1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:06,700 Wonderful to see you tonight. Thank you for Coming out and 2 00:00:07,700 --> 00:00:10,900 thank you for inviting my family to be with you and worship with 3 00:00:10,900 --> 00:00:15,700 you for the next few days. Very grateful, to drive out 4 00:00:15,700 --> 00:00:19,100 here, we like to drive, maybe we don't make as much as some do. 5 00:00:19,100 --> 00:00:22,300 Several people tell us how long of a drive it is. 6 00:00:23,100 --> 00:00:26,200 We always look forward to it. So that's been a nice drive and 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,700 a nice time. We look forward to several 8 00:00:28,700 --> 00:00:32,000 nights of good worship with you all and I hope to bring some 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,100 Bible studies. Will be helpful if you don't 10 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:36,400 know who I am. My name is Jonathan. 11 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,200 Jonathan Edwards is my name and that's my wife. 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,500 Marissa Gabriel, Evangeline Penelope. 13 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:44,600 There is not a pop quiz at the end of the night. 14 00:00:44,900 --> 00:00:47,400 And please don't have a reverse Pop Quiz where we have to 15 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,000 remember all of your names so that, you know, that would be 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,600 when we would fail as well. But we look forward to meeting 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,200 many of you. And spending some time with you, 18 00:00:57,900 --> 00:01:02,900 I've been preaching the gospel since 2010 and we lived abroad 19 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:04,800 for three years in Southeast Asia. 20 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:08,600 So for a time, we lived in Cambodia, and then now we're 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,900 back. And I work with the church in 22 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,000 Dallas, Texas, Valley Parkway Church of Christ in the little 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,900 city of Louisville, in the Greater Dallas area. 24 00:01:17,900 --> 00:01:23,000 So that's where we are. And I hope to bring some studies 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:28,100 tonight that will be helpful for you and really, for even those 26 00:01:28,100 --> 00:01:29,500 who are going to be listening to these. 27 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:33,600 And can be here later in the weekend, they'll hopefully be 28 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,800 building off of each other. So that that one after the other 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,000 you'll just be pumped up by the end of the weekend and that will 30 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,600 feel closer to the word closer to the Lord together. 31 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,200 I want to talk tonight about Doctrine and so I'm going to use 32 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,300 this white board as best. I can. 33 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:55,000 I noticed from my seat that the red didn't show up as well. 34 00:01:55,100 --> 00:01:58,000 So I'm going to go ahead and put that there and I'll just stick 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,600 with the black marker. Let me see if I get the right 36 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,500 one, okay? And we're going to talk about I 37 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,100 think that's a great way to start that way. 38 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:10,699 It could overview everything that we studied together in the 39 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:13,500 Bible. Because spoiler, the Bible has a 40 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:16,700 whole lot of Doctrine. And what I'd like to do tonight 41 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:21,500 is introduced the idea of the study, as well as the main idea. 42 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:24,700 And if we can start out with the main idea of where we're going 43 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:27,500 with this study, then as we go through point-by-point, 44 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,100 hopefully, it will make sense to you. 45 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:32,300 We're going to do a New Testament, Bible chain. 46 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,000 If you're unfamiliar with that, it's where you just start at 47 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,400 one. One scripture and you look at 48 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,400 what it says about that idea of the subject that you're studying 49 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,500 and then you move to the next gription, you even next 50 00:02:42,500 --> 00:02:45,200 scripture and you could link them together like a chain. 51 00:02:45,500 --> 00:02:50,200 And my encouragement to you is if you take notes or if you like 52 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,300 to write in the margins of your Bible is, you could just write 53 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:56,400 the little word Doctrine, and then you could write the next 54 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,500 scripture and then you keep doing that and as you flip and 55 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:02,000 you right Doctrine. And then the next scripture and 56 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,700 you'll have this Bible chain with you. 57 00:03:03,700 --> 00:03:07,900 Everywhere you go. I think that Doctrine is worthy 58 00:03:07,900 --> 00:03:12,800 of our study, probably because of that first question, which 59 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,900 says, what does that idea Doctrine? 60 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,800 How does it make you feel? Now for those who are members of 61 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,400 the church, we may be ambivalent about the word Doctrine, and 62 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:27,400 maybe it might be a positive idea who Doctrine, okay? 63 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,500 This is the things that were supposed to follow and Obey that 64 00:03:31,500 --> 00:03:34,200 it's just what we know. Right. 65 00:03:34,300 --> 00:03:38,200 But I I know for a fact, there's a lot of people out there, when 66 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,600 they hear the word Doctrine, it is not positive, it's negative. 67 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,600 Not only is it - it's almost almost Blasphemous, right? 68 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,100 Like, it is a bad word because if you're if Doctrine is what 69 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:56,800 you're talking about that, what are you being indoctrinated? 70 00:03:57,500 --> 00:04:02,600 And if you're ever accused of being indoctrinated, it's not a 71 00:04:02,608 --> 00:04:06,600 compliment, right? Usually, it's an insult saying, 72 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,600 you can't think for yourself you've just been indoctrinated 73 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,400 and as a result of being indoctrinated, Then you're 74 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,899 incapable of having any sort of creative thought of your own. 75 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:20,700 And I want to challenge that with you tonight, because the 76 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:24,500 Bible talks a lot about Doctrine and it talks about being 77 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:28,500 indoctrinated, but it doesn't in a different way than our culture 78 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:30,900 talks about it. So I want to challenge what our 79 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:36,100 culture says about this idea. And so here's the main idea that 80 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:39,900 I want to present to you without Doctrine, and I'm just going to 81 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:46,200 put up an example. There is no Grace. 82 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,400 Did you know that? Now, you could fill that in with 83 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:53,700 any of the the positive teachings that all of the 84 00:04:53,707 --> 00:04:58,600 religious community around us prefers to Doctrine without 85 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,800 Doctrine. There is no love without 86 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,800 Doctrine. There is no Resurrection, right? 87 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,700 And you get where I'm going, it's through doctrine that we 88 00:05:08,700 --> 00:05:12,300 become. Well, acquainted with the good 89 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:14,000 stuff. Why is that? 90 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:17,800 Because of what Doctrine actually means, there's three 91 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:22,100 Greek words, and I could tell them to you in my best 92 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:25,400 Midwestern accent, but you're just going to have to trust me 93 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:30,400 on what they actually say and they into the English all mean 94 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:35,900 teaching. The teaching to be taught to 95 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,800 have been taught, right? Or instruction would be another 96 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,500 word, instruction or teaching. And so, we could say the 97 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:52,400 importance of teaching The importance of instruction, the 98 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,700 importance of Doctrine. Because every time in the New 99 00:05:55,700 --> 00:05:57,900 Testament, that that concept is being used. 100 00:05:57,900 --> 00:06:01,600 With these three words, it's talking about the exact same 101 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,200 thing. And how much softer is it 102 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,800 whenever you say? Oh, I went to church and I was 103 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,700 taught this, it sounds better than I was indoctrinated, 104 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:15,300 doesn't it? And yet it's the same concept. 105 00:06:15,300 --> 00:06:17,200 So what we're going to do is we're going to put together this 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:22,000 new testament Shane and this is not every single scripture in 107 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,200 the New Testament that uses the word Doctrine. 108 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,800 It's just a summary of them but we'll start out with the word 109 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:34,500 Doctrine in the Gospels. And next we'll look at the 110 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:37,900 doctrine in the history book, the book of Acts, and then 111 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:44,600 finally we'll look at Doctrine in the Epistles, the letters and 112 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,000 then I'll have a final thought on Doctrine at the end. 113 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,600 And so I would like for you to open up your Bible with me. 114 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,200 I got a few Bible. So everybody if you have a few 115 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:58,500 Bible, you can follow along with me on the same page page 1500. 116 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,400 And if you prefer to take notes, Or have your own Bible that you 117 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,300 brought, or if you've got a phone, I'm going to be reading 118 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:09,700 out of the new King James version and you can on your 119 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:12,200 phone app, get the new King James Bible open. 120 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,300 But I'd love for us to all turn there. 121 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,600 And we're going to look at Matthew chapter 7, verse 28. 122 00:07:19,700 --> 00:07:23,700 Now if you're taking notes you could also write down, 22:33. 123 00:07:23,900 --> 00:07:27,000 We won't read that one because they're both saying something 124 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,200 very similar. And in this verse, we're going 125 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,200 to look at the crowd. Has reaction to Doctrine. 126 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:39,100 So this is Matthew chapter 7. And Matthew chapter 7 verse 28. 127 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:45,900 Listen to the Bible here, it says, and so it was when Jesus 128 00:07:45,900 --> 00:07:50,500 had ended these sayings that the people were astonished at his 129 00:07:50,500 --> 00:07:56,000 teaching for he taught them as one having Authority and not as 130 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,400 the scribes. What is the, what's the 131 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,100 connection to Doctrine? Oh, it's the same word. 132 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:05,700 So we could also translate this as saying and so it was when 133 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:08,300 Jesus had ended these sayings. The people were astonished at 134 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:11,400 his Doctrine for he indoctrinated them. 135 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:14,700 Yeah, it's the same. The same thought he 136 00:08:14,700 --> 00:08:17,500 indoctrinated them as having Authority and not as the 137 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:20,000 scribes. So all of those commands leading 138 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,400 up to this verse the ones where it says, blessed are the 139 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:28,200 peacemakers be the salt of the earth. 140 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,200 Don't pray out loud and boisterous lie in the streets. 141 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,100 But go into a quiet place all of these teachings, right? 142 00:08:36,100 --> 00:08:39,299 These are the doctrines that Jesus taught and when he was 143 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:44,300 done indoctrinated, the people, they Amazed because he taught 144 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,600 with authority. Well, there's other places that 145 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,300 this word is used and let's look in Matthew feel will stay in 146 00:08:51,300 --> 00:08:55,600 this book at the very end. Flip over to Matthew chapter 28, 147 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:59,700 and this is after Jesus is resurrected and he is 148 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:04,300 instructing or indoctrinating. His Apostles about the Great 149 00:09:04,300 --> 00:09:08,300 Commission that there to go into all the world and Doctrine is 150 00:09:08,300 --> 00:09:10,800 essential to the Great Commission. 151 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,000 On page 1541. If you want to flip over there 152 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,700 and it says, in verse 18, Jesus came and spoke to them saying 153 00:09:19,700 --> 00:09:23,100 all authority has been given to me in heaven and on Earth go 154 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:27,000 therefore and Make Disciples of all Nations, baptizing them in 155 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,700 the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching 156 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:36,200 them or indoctrinating them. To observe all things that I 157 00:09:36,208 --> 00:09:39,700 have commanded you and lo, I Am With You Always even to the end 158 00:09:39,700 --> 00:09:42,300 of the age. And so here is this Commissioned 159 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:47,800 to his followers to indoctrinate the world again. 160 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:53,200 I hope to Rebrand that word. I will use it probably Overkill 161 00:09:53,500 --> 00:09:57,200 tonight the idea of being indoctrinated, because of how 162 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,000 frequently it's been used in negative context. 163 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,200 I want you to leave here using this word in a positive way. 164 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:10,000 Okay, Mark 12:38 flip over into the next gospel book. 165 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:17,600 Please Mark chapter 12 verse 38. So page 1565 in the Pew Bible. 166 00:10:20,300 --> 00:10:25,800 And here when Jesus is teaching, or using his Doctrine, his 167 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:30,000 Doctrine is about rebuking things that are against his 168 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,700 Doctrine. So it wasn't only about positive 169 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,100 affirmative teachings, but if there were things that opposed 170 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:42,600 his way his Doctrine was that's false, let's really quickly. 171 00:10:42,900 --> 00:10:46,700 Mark, 12 verse 38, then he said to them in his teaching that is 172 00:10:46,700 --> 00:10:49,600 his Doctrine Beware of the scribes. 173 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,900 Who desire to go around in Long, robes, love, greetings in the 174 00:10:52,900 --> 00:10:55,400 marketplaces, the best seat in the synagogues and the best 175 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:59,200 place that Feast who devour widows houses and for a 176 00:10:59,208 --> 00:11:02,700 pretence, make long prayers. These will receive greater 177 00:11:02,700 --> 00:11:07,200 condemnation. So part of Jesus Doctrine was 178 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:10,100 explaining to his followers. What was right? 179 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:14,300 And what was wrong. Let's keep reading two more in 180 00:11:14,300 --> 00:11:18,400 the gospels, please. John chapter 7, verse 14. 181 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,600 If you want to flip over there. We'll skip the Gospel of Luke 182 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,800 for right now and we'll read together in John chapter 7, 183 00:11:26,300 --> 00:11:31,900 verse 14 through 17, please. It's page 1642. 184 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,300 The Bible says now in the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into 185 00:11:36,300 --> 00:11:40,800 the temple and taught and the Jews marveled saying, how does 186 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,900 this man no letters having never studied? 187 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:49,600 And Jesus answered them and said, my Doctrine is not mine. 188 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:53,300 But he who sent me and if anyone Wills to do his will he shall 189 00:11:53,300 --> 00:11:57,300 know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God, or 190 00:11:57,300 --> 00:12:00,100 whether I speak on my own authority. 191 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,700 So here it is actually translate It For the First Time. 192 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,200 Previously, it's just been the word teaching, but now we're 193 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,200 starting to see that even the translators who put this version 194 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,700 together, see that the word Doctrine is the best word for 195 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:16,500 translating at this time. Jesus said this heavenly 196 00:12:16,500 --> 00:12:18,900 doctrine that comes down from above. 197 00:12:19,300 --> 00:12:22,800 You're going to know, it's Mine based on the accompanying signs 198 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,100 and based on the fact that it is from God and not just my word 199 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,900 and he gives all these evidences for how this Doctrine is in 200 00:12:28,900 --> 00:12:33,000 fact, Heavenly final 1, John chapter 18 final one of the 201 00:12:33,008 --> 00:12:35,300 gospels that is flip over there with me. 202 00:12:35,308 --> 00:12:39,400 Just a few pages, John chapter 18 please. 203 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:44,500 And here, it's the high priest who's interested in the 204 00:12:44,508 --> 00:12:48,500 doctrine, he wants to know about Jesus Doctrine, John chapter, 205 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:53,900 18, verse 19 and 20. Please it's page, 1663 the Bible 206 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:58,300 says, and the high priest, then ask Jesus about his disciples 207 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,200 and his Doctrine, Jesus answer him. 208 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:07,500 I spoke openly to the world, I always taught or indoctrinated 209 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:11,400 in synagogues and in the temple where Jews always meet in 210 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,100 secret. I've said, nothing, why do you 211 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:15,200 ask me? Ask those who have heard me what 212 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,600 I said to them. Indeed, they know what I said. 213 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:24,100 Jesus never hid his Doctrine. Jesus, never shied away from 214 00:13:24,100 --> 00:13:27,900 indoctrinating. So we as his followers, as we 215 00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:32,500 prepare to leave this section on the gospel and the got on what 216 00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:35,500 the gospel says about Doctrine. We move into the doctrine of 217 00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:39,600 Acts and the Epistles question I have for you and I'll try to ask 218 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,400 it each time. I may forget that I'll try to 219 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,200 ask the each time. What is the doctrine? 220 00:13:46,100 --> 00:13:49,500 What is it now? Hopefully you've already 221 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:54,500 answered that mentally based on just these five scriptures here. 222 00:13:55,300 --> 00:13:59,100 And if you haven't yet, I'll answer it at the end again. 223 00:13:59,100 --> 00:14:01,300 I'll try maybe one of you can wave me down. 224 00:14:01,300 --> 00:14:05,900 If I forget to, let's go to the book of Acts and, and were asked 225 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:09,600 this question, what is the doctrine and we'll consider what 226 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,500 these three verses have to say, first go over to Acts 2:42. 227 00:14:15,300 --> 00:14:21,600 So in this point of the Bible Acts 2:42 it's page 1676 in your 228 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:26,100 Pew Bible, Jesus died. He's buried. 229 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:30,600 He's resurrected. Now, the apostles are preaching 230 00:14:31,100 --> 00:14:35,000 his Doctrine, right? His their teaching about Jesus 231 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:41,100 and people are being baptized, and here's this first mass 232 00:14:41,100 --> 00:14:45,100 conversion event were 3,000. People have been baptized, well, 233 00:14:45,100 --> 00:14:47,900 what was the Great Commission besides baptism? 234 00:14:48,300 --> 00:14:50,800 It was teaching them, right? Indoctrinating them. 235 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,700 Okay, well let's look at, let's see what they says. 236 00:14:53,900 --> 00:14:57,500 Here, I'm going to read verse 40, just to give a little bit 237 00:14:57,500 --> 00:14:59,900 more flavor. And with many other words, he 238 00:14:59,900 --> 00:15:03,700 testified and exhorted them saying be saved from this 239 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:07,000 perverse generation. Then those who gladly received 240 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,500 his word were baptized and that day about three thousand Souls 241 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:14,600 were added to them. And they continued steadfastly 242 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:20,000 in the apostles Doctrine, and the fellowship and the breaking 243 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:25,200 of bread prayer, okay? Notice there's a subtle shift, 244 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:29,100 it does say, Apostles Doctrine. But if we understand that just 245 00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:31,900 to mean teaching and instruction, then it totally 246 00:15:31,900 --> 00:15:36,300 makes sense that they're going to be teaching or instructing or 247 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:40,500 indoctrinating. This new group who hadn't been 248 00:15:40,500 --> 00:15:43,500 walking with Jesus for the past three years, they have been 249 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:46,500 indoctrinated and now they're the ones doing the 250 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:49,500 indoctrinating with the apostles Doctrine. 251 00:15:49,700 --> 00:15:53,300 Now the next one and we're going to read both of them, sometimes 252 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:56,100 I had it Where we just read one but we're going to read both 253 00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:59,300 because I'm just greedy, I guess, but we're going to read 254 00:15:59,300 --> 00:16:02,500 and 13:12. So go ahead and turn over there 255 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,100 but while you turn I want to ask. 256 00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:08,700 This question is Doctrine, only for believers. 257 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,300 Acts 13 verse 12 is Doctrine, only for believers. 258 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:19,900 We may have this mindset that Sinners need the gospel and then 259 00:16:19,900 --> 00:16:23,000 Christians need the doctrine. Right. 260 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,800 Well, let's look at a couple of examples of how Doctrine 261 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,700 converts people. The Bible says, in Acts 13 verse 262 00:16:31,700 --> 00:16:36,900 12, then the proconsul believed. When he saw it in the done being 263 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:42,000 astonished at the teaching of the Lord, he was astonished at 264 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,000 the doctrine and the doctrine led him to Christ. 265 00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:50,000 Now, there is also a miracle of what's Happening here. 266 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,400 But it's the miracle and the Doctrine are working 267 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,700 hand-in-hand to lead him to the master. 268 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,300 Let's look at Acts chapter 17, flip over just a few more 269 00:16:59,300 --> 00:17:02,900 chapters. Please Acts chapter 17 and will 270 00:17:02,900 --> 00:17:09,700 read verse 19. Now, in this context, Paul is an 271 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:13,700 Athens and he's gone into this place where there's all these 272 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:17,900 false idols. And then there's a place where 273 00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:20,000 they've devoted it and there's not really a statue. 274 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,700 It just says to the unknown. God just in case we I missed 275 00:17:22,700 --> 00:17:27,599 someone and Paul when he sees this, he can't help himself and 276 00:17:27,599 --> 00:17:31,000 he starts preaching or indoctrinating. 277 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:36,800 And listen to what these people say, who aren't Believers yet? 278 00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:41,900 Verse 19, I can't help myself. We're going to read Verse 18, 279 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,700 then certain Epicurean and stoic philosophers accountant. 280 00:17:45,700 --> 00:17:48,900 Him in some said, what does this babbler want to say? 281 00:17:49,700 --> 00:17:53,100 Others said, he seems to be a proclaimer of foreign Gods 282 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:58,300 because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection. 283 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:04,000 Interesting. Verse 19 and they took him and 284 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:08,500 brought him to the areopagus saying may we know what this new 285 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:13,900 doctrine is of which you speak. So here are some people who are 286 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:18,600 interested and they are calling the resurrection and the 287 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,800 teachings of Jesus Doctrine. And so he will take the 288 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,700 opportunity to indoctrinate those who are willing to listen. 289 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,700 Finally, in Acts chapter 20, verse 20. 290 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:35,900 Paul shows that indoctrinating can happen in a public assembly, 291 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:39,700 but it can also happen from house to house. 292 00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:45,900 The Bible says, in Acts 20:20 how I kept back, nothing, that 293 00:18:45,900 --> 00:18:49,200 was helpful, but proclaimed it to you and taught you. 294 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,400 That is indoctrinated you publicly. 295 00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:55,600 And from house to house. So it's important then and now 296 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:59,200 we use the scripture as evidence for why we have public assembly, 297 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,200 but also that Bible, studies happened privately as well. 298 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,900 And so in this public capacity right now, I'm the one that's 299 00:19:05,900 --> 00:19:08,800 instructing or teaching or indoctrinating but then 300 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,800 privately parents with children, husbands and wives friends, who 301 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:17,600 get together, whatever the group, maybe this indoctrination 302 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,500 happens privately as well. Here we go, we're in the final. 303 00:19:21,700 --> 00:19:24,900 Section. We're talking about Doctrine, 304 00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:28,400 but this time in the Epistles or in the letters, and I want to 305 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,700 invite you to look at Romans chapter 6, and it's going to 306 00:19:31,700 --> 00:19:36,800 talk about how Doctrine is part of this salvation process. 307 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,400 Right? So I'm going to ask the 308 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:42,400 question. What is the doctrine? 309 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:46,200 We keep using this word. What is Doctrine? 310 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,100 Hopefully you're getting an answer from all the scriptures. 311 00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:53,100 We've already mentioned so far. I'll answer it at the end but 312 00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:59,600 look at Romans 6:17 but God be thanked that though you were 313 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:05,600 slaves to sin yet you obeyed from the heart that form of 314 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,500 Doctrine to. Which you were delivered and 315 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:12,000 having been set free from sin, you became slaves of 316 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,900 righteousness, I could go on, this is really needy, the idea 317 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:20,400 of being set free of being enslaved to sin but now being 318 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,900 set free, it goes hand in hand with obeying. 319 00:20:23,900 --> 00:20:29,300 What doctrine obeying specific Doctrine now? 320 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:33,300 Look at 16, verse 17, just flip a few more chapters over. 321 00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:39,600 Romans chapter, 16 17. And here just like Jesus warned. 322 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,900 Need a part of his teaching was declaring that something was 323 00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:46,900 false. So he had Doctrine and if others 324 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:49,600 weren't on board with his Doctrine and he would call them 325 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,000 false, Paul's going to say the same thing, there is the 326 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,900 doctrine and if people bring something different than its 327 00:20:56,900 --> 00:21:00,100 what sometimes the Bible will call strange Doctrine. 328 00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:02,100 It's different. It's something we shouldn't 329 00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:06,600 pursue. And so he'll say in 16:17 now, I 330 00:21:06,608 --> 00:21:10,100 urge you. Brethren those who caused our 331 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:13,900 note, those who cause Division. And offences contrary to the 332 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:17,300 doctrine, which you learned and avoid them, okay? 333 00:21:17,300 --> 00:21:21,000 This is a big deal. Those that aren't willing to 334 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,500 stay in the doctrine are to be avoided. 335 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,000 Now, this isn't a study specifically on this scripture, 336 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,900 but it is worth noting in what we're talking about the doctrine 337 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:34,300 serious enough. That if people don't want to 338 00:21:34,300 --> 00:21:37,900 stay in that Doctrine, then we're supposed to avoid them 339 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:41,400 because of what they could potentially bring into the 340 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,700 church. Look at First Corinthians 341 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:47,400 Chapter 14 verse 26. It's the next book. 342 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:52,100 First Corinthians. Team verse 26, and as you turn 343 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:56,000 there, it's a page 1766 in your Pew, Bible. 344 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,300 This is an encouragement for those of you who teach publicly. 345 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,400 So whether you preach or teach and, however, often you may do 346 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:09,400 it, you have to remember Brethren that your task publicly 347 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,500 is to indoctrinate the church, and hopefully, by this point in 348 00:22:13,508 --> 00:22:17,900 the sermon, that's a positive connotation that you are 349 00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:19,700 indoctrinating. It says, Says in First 350 00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:22,300 Corinthians 14. Verse 26. 351 00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:25,500 How is it, then Brethren? Whenever you come together, each 352 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:28,900 of you has a Psalm has a teaching has a tongue. 353 00:22:28,900 --> 00:22:32,100 Has a revelation, has an interpretation, let all things 354 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:37,100 be done for edification. And so Brothers, whether it's a 355 00:22:37,100 --> 00:22:41,000 Wednesday, whether it's a Sunday or whenever whatever, you're 356 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,800 speaking appointment, I simply want to encourage those who 357 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,400 teach that. We take it seriously, because 358 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,100 we've been called to indoctrinate the group. 359 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,100 Okay, here we go. We're in first Timothy chapter 360 00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:54,000 10. We're going to skip a few books 361 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:58,200 so hop over there with me to the book of 1st Timothy and we're 362 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:03,200 going to read chapter 1 verse 10 and Chapter 4, verses 1 through 363 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,400 3. So let's start with First 364 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:13,300 Timothy chapter 1 verse 10, Paul continues to warn against those 365 00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:14,900 who would bring a different Doctrine. 366 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:19,200 He says For fornicators for sodomites, for kidnappers for 367 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,500 liars, for purgers. And if there is any other thing 368 00:23:22,500 --> 00:23:25,200 that is contrary to sound Doctrine. 369 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,700 According to the Blessed or the Glorious Gospel of the Blessed 370 00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:31,400 God, which was committed to my trust. 371 00:23:31,500 --> 00:23:35,500 There are certain actions that are contrary to sound Doctrine 372 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:38,500 to sound teaching and they are to be avoided flip to the next 373 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:42,700 page please. And it's Chapter 4, verses 1. 374 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,100 And it will read one through three four. 375 00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:50,200 Now, the spirit expressly says in the latter times, some will 376 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,400 depart from the faith giving heed to the deceiving spirits 377 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:57,000 and doctrines of demons speaking lies in hypocrisy having their 378 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,000 own conscience. Seared with a hot iron 379 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,400 forbidding to marry and commanding to abstain from 380 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,300 foods, which God created to be received with Thanksgiving by 381 00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:07,600 those who believe and know the truth. 382 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,800 So here's a couple of warnings again in first, Timothy 1 and 4 383 00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:16,100 about strange Doctrine, a teaching that's different from 384 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:19,200 what Jesus brought and what the apostles brought. 385 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,100 However, we could look in this same chapter, we're going to 386 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:26,800 read chapter 4, verse 6 and verse 13 where he contrasts that 387 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,900 strange Doctrine to what Timothy and all of us should be 388 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:33,200 following. That's sound Doctrine. 389 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,300 The Bible says, in verse 6. If you instruct a brethren in 390 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:39,600 these things, you will be a Minister of, Jesus Christ, 391 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:43,800 nourished in the words of faith and have good Doctrine, which 392 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:48,000 you have carefully. Followed look at verse 13 until 393 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:53,600 I come give attention to reading to exhortation and to Doctrine. 394 00:24:54,500 --> 00:24:58,300 Hmm, so I like the contrast between these two things we are 395 00:24:58,308 --> 00:25:01,100 to avoid and then the instructions of what we're 396 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:03,800 supposed to follow. Really interesting. 397 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,100 What happens in the next chapter, if you want to flip the 398 00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:08,800 page and First Timothy 6:12, Six. 399 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:16,100 And I'd like to read verse one. 1st Timothy 6 verse 1, it says, 400 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:21,300 let as many Bond servants As are under the Yoke Count, Their Own 401 00:25:21,300 --> 00:25:25,900 Masters worthy of all honor so that the name of God and his 402 00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:33,500 Doctrine may not be blasphemed. I've kind of gone faster. 403 00:25:33,500 --> 00:25:35,600 These points, let me just slow down for a second. 404 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:40,800 You can blaspheme Doctrine. That's what the scriptures are 405 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,300 saying here. Now, it's specifically about 406 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:46,100 Bond servants under the Yoke of their masters, worthy of all 407 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:49,600 honor and we could dissect that a little bit more. 408 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,800 But what we're talking about in this study is that there is a 409 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,700 possibility and Paul will actually in the scriptures 410 00:25:56,700 --> 00:25:59,900 mention three different things that can be blasphemed the name 411 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:06,300 of God, the word of God, and the doctrine of God. so, brothers 412 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:14,200 and sisters, I want to challenge And encourage you when it comes 413 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,000 to the doctrine. How could we potentially 414 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:23,300 blaspheme it now to blaspheme would be to be? 415 00:26:23,300 --> 00:26:30,200 So unless sacred or or just egregiously disrespectful of 416 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,300 something? Right? 417 00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:37,200 And so in Matthew chapter 12, you had the Pharisees who saw a 418 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:41,900 miracle of Jesus and they said it's by the power of Beelzebub 419 00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:46,400 that he casts out demons and it was just so egregiously. 420 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:51,000 Rude. To what Hector Ali happened. 421 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:57,000 Jesus talks to them about that. This blasphemy of the Holy 422 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:02,500 Spirit where to see what was happening and yet denying its 423 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:08,600 power Would be blasphemy, how could we blaspheme the word by 424 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:13,200 reading and studying and knowing what the word says? 425 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,500 And yet, rudely casting it aside. 426 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,000 It's powerful. Isn't it to think that we could 427 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:24,700 actually blaspheme the name of God, the word of God, and the 428 00:27:24,700 --> 00:27:28,200 doctrine of God. Let's go the next book. 429 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:35,200 Second Timothy, 3:16 second, Timothy 3:16, it's on page, 18, 430 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:39,600 23 in the Pew Bible. All scripture is given by 431 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:44,100 inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine for 432 00:27:44,100 --> 00:27:47,700 reproof correction for instruction in righteousness. 433 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:51,500 That the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for 434 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:55,600 every good work so the scriptures are good for 435 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:56,700 Doctrine. They're good for. 436 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,500 Being and based on the doctrine and the reproof and the 437 00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:03,300 correction instruction. In righteousness, were built up 438 00:28:03,300 --> 00:28:06,200 until we're ready for every good work. 439 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,700 I'm sure my kids are tired of hearing this example, but since 440 00:28:10,700 --> 00:28:13,500 it's fresh to you, all I can use it and they can sit through a 441 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:16,500 rerun. They all played Little League 442 00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:22,200 ball softball baseball and they had a, you know, experience 443 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,500 where they got to try all the different positions from 444 00:28:25,500 --> 00:28:29,600 Outfield and infield to pitcher to capture and in Little League 445 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:33,700 ball that catchers gear. It's a one size fit all type of 446 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:36,200 catchers gear. So you've got the little 447 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:40,300 breastplate thing in the knee pads and the blade guards, 448 00:28:40,300 --> 00:28:41,200 right? And the helmet. 449 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:44,000 And it's for all kids big and small, right. 450 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:48,200 And so for Kids who tended to be a little bit smaller than maybe 451 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,100 some of the big boys whenever they put it on. 452 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:54,900 It was I mean they were walking out there like a night. 453 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:59,700 Ready for battle, who is an armored five sizes, too big. 454 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,400 So they Shuffle out and then they get behind the plate. 455 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:07,600 And it's squat down, and sometimes it would be coach 456 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,600 pitch, sometimes it was kid pitch, right? 457 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,300 But anyway, that baseball is coming. 458 00:29:14,100 --> 00:29:18,000 And you know, the coaches, sometimes we would try to lob it 459 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:20,700 in there so that they could get a good hit. 460 00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:23,600 But then there's also those coaches that their mindset was 461 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,300 I'm going to get you ready for kid pitch to. 462 00:29:25,308 --> 00:29:27,500 So I'm going to bring the heat and they throw it right down the 463 00:29:27,500 --> 00:29:30,000 middle atoms. And these little kids, whether 464 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,200 they were ours or whether they were others on the team, 465 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,400 sometimes we're more interested in the butterfly. 466 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,300 That was going by than the baseball that was coming down. 467 00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:40,400 But you know what they were equipped. 468 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,300 And there was nothing more joyful to this coaches heart 469 00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:48,500 than the throw a ball right at the catcher and think hits him 470 00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:55,000 right between the eyes. But They had equipment and it 471 00:29:55,008 --> 00:29:57,800 never hurt them and hit them, run this in the gut, it hit him 472 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,600 in the head and hit him in the MIT sometimes when it did that. 473 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,400 We'd all cheer that actually caught one, right? 474 00:30:04,300 --> 00:30:08,000 It was great because they were equipped, we would never send 475 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:12,400 the kid behind home plate without the equipment. 476 00:30:13,900 --> 00:30:17,800 We would never send a Christian out into the fight, we shouldn't 477 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,100 without being thoroughly equipped for every good work. 478 00:30:21,300 --> 00:30:27,200 How do we equip each other? Well, publicly and privately one 479 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:31,300 of the ways that we equip is through Doctrine by knowing the 480 00:30:31,308 --> 00:30:34,300 doctrine. What is the doctrine? 481 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:37,700 I'm not going to answer it quite yet. 482 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:39,900 We're getting there were getting close. 483 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,900 Second Timothy chapter 4 verse 2 and 3 please. 484 00:30:44,900 --> 00:30:48,700 You can flip to the very next page 1824 in the Pew Bible. 485 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:55,800 It says. Preach the word be ready in 486 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:59,300 season and out of season, convince rebuke, exhort with all 487 00:30:59,300 --> 00:31:03,700 long-suffering and teaching or doctrine for a time will come. 488 00:31:03,700 --> 00:31:09,300 When they will not endure sound Doctrine, but according to their 489 00:31:09,300 --> 00:31:12,300 own desires because they have itching ears, they will Heap up 490 00:31:12,300 --> 00:31:15,600 for themselves teachers and they will turn their ears away from 491 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:20,400 the truth and be turned aside to fables, But You Be watchful in 492 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,100 all things endure afflictions do the work of an evangelist 493 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:24,800 fulfill. Or Ministry. 494 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,400 Does this not sound like our culture today? 495 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:33,600 Where on one hand word called to endure and to have sound 496 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:37,100 Doctrine but around us. It feels like there are those 497 00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:41,000 that are just throwing Doctrine away and are going after 498 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,200 whatever they want. There's nothing new Under the 499 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:45,600 Sun. Two thousand years ago. 500 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:47,900 They had the same problem that we do today. 501 00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:50,600 Let's look at Titus real quick, Titus 1:9. 502 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:56,100 Hey, it's the same opening. List of the few Bible and this 503 00:31:56,100 --> 00:32:01,200 is talking to our Shepherd's to Elder's specifically. 504 00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:04,000 And I don't know. That's the great thing about 505 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:07,100 coming into a places that you can be ignorant about Church's 506 00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:08,800 leadership. And so you can just say things, 507 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:11,100 right? And then in five days, you say, 508 00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:16,000 all right, I'm out of here. So, whether you have elders, and 509 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,600 I'll know that one pretty quick whether you're working towards 510 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:21,500 Elders, whether they're not on the radar. 511 00:32:21,700 --> 00:32:24,400 My exhortation to this. Church, is that? 512 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:28,300 It always be a goal. You always have a goal towards 513 00:32:28,300 --> 00:32:33,000 elders, elders. According to verse 9, Titus 1 514 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,700 verse 9, they hold fast to the faithful word. 515 00:32:36,700 --> 00:32:40,600 As he has been taught, that he may be able by sound Doctrine 516 00:32:40,900 --> 00:32:46,700 both to exhort and convict those who contradict We just installed 517 00:32:46,700 --> 00:32:51,400 Elders year and a half ago at Valley Parkway and and this the 518 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:55,100 church that I've worked with has been in existence since 2008 and 519 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,800 a church always needs shepherding. 520 00:32:57,500 --> 00:33:01,700 So whether people have been ordained to an office or not 521 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:03,300 church has always been Shepherd's. 522 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:08,500 The type of person who has that attitude to guide and mold and 523 00:33:08,500 --> 00:33:11,700 help younger people, and people their own age. 524 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:15,000 So I hope that there are those who feel talented and qualified. 525 00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:20,100 To Shepherd whether one is ordained is an elder or not, but 526 00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:24,600 I will say in the past year and a half it has been so nice. 527 00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:29,100 For whenever somebody comes to the preacher with a pastoral 528 00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:32,700 problem, right? So a lot of times preachers get 529 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:37,300 the Pastoral problems and we have to juggle the event, the 530 00:33:37,300 --> 00:33:41,100 Evangelist part of our job and the Pastoral part that we really 531 00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:43,400 shouldn't be doing. It's been really nice for you to 532 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:49,600 say, we'll talk to the elders, take it to the elders, and let 533 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:54,000 them because as the scripture says, With sound Doctrine, they 534 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:58,600 exhort and convict. Those who contradict God's plan 535 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:04,500 is to have people in place with Doctrine to help others find the 536 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:10,000 way Titus Chapter 2 verses 17 and 10 is a beautiful set of 537 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,900 scriptures that help us show that Doctrine is something that 538 00:34:13,900 --> 00:34:17,000 should be adorned. Look at it, please Titus 2 verse 539 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:22,199 1 but as for you speak to things which are proper for sound do 540 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:25,900 Doctrine verse 7. In all things showing yourself 541 00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:30,100 to be a pattern of Good Works in Doctrine showing Integrity. 542 00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:35,900 Reverence incorruptibility verse 10, not pilfering, but showing 543 00:34:35,900 --> 00:34:38,699 all good Fidelity that they may Adorn. 544 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,000 The doctrine of God, our savior in all things. 545 00:34:42,300 --> 00:34:48,000 You know what, adorning, I think of anyway, decorating now, I am 546 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:52,199 not a decorator. So I enjoy the decorations. 547 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,199 Yes, but if you were to ask me to decorate, you probably not 548 00:34:55,199 --> 00:34:59,500 enjoy what I put up. However, what does that mean to 549 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:02,600 Adorn? The doctrine of Christ to where 550 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,400 it's decorated and such a way where one goes? 551 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:09,000 Wow. Isn't it great to serve God? 552 00:35:09,900 --> 00:35:15,400 Isn't it great to obey God when we Adorn the doctrine, as this 553 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,800 scripture will teach, if you were to read through this 554 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:23,200 chapter, it teaches us how to Adorn the doctrine Doctrine is 555 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,600 to be adorned and decorated in such a way, Hebrews 6:1. 556 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:31,400 And to, we've got two more in this Bible chain and then we'll 557 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:35,200 draw it to a close. Hebrews 6 verse 1. 558 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:39,500 It's page. In the Pew Bible, therefore 559 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:44,800 leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ. 560 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,400 Let us go on to Perfection, not laying again, the foundation of 561 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:54,000 repentance from dead works and Faith toward god of the doctrine 562 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,900 of baptisms, of laying on of hands of the resurrection of the 563 00:35:56,900 --> 00:36:00,100 dead and of Eternal judgment. And this, we will do if God 564 00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:06,200 permits What's this scripture teaching that the basics you 565 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,900 know Resurrection baptism, we're supposed to let go of those and 566 00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:13,300 move on to greater things? Well yes and no. 567 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:16,200 Yes. In the sense that you're 568 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,000 supposed to grow and part of indoctrinating is that 569 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:24,500 Christians are to mature, but no in the sense that we would throw 570 00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:28,500 them out. May we never throw out Doctrine. 571 00:36:29,700 --> 00:36:35,000 But the idea here is that you are expected to mature. and 572 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:38,700 whether you've been in the faith for a year or 10 years or 40 573 00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:44,200 years or 60 years, however long you've been in a Christian you 574 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:49,200 can't be a baby forever. One of the most strange pictures 575 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:53,500 that I've ever seen was a 50 year old man with the pacifier 576 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:57,500 in his mouth, I shudder thinking about it, right. 577 00:36:57,500 --> 00:36:59,900 And maybe you do too. Why do we shut her? 578 00:36:59,900 --> 00:37:02,600 When we think of a 50 year old man with the pacifier in his 579 00:37:02,600 --> 00:37:05,000 mouth because that thing belongs to a baby. 580 00:37:05,700 --> 00:37:08,600 Now you see a baby with a pacifier and you think oh that's 581 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:12,400 cute, right? Because it's normal It is 582 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,900 abnormal for a 50 year old to have that pacifier and so it 583 00:37:15,900 --> 00:37:19,300 should be with this. That's the message of Hebrews 6. 584 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,000 There are babes in Christ who need playing teaching and you 585 00:37:24,008 --> 00:37:31,200 know, frankly whenever I've been baptized now for 26 years. 586 00:37:31,300 --> 00:37:36,900 So at year, one at your 10:00 at your 20 at your 26, at your 4064 587 00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:40,700 willing, however, long it goes. I hope I was here plain teaching 588 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:44,200 on baptism play. Teaching, I don't want to just 589 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,900 cast these out. Please don't take that with you. 590 00:37:47,900 --> 00:37:53,200 But the challenge for all of us is we're not called to stay 591 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,300 immature. Were called to grow in the 592 00:37:56,300 --> 00:37:59,000 doctrines of Christ or called to grow. 593 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:03,000 Finally, second John chapter 1 verses 9 and 10. 594 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:09,100 Second John, chapter 1. Verses 9 and 10. 595 00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:11,100 Please. This is the last one in the 596 00:38:11,100 --> 00:38:18,500 Bible chain. Paige 1870. 597 00:38:20,100 --> 00:38:23,800 First John chapter 1, excuse me, second John, if I said that the 598 00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:29,100 whole time second John chapter 1 verses 9, whoever transgresses 599 00:38:29,900 --> 00:38:34,300 and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have 600 00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:37,500 God. He Who abides in the doctrine of 601 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:40,900 Christ has both the father and the son. 602 00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:45,200 If anyone comes to you, and does not bring this Doctrine, do not 603 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:48,400 receive him into your house. Nor greet him for he who Greeks 604 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,800 and shares in his evil deed. Ed's who? 605 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,700 This is tough. That's tough. 606 00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:58,500 But back then, there was an issue going on where false 607 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:03,300 Doctrine was to a point where this Apostles trying to nip some 608 00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:07,500 of it in the bud. So it can be today we must 609 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:11,500 remain in the doctrine to have a relationship with Jesus. 610 00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:15,100 So before we get to the final thought on Doctrine, I guess I'd 611 00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:18,900 like to answer the question. What is the doctrine What is the 612 00:39:18,908 --> 00:39:22,300 doctrine? Well, if it's teaching and if 613 00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:26,100 it's instruction, then it's the words that Jesus taught. 614 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:30,700 All the way through what John the Revelator taught in any 615 00:39:30,700 --> 00:39:33,800 instruction, that's in there for what we do, when we come 616 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:37,900 together for worship, you know, Doctrine about how we commune, 617 00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:43,200 how we sing, how we pray Doctrine, about the way we live. 618 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,600 The way we dress, the way we speak. 619 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,900 The way, we treat each other, it's all Doctrine. 620 00:39:50,900 --> 00:39:55,800 It's all Doctrine. Now this matters a lot to me 621 00:39:56,700 --> 00:39:59,900 because I've had times and I may speak on this. 622 00:39:59,900 --> 00:40:04,500 I may speak on doubt later in the meeting but I have had times 623 00:40:04,500 --> 00:40:07,100 in my life where I have wanted to walk away from the Church of 624 00:40:07,100 --> 00:40:12,500 Christ. And I don't feel that saying 625 00:40:12,500 --> 00:40:16,200 that not happy about saying that there are times when I felt like 626 00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:21,200 I don't know if I can be around these people or this group, 627 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:24,000 right? You know, what always brought 628 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,600 me? At least back from the edge 629 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:30,300 Doctrine. I couldn't get over baptism. 630 00:40:32,500 --> 00:40:36,500 I couldn't get over communion. It was these things in here 631 00:40:36,500 --> 00:40:42,700 where if I'd been treated Wrong by someone and their hypocrisy, 632 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,900 really kind of chipped away at what I thought the church was 633 00:40:45,900 --> 00:40:48,000 supposed to be. But then I open up the 634 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,900 scriptures and I'd look at the doctrine and I'd say yeah. 635 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:57,300 But it says it right there. And so now suddenly I'm on this 636 00:40:57,300 --> 00:41:00,600 balance of this person's treated me this way. 637 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:03,700 The doctrine says this, which one's going to have a stronger 638 00:41:03,700 --> 00:41:07,200 sway in my life? so, friends, if anyone, if 639 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:12,400 you've ever Had a similar experience. 640 00:41:13,900 --> 00:41:17,600 We're sometimes, it's you start to wonder if the church is all, 641 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,900 it's cracked up to be based on relationships. 642 00:41:20,900 --> 00:41:24,100 And I would challenge you to take solace in the doctrine. 643 00:41:25,200 --> 00:41:30,800 Because it's through Doctrine. This steady consistent 644 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:35,100 life-giving teaching. This is where hope comes from. 645 00:41:35,100 --> 00:41:39,300 Because remember, without Doctrine there is no hope there 646 00:41:39,300 --> 00:41:41,800 is no Grace. There is no mercy because we 647 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:44,800 learn about those things from the doctrine. 648 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:50,500 Now, in conclusion, here's my final, plea about how important 649 00:41:50,500 --> 00:41:58,100 Doctrine is John 6:66. 59 Jesus was very popular at this time in 650 00:41:58,100 --> 00:42:01,700 his ministry but he started teaching a harder Doctrine. 651 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:06,300 And as a result of him saying things like unless you eat my 652 00:42:06,300 --> 00:42:09,400 flesh and drink my blood and you'll have no part of me. 653 00:42:09,900 --> 00:42:12,900 The majority of his followers says, ooh, this is hard. 654 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,800 Who can follow this and they walk away from him. 655 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:21,800 And so the few that remain, Jesus turns and says, will you 656 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,200 go away as well? Now I'm giving you the Jonathan 657 00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:28,900 Edwards translation. The Peter says, Lord to whom, 658 00:42:28,900 --> 00:42:33,500 shall we go? You have the words of eternal 659 00:42:33,500 --> 00:42:36,800 life. You have the words of eternal 660 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,900 life. He looked at the doctrines that 661 00:42:39,900 --> 00:42:44,700 Jesus had the teachings. And he says there's no one else. 662 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:49,700 There's no one else. So if everybody else leaves, I'm 663 00:42:49,700 --> 00:42:54,100 sticking with you Jesus, because your Doctrine leads to eternal 664 00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:57,400 life. First John, chapter 2, verses 1 665 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,100 through 6. I'll have to look at this one. 666 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:06,700 First John chapter 2 and I'm going to read to you verse 3 Now 667 00:43:06,700 --> 00:43:10,200 by this, we know that we know him. 668 00:43:11,300 --> 00:43:14,600 Do you want to know on? This is an easy one. 669 00:43:14,700 --> 00:43:16,400 Do you want to know whether or not you know him? 670 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,300 So this is more than just acknowledging him. 671 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,300 Yes. I believe in Jesus but to know 672 00:43:22,300 --> 00:43:27,800 him by this, we know that we know him if we keep his 673 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:33,700 Commandments. He who says I know him and does 674 00:43:33,700 --> 00:43:37,700 not keep his Commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him 675 00:43:37,700 --> 00:43:40,500 but whoever keeps his word. Truly, the love of God is 676 00:43:40,500 --> 00:43:45,100 perfected him by this. We know that we are in him, he 677 00:43:45,100 --> 00:43:50,100 who says he abides in him, ought himself to walk just as he 678 00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:53,700 walked. So if you want to know Christ, 679 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:55,700 then you got to know his Doctrine. 680 00:43:55,900 --> 00:43:59,500 Finally, Luke chapter 17 verse 10. 681 00:44:02,500 --> 00:44:03,900 Let's go ahead and turn over there. 682 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:08,500 I'm just curious if I was going to give you the Jonathan version 683 00:44:08,500 --> 00:44:16,900 or not. So, my assumption about a group 684 00:44:16,900 --> 00:44:19,400 of people that are going to get together on a Wednesday night, 685 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:25,700 is that you all love the Lord and maybe love his Doctrine as 686 00:44:25,700 --> 00:44:27,200 well. I'm pretty sure that's an 687 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:31,300 accurate statement, right? We're here because we want to be 688 00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:36,500 here and so I it would be like sometimes teaching things like 689 00:44:36,500 --> 00:44:40,000 this would be the equivalent of teaching on Church attendance, 690 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:42,200 you know, like you're here why would I teach on Church? 691 00:44:42,300 --> 00:44:43,800 Attendance, if you want to be here. 692 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:49,700 So that that can be a challenge. You may have friends and loved 693 00:44:49,700 --> 00:44:55,400 ones who aren't here. And you may be the sermon in 694 00:44:55,400 --> 00:45:00,200 their life about Doctrine. So here's what I want to 695 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:04,300 encourage you with, as we prepare for this last verse, I 696 00:45:04,308 --> 00:45:07,700 think it's easy. Sometimes for those of us in the 697 00:45:07,700 --> 00:45:13,900 Church of Christ, because it's assumed that we love Jesus. 698 00:45:14,700 --> 00:45:19,500 It's assumed that our whole life is just forever changed by his 699 00:45:19,500 --> 00:45:25,000 grace. That we were one way and then we 700 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:27,600 were broken. And then we've come back and 701 00:45:27,600 --> 00:45:29,800 he's been the one that's meant it is these things are kind of 702 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:35,200 assumed. And so we have to spend a lot of 703 00:45:35,207 --> 00:45:40,500 time talking about the doctrine because all around us are groups 704 00:45:40,500 --> 00:45:46,300 that spend only are all of their time, only talking about grace, 705 00:45:46,300 --> 00:45:50,200 and mercy and love and no time about the doctrine. 706 00:45:50,200 --> 00:45:53,500 And so, we understand if we don't talk about this other 707 00:45:53,500 --> 00:45:57,500 stuff than Nobody's ever going to hear it. 708 00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:03,300 What I'm concerned about from time to time is if people only 709 00:46:03,300 --> 00:46:07,600 hear Doctrine from us and they never hear how much we love 710 00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:11,200 Jesus, which I know we do. If they never hear how much we 711 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:15,500 love Jesus, how much we need his grace and I don't care if you 712 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:19,400 are a first or second or third or fourth or fifth generation 713 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:21,400 Christian, whatever you want to call yourself, how many 714 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:24,800 generations you've had in the church, the fact is, you sinned. 715 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:29,800 You don't deserve to go to heaven. 716 00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:36,000 And Jesus died for you. And Mom and Daddy. 717 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:38,400 Granny! Grandpa great-grammy. 718 00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:41,300 Who got you started in the church for Generations? 719 00:46:41,300 --> 00:46:44,200 Go these people. You can't ride the coattails 720 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:48,200 into heaven. It's by grace through faith. 721 00:46:49,500 --> 00:46:52,100 Obedient faith that all of us are saved. 722 00:46:53,300 --> 00:46:57,000 And so as we go to our friends, and our neighbors, and our 723 00:46:57,000 --> 00:47:02,400 family, and we try to indoctrinate them and especially 724 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:04,200 we tried it with this idea of Doctrine. 725 00:47:04,200 --> 00:47:06,700 We're trying to tell them how good it is to obey. 726 00:47:06,700 --> 00:47:14,800 God may we never forget. That we Obey from a sense of 727 00:47:15,200 --> 00:47:19,300 amazing and overwhelming, all that Jesus would die for us. 728 00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:24,900 And that we're not going to lump all of our Good Deeds onto a 729 00:47:24,908 --> 00:47:28,300 scale. Hoping to get out of, let's say 730 00:47:28,300 --> 00:47:33,600 100 we're going to get 51, good 49 bab so that we have just 731 00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:37,600 enough to then say you better let me in because I did more 732 00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:39,900 good than bad. May it never be. 733 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:44,200 May it never be. And so here in this final 734 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:48,900 scripture is the attitude that I encourage you to have when it 735 00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:53,600 comes to Doctrine and it's a parable about some servants. 736 00:47:55,100 --> 00:47:58,800 And I want you to listen to what Jesus says about these servants 737 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:05,800 in Luke chapter 17 verse 7. And which of you having a 738 00:48:05,808 --> 00:48:09,500 servant plowing or tending sheep will say to him when he comes in 739 00:48:09,500 --> 00:48:14,000 from the field come at once and sit down to eat. 740 00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:21,600 Now, many of us are far removed from that lifestyle, one time. 741 00:48:21,600 --> 00:48:26,700 When my parents lived in Malawi, I went to visit them and that is 742 00:48:26,700 --> 00:48:29,300 a place where people have servants. 743 00:48:30,100 --> 00:48:37,000 We went to eat at a friend's house and this man was a 744 00:48:37,200 --> 00:48:40,500 merchant. He was from India, and so he was 745 00:48:40,500 --> 00:48:45,600 living in Blantyre and was had a hardware store is very well off. 746 00:48:45,600 --> 00:48:49,700 And So, he wanted to serve us, this lavish dinner, and I have 747 00:48:49,700 --> 00:48:53,800 never been more uncomfortable in my life to sit at my own Spot, 748 00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:56,600 while servants came and put food on my plate. 749 00:48:56,600 --> 00:48:59,400 I just wanted to crawl under my chair and died because that's 750 00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:02,900 not our custom, right? So we have to put ourselves in 751 00:49:02,900 --> 00:49:06,800 this culture where servants were a part of their life. 752 00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:10,000 And so, when Jesus asked that question, how many of you would 753 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,600 tell your servant here, come in here and eat after? 754 00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:14,800 He's already been out working in the field all day. 755 00:49:15,200 --> 00:49:18,200 So, Us, we may not know the answer, but the obvious answer 756 00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:19,700 is no. We would never do that. 757 00:49:19,900 --> 00:49:24,200 You would never invite your servant to eat after they've 758 00:49:24,200 --> 00:49:26,600 been working outside all day verse 8. 759 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:30,400 But will he not rather say to him? 760 00:49:30,900 --> 00:49:35,900 Prepare something for my supper and gird yourself and serve me 761 00:49:35,900 --> 00:49:39,200 till I have eaten and drunk and afterward you will eat and 762 00:49:39,200 --> 00:49:42,700 drink. Does he thank that servant 763 00:49:43,100 --> 00:49:45,700 because he did the things that were commanded him. 764 00:49:45,900 --> 00:49:50,200 I think not. And here's the moral, here's 765 00:49:50,200 --> 00:49:54,500 the, I guess the application I want you to take what GE he's 766 00:49:54,500 --> 00:49:59,000 about to say, in verse 10, and apply it to our Our study Jesus 767 00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:03,200 says verse 10. So likewise you when you've done 768 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:07,500 all those things which you are commanded say we are 769 00:50:07,500 --> 00:50:10,400 unprofitable servants. We have done. 770 00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:14,400 What was our duty to do and that's our attitude behind the 771 00:50:14,400 --> 00:50:18,700 doctrine. We don't get to judge others and 772 00:50:18,700 --> 00:50:21,200 look down at them. Look how much doctor and I have. 773 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:23,900 Look how little doctor, you have, God loves me more. 774 00:50:24,000 --> 00:50:27,500 We're not going to do that. But rather, we're going to be 775 00:50:27,800 --> 00:50:31,600 unprofitable servants, who are doing the will of the Lord. 776 00:50:31,600 --> 00:50:32,900 That's my challenge for you tonight. 777 00:50:32,900 --> 00:50:35,800 Come back tomorrow and all the other Knights and I'll keep 778 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:38,100 challenging you as best. I can from the scriptures. 779 00:50:38,300 --> 00:50:41,200 We don't want to close without offering a gospel invitation. 780 00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:44,700 So if there is one who has not obeyed the gospel, then we 781 00:50:44,700 --> 00:50:48,100 simply wish to invite you to come and to let it be known that 782 00:50:48,100 --> 00:50:50,800 you would like to become a Christian come hearing and 783 00:50:50,900 --> 00:50:53,000 believing repenting of your sins. 784 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:55,800 Confessing that Jesus is the son of God and be baptized. 785 00:50:55,900 --> 00:50:58,600 As for the remission of sins. Calling on his name, Brothers, 786 00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:00,100 our sisters. If anyone needs to prayers to 787 00:51:00,100 --> 00:51:01,700 the church, this is a time for you as well. 788 00:51:01,800 --> 00:51:03,300 Please come as we stand and sing a song. 789 00:51:04,600 --> 00:51:07,300 We thank you for listening to our podcast, put on by the 790 00:51:07,300 --> 00:51:13,000 Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. Road in Bakersfield, if you 791 00:51:13,000 --> 00:51:16,100 would like any additional information, or you would like 792 00:51:16,100 --> 00:51:19,200 to receive a free Bible correspondence, course by mail. 793 00:51:19,900 --> 00:51:23,700 Please email us at info at her Church of Christ 794 00:51:23,700 --> 00:51:27,700 Bakersfield.com. Our service times are on Sundays 795 00:51:27,700 --> 00:51:33,300 at 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. 796 00:51:33,900 --> 00:51:37,500 Please make plans to join us. We would love for you to be our 797 00:51:37,500 --> 00:51:38,400 honored guest.