father. But they don't tell you that 183 00:10:42,680 --> 00:10:48,080 there Jesus is a fake. There, Jesus didn't die on the. 184 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,520 Cross. Because he's not the Son of God. 185 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,000 But they'll tell you. I'm a Christian. 186 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,960 Just like you, I. I love the Bible just like you. 187 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:04,840 And Paul said. Notice Paul, said Savage. 188 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:09,040 Wolves will come in among you. Wolves aren't interested in. 189 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,760 Going out into the world they want. 190 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:15,160 Lambs. They want sheep. 191 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:23,720 Not sparing the flock. And those who come. 192 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,320 From the outside, the poor warned. 193 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,040 The elders at. Ephesus and Ephesus. 194 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,200 Was. A great philosophical location, 195 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,560 the school of Tyranus, where they would philosophy. 196 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:40,360 And and talk and well, we're. Pontificating the Wonders of. 197 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,760 Man. Studying Aristocrates and 198 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,880 Socrates and. And and all these. 199 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:47,000 Others. Yeah, there's this is a. 200 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,920 Little bit in this, you know something in there. 201 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,560 And Ephesus was that. Way and what was going to happen 202 00:11:55,560 --> 00:12:01,160 from within the church? It says from among yourselves 203 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:02,600 men. Will rise up. 204 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaking perverse things, why to? 205 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,960 Draw away the disciples, followers of Christ after 206 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:15,760 themselves. They never want you. 207 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,240 To go to Christ. They never point you to Jesus. 208 00:12:19,560 --> 00:12:21,040 Our job is to point you to Christ. 209 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,400 Our job is to say he's your saviour. 210 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,200 He's the one you go to. He's the one you. 211 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:28,960 Need to seek wisdom about He's the one you. 212 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,840 Need to know. And our job is to tell. 213 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:37,800 You about him through the Word of God, the Word. 214 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:42,080 Peter talks about false teachers in Second Peter chapter 2 verse 215 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:47,240 3 he says they with. Feigned words. 216 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,160 What are feigned words in the Greek means perverse. 217 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,320 It means. Distort. 218 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,720 It means corrupt. It's exactly what. 219 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,360 Happened in the Garden of Eden if you eat that. 220 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:03,480 Fruit you won't. Die God just doesn't want you to 221 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:07,080 be like Him. And you know what? 222 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:13,320 Genesis Chapter 5. Death, Death, death. 223 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,720 Adam and Eve's. Eyes were open. 224 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,120 They. See themselves ashamed in. 225 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,000 Sin. And they have to be driven out 226 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,720 of the Garden of Eden. Because of false teachers, 227 00:13:26,560 --> 00:13:31,000 perverse, distorted, corrupt. You know. 228 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,880 They'll try and add. Stuff to Jesus. 229 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,280 Christ, yeah, I know. You can study the. 230 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,280 Bible. But you need our book. 231 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,080 You need our way. You need to hear from our 232 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,960 elders. He says. 233 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,760 And they make merchandise that's interesting. 234 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:50,680 Term Peter uses. They, with fine words, perverse, 235 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:53,400 distort, corrupt, make merchandise. 236 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:59,280 That means they'll use people for personal gain, for 237 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,240 trafficking, human trafficking for. 238 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,160 Trade, in other words, the only thing they're. 239 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:06,520 Interested in? Is. 240 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,320 How they can use you? For their own benefit, it could 241 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,040 be. Power, prestige, Celebrity. 242 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:16,920 Or it can be most likely. Money. 243 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,240 Money. And you know what? 244 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,720 Paul said this is going to happen. 245 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:30,960 You know the worst thing is many in the last days. 246 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,360 Will be ravaged. By wolves and Will. 247 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:41,720 Follow false teachers, therefore. 248 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:46,800 Watch and remember. That for three years, Paul says. 249 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,480 I did not cease to warn. Every one of you night. 250 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,840 And day with tears I was. Serious about what I was saying. 251 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,640 I taught you the word of God. I taught you. 252 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,480 What you needed to know so that whether you travel or go 253 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,800 somewhere. You know that God died for you. 254 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,880 You know that. Christ is the Messiah. 255 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,760 You know that if you die, where you're going to go. 256 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,320 You know that he saved you by. His own precious blood. 257 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,800 You know that you don't have to do anything else. 258 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,760 It's by grace. That you're saved. 259 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:22,160 Through faith. Paul did this for three years 260 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:24,840 with tears. Warning. 261 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:30,240 So now, brethren. I commend you to God. 262 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:38,040 And to the word of his grace, OK, elders preach the word, feed 263 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,680 the sheep, which is. Able to build you. 264 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,200 Up you see the. Word of God build you up when 265 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,040 people come up to. Me with weird wonderful. 266 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:48,360 Stuff I go. You never got. 267 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:49,400 That by reading the. Bible. 268 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:53,080 I can tell what I say what? Book have you been reading? 269 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:56,520 Who have you been? Watching on TV, usually I can 270 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:57,360 tell. By who they've been. 271 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:58,480 Watching on TV. As well. 272 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,520 And they'll say, Oh no, the Spirit of God told me. 273 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,440 No, he didn't. Because the Bible doesn't say 274 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,360 that. The Spirit of God, if he's told 275 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,000 you that, he would have told me the same. 276 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,920 Thing you know. While the Spirit of God told. 277 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:14,320 Me this. No, he didn't. 278 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,720 What? Verse What chapter? 279 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,480 How? Did the Spirit of God tell you 280 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,200 such and such? Oh no, he just. 281 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:22,600 Told me. No. 282 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,440 Not by private interpretation. God says to. 283 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,080 You. The same thing he says to me. 284 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,040 Not something. Special just be you. 285 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,160 No, no. So now. 286 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,720 Brethren, I commend to you God. Unto the word of His grace, 287 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,320 which is able to. Build you up. 288 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,000 To give you an inheritance. What's our inheritance? 289 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,440 Heaven, The glory and wonder. I wrote in my devotion the other 290 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:51,680 day. I was driving to do my. 291 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:57,040 Nephew's funeral been about 8-9 days of. 292 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:58,920 Maybe 2 weeks? Since he passed. 293 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,160 And as I was driving there with Helen I, I was wondering what's 294 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:06,319 Mark doing? Now what's he looking? 295 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:08,640 At now I know we're going to do. His funeral where? 296 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,720 We've got his body to deal with. We're grieving. 297 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,079 What's he doing now? Who's he talking to? 298 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:19,440 What's he going? Wow, wow, wow. 299 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:27,160 That's what he's probably doing. Amazing our inheritance. 300 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,440 Among all those. Who are sanctified? 301 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,160 That word sanctified is a great. Word. 302 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,240 We're. Sanctified when we come to 303 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,480 Christ. Set apart, we're his disciples. 304 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:44,200 Then we are. Being sanctified daily Christ. 305 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,160 I'm becoming more like. Christ each. 306 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,640 Day I'm I'm. Being sanctified. 307 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,440 And then when this. Body dies and I go. 308 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:56,200 To be with the. Lord, I am sanctified 3 three 309 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:01,840 parts sanctification is complete, he says. 310 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,520 I have coveted no one's silver. Or gold or apparel? 311 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:09,000 Yes, you yourselves know that these hands are provided for my 312 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,640 necessities and for those who were with me. 313 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:18,280 I have shown you in every way by labouring like this, that you 314 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,760 must support the weak and remember the. 315 00:18:20,760 --> 00:18:24,680 Words of the Lord. Jesus that he said it is more 316 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:25,920 blessed. To give than to. 317 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:26,920 Receive. Now we don't. 318 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,160 Have that written and. Quoted by Paul, by Jesus. 319 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,600 In any other patches? That I'm aware of, but. 320 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,120 Paul has spent time. Speaking to the. 321 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:43,240 Disciples and they have conversed and conversed and plus 322 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:44,160 Paul. Has met with the. 323 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,320 Lord himself remember but. Also we see. 324 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,240 Here and it's in. In red in our Bibles. 325 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,920 This is a quote from Jesus. It is more blessed. 326 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:53,560 To give. Than to receive. 327 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,880 Dads and mums. Guess what? 328 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:57,960 You're going to be. Giving out. 329 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,000 More than you're going to get back. 330 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:05,120 Count that. Cost of this these shoes these 331 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:06,360 shoes I had to. Buy the other day. 332 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,760 This. And the uniform now? 333 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,560 They want to play this and I got to pay for that. 334 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,080 Dads and moms, you're. Going to be giving. 335 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:18,480 Out husbands. You're going to be giving out. 336 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,240 You need to be. Working wives. 337 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,280 You're giving out. In serving. 338 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,840 Your your husband. And and the family. 339 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:29,120 Running the home, cooking and cleaning and all those other 340 00:19:29,120 --> 00:19:33,480 things. Examples are lived out. 341 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,640 And here's what. Love is because it's the love of 342 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:40,960 God that flows through us. To do this more blessed to give 343 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:42,560 them to. Receive because in One 344 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:46,600 Corinthians 13. It says we expect. 345 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:50,480 Nothing in return. When I go OK kids cooked your 346 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,640 tea tonight, so tomorrow I want 20. 347 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:59,280 Dollars each of you. And I want you to get the front. 348 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:06,000 Landscape the whole front. Hi, Mom. 349 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,000 I pulled those two weeds out that you asshole is that does 350 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:18,880 that cover you see believers, That's what that's what defines 351 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,200 us. We have a God who gave his. 352 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:24,880 Life for us. No other in no other religion in 353 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,200 the. World is there God? 354 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:31,280 Dying for his people. The other religions, the cults. 355 00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:33,680 You got to go banging on doors, you're going to go riding a 356 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,800 bike, you got to do. All this sort of stuff. 357 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,760 Christianity. It's done. 358 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,520 And now because what? He's done to us. 359 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:45,640 We love to serve him, We love to serve him. 360 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,840 And when he had said these things, pull meltdown. 361 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,680 Prayed with them all. Notice then they. 362 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:58,680 All wept freely this is. Man, what a. 363 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,680 Pre meeting. A time of gathering. 364 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,240 This is because they know they're not going to see him 365 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,480 again. They fell on Paul's neck and 366 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,720 they kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words. 367 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,120 Which he spoke that they would see his. 368 00:21:12,120 --> 00:21:15,200 Face no more. And they accompanied him to the. 369 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,800 Ship. Now came to pass when they 370 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:21,680 departed from them. And that word. 371 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,080 Departed, it's. Interesting the Greek if. 372 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:27,360 You look it up. It means tore themselves away 373 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:27,920 from. Them. 374 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:30,640 And so the. Crowd is. 375 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,080 All over Paul and he's going. Like, we got to go, we got to 376 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:35,760 go, we got to go. You know you've gone to the. 377 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,080 Airport and so. Well, Yeah. 378 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:38,720 No. Or remember. 379 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,600 Are you young enough to remember? 380 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:41,920 No. You hang up. 381 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,800 No, no, You hang up first, then I'll hang up. 382 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:47,760 No, no, no, no. You go. 383 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:49,800 First, no. Are you? 384 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:51,400 Still there. No, you hang up. 385 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,640 You hang up. Some of you won't know what's 386 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,560 about anyway. But the word departed. 387 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:01,120 Means tore themselves away from them and set sail, running a 388 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:05,600 straight course we came to cost. That's an island of Turkey. 389 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,600 Now when it says. They're running a straight 390 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:10,440 course. It means the wind was behind 391 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:13,120 them. Pump them straight the. 392 00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:17,400 Following day to roads, the island of roads from there to 393 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,880 Patara. Finding a ship sailing over to 394 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,320 Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. 395 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,960 When we had started Cyprus, we passed it on the. 396 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,040 Left, sailed to Syria. And landed at Thai. 397 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,160 For there the ship was to. Upload her cargo it. 398 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:35,480 Was going to take 7 days and finding disciples disciples. 399 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,520 Were everywhere. We stayed there seven days. 400 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,280 I'm wondering. Is the sorrow. 401 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,640 Phoenician woman, remember? Her brother daughter and said 402 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,120 Lord just can you just help my daughter she's. 403 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:47,240 Struggling. She's. 404 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,320 Possessed, Jesus said to. Her you know now the crumbs are 405 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,960 not for the. They're for Israel, the. 406 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:54,440 Bread. And she said, well, just. 407 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,240 Just in the end, just a few crumbs that. 408 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:58,560 Pull off the table. You know sorrow. 409 00:22:58,560 --> 00:22:59,720 Phoenician. Was she the one? 410 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,080 Because everywhere that Paul. Lobbed, there's a group of. 411 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,440 Believers that met them. A group of believers that met 412 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,880 them finance system and finding. Disciples, we. 413 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,480 Stayed there seven days. They told Paul. 414 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,640 Through the Spirit. Not to go up to Jerusalem. 415 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,840 When we come to. The end of those days we 416 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,520 departed, went on our way and they all accompanying us notice 417 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,760 with wives and children notice. That it's not like. 418 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:32,280 Kids don't need. You stay home, watch TV, wives 419 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:32,960 No. Don't. 420 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:35,080 It's just immense thing. They all went. 421 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,880 The church is. Husbands, wives, sons, 422 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,840 daughters. The church. 423 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,600 Is all of us, church is family, and here we. 424 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:50,400 See all of them? Going down to see. 425 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:57,560 Paul. And we knelt down 2nd. 426 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,920 Time on the shore. And prayed to do it again. 427 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:06,880 And when we had taken our leave of one another, we. 428 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,720 Boarded the ship. And they returned home. 429 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:11,840 And when we had. Finished our voyage from. 430 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:17,520 Tyre, now Tyre is Lebanon. We came to Ptolemy greeted the 431 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:18,800 brethren. Side stayed. 432 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,280 Within one day. On the next day, we were Paul's 433 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,040 companions. We who? 434 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,200 Are Paul's companions. This is Doctor Luke talking, 435 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,680 departed and came to. Caesarea. 436 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:30,480 We've all been to Caesarea, most of us. 437 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,960 Entered the House of. Philip the Evangelist, who was 438 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:37,280 one of the seven, remember, one of the seven deacons chosen, he 439 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:40,200 lived there. Stayed with him now this man 440 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,760 had. Four virgin daughters who 441 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,320 prophesied. Someone's. 442 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:44,960 Going well. Gee, I must have been very. 443 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,800 Plain they're not married. So it wants to go, people jump 444 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,480 to all these stupid conclusions, you know, and it. 445 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:58,040 Says they prophesied. It says that they lived, History 446 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,080 tells. That they lived into a fairly 447 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,160 old age. And they they were a vital part 448 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,040 of. The ministry to the church 449 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,120 there. Prophesied doesn't mean. 450 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:08,920 Oh, this is what's going to happen. 451 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,360 Remember prophesying. In in the. 452 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,320 In the the full strength of it. Really is what I'm doing now. 453 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,160 It's foretelling God's word. This is what? 454 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,520 God has said it's, it's it's. Sharing the word. 455 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,200 Of God. And the interesting thing is. 456 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:25,160 These. For. 457 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:29,600 The gift of prophecy. Yet they don't say to Paul don't 458 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,640 go to Jerusalem. Why is that? 459 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:37,040 Why is that? Because you see. 460 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,160 God speaks through through. Whom he? 461 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,080 Wants to speak it's. Not I have the gift of the. 462 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:45,160 Prophecy and everything. Is going to. 463 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:45,760 Come through me. It's. 464 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,800 Going to come through. Me no. 465 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:55,520 It didn't. And as we stayed many days, a 466 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,840 certain prophet. Now this guy we mentioned, we've 467 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,120 seen him. Before named. 468 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:02,880 Agabus came down from. Judea, when he had. 469 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:03,520 Come to. Us. 470 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,160 He took Paul's belt like just like the prophets of old. 471 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,920 Began to describe what's going to happen. 472 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,320 Bound his own hands and feet. Said thus says. 473 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,640 The Holy Spirit. So shall the Jews. 474 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,360 Of Jerusalem, Bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him 475 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:21,520 into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, 476 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:25,400 both we and those from that place pleaded with him, Paul, 477 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:27,160 not to go. Up to Jerusalem. 478 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,960 And Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my 479 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,520 heart? For I'm not ready not only to be 480 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,320 bound, but also. To die of. 481 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,120 Jerusalem from the. Name of the Lord Jesus. 482 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,280 So when he would not be persuaded, we cease saying. 483 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,880 The will of the Lord we cease saying. 484 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,560 And then? The will of the Lord be done. 485 00:26:51,200 --> 00:26:52,800 So. Here's the deal was. 486 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:56,160 Paul being rebellious because. Everyone's telling you. 487 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,240 Go to Jerusalem, you know, don't go there. 488 00:26:58,240 --> 00:26:59,840 Can I go there? Every time it's. 489 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:01,680 Going to be dangerous before we go down. 490 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:08,280 There, but Paul, remember he was constrained, he was driven by 491 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:09,440 the Holy Spirit to. Go there. 492 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:11,240 So what's? The What's the go? 493 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,040 Here. Is it a mixed message? 494 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:18,960 No. God is speaking to. 495 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,880 Paul. The prophecy that he's going. 496 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,720 To go to Jerusalem. He can eventually. 497 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,480 Die. He'd be arrested. 498 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,560 And he was, we'll soon get to that. 499 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:30,960 And he would end up in Rome and he'd be executed. 500 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:32,960 And they're saying this is what's going to happen to you, 501 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,560 Paul, when you get to Jerusalem. This is what's going to. 502 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,080 Happen to you? Don't go, don't go. 503 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,160 You see what happens often for. You and I. 504 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,320 The Lord speaks, and we want. To stop. 505 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,080 What God wants done, it's too difficult. 506 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:48,200 It's too hard and they were going, Paul, we don't want you 507 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,400 to do this and and, and Paul's going, hey, hold it. 508 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:55,920 I'm. Called to do this. 509 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:59,560 This. Is why I'm living, you know, and 510 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:00,480 it's. Usually the ones. 511 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,400 That I remember my. Dad talking to me and I said. 512 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,080 Dad, you know. We're going to sell. 513 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,600 Up our house. In Dunsborough. 514 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:07,800 We're going to move to Perth. I've got to quit a good. 515 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,680 Job Helen's coming. Up too, and. 516 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,800 Israel was born down there. If you've got a job to go to, 517 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,000 not as yet, what are you going to do? 518 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,280 I'm going to go to Bible college. 519 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:16,200 And how's that going? To work. 520 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,360 Don't know I've got. To talk to him about that. 521 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,520 He said. Son, you know, I mean, I'm glad 522 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,600 you, you know what you're doing. You know you like it. 523 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:25,960 But he said. Seriously. 524 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:26,720 You. Kind of quit. 525 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,240 Your job you can sell up, live in a house and don't burn. 526 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:31,080 And do all the. You see? 527 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,800 And this is what what? The people were saying. 528 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,320 To Paul. I can't. 529 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:41,080 I can't. Understand I can't relate. 530 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:43,480 Because they're feeling for. Paul. 531 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,280 As my father was feeling for us. But here's the deal. 532 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:51,440 The reason we live? And the only place we. 533 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,000 Will ever be happy is in the will. 534 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,800 Of God and God. Would go before us. 535 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,040 He would find us a place to live. 536 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:05,760 He would find me immediately. A job we would go into. 537 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,760 Training. And this is where. 538 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,080 We end up today. Because if we had taken 539 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,240 everyone's advice about man, you've got a great job, you're 540 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,560 living in Dunsford on the beach. Why? 541 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:23,280 Will you stay there because. We would be unhappy. 542 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:29,440 Living out of the world of God. So as we close. 543 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:34,720 Tonight, there are times. That we struggle with. 544 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:39,320 The things that we have to do. Difficult. 545 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:40,720 Things. I mean, Paul wasn't. 546 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,040 Going Oh, I can't wait to get to. 547 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,080 Jerusalem get arrested. And put in prison. 548 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,000 Again, can't wait to. To get swept and. 549 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,640 Belted to get on. So looking. 550 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,440 Forward to that, no? So he said. 551 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,600 Hey guys, you're bringing me to tears. 552 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,680 This is what I have to do. You know that's the. 553 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,640 Great. Thing bud, because when? 554 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,880 Paul. Would finally be executed. 555 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,840 He wouldn't say. Man, I had that house in 556 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:12,360 Dunsborough. We had that great job down 557 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:13,840 there. Oh, how good was that? 558 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:18,320 Awesome. No, you would say, Oh, I've run 559 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,360 my race. I finished the work that I've 560 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:26,480 done. He would leave this world with 561 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:29,440 joy. And he would enter the next. 562 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:34,800 With the words well. Done by good and. 563 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,040 Faithful servant. Now enter in. 564 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,040 To the glory of the Lord. You see, this is the key. 565 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:43,760 You and I here. Sit here tonight and the. 566 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:48,000 World struggles and fights. To get your attention to. 567 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,280 Draw you away it. Promises to make. 568 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:52,800 You happy? Have a look at the world. 569 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,640 I don't think they're getting very happier every day. 570 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:58,760 We know. I go out the streets, not people 571 00:30:58,760 --> 00:30:59,560 on the street. Hi. 572 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,520 How you going? It's a lot better today. 573 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:02,960 Oh, man. Wonderful. 574 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,520 I mean driving. Down here and I. 575 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:07,720 Waved to. Someone as they're walking up 576 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:10,520 the street. No, nothing. 577 00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:14,240 Oh, have a nice day. People. 578 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:17,800 People are unhappy, aren't they? We should be. 579 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,880 A light and salt. And the happiest people in the 580 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:22,520 world. Why? 581 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,560 Because we're in the will of God. 582 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,760 Serving the great God has given us the. 583 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:33,800 Privilege to know him, to serve him, and tonight. 584 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,040 We just you few. Gathered here tonight. 585 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:40,120 Guess what God says I. Give. 586 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:43,320 You the privilege tonight. To pray to me. 587 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,320 I will. Hear every prayer you. 588 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,400 Pray I will guide. You what to pray? 589 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,320 And I will answer. Your prayer because you've come 590 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:56,240 out. That's what we're going to do, 591 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,080 Heavenly Father. I thank you for your word. 592 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,400 We thank you for the faithfulness of Paul. 593 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,440 For the wonder of your word. Now, as we. 594 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,560 Gather to pray, Lord. Lead us and guide us again as 595 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:11,480 you LED. Paul. 596 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:16,480 Lead us and guide this church. Guide us as individuals, as 597 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,560 families. Pray. 598 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,840 According to your will so that your will will. 599 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,960 Be done. Here in our lives and in this 600 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,880 church. And in our community and in our 601 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,320 nation, this we pray in Jesus name. 602 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:39,360 And everyone said Amen. I know you in my sweetest 603 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:45,240 friend, my friend.