1 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:06,100 In John chapter 16 and verse 33. Jesus said these things I have 2 00:00:06,100 --> 00:00:11,600 spoken to you that in me, you may have peace in the world. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,000 You will have tribulation, but be of good cheer. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:19,600 I have overcome the world. I think we can understand today 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:24,500 that we can overcome the world, it is possible and I realized we 6 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:27,000 all have struggles and we all have things that are weaknesses 7 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,100 and sometimes things pull us in the opposite direction in the 8 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:34,400 way that we should go. But Jesus so long ago said I 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,900 have overcome the world. The question is, can we? 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,900 Here's our points and then we will talk about these things 11 00:00:40,900 --> 00:00:44,000 individually very briefly, but I'll give you the Four Points in 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,500 the four reasons why we can overcome the world that here. 13 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:51,500 They They are number one because God has given us the power 14 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:55,400 number two because Faith gives us the victory. 15 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:59,100 Number three, the World shows us the alternative. 16 00:00:59,500 --> 00:01:04,099 And number 4, we can because the results of overcoming give us 17 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:08,000 motivation in our life, my aim for just a little while. 18 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,400 In this lesson is to encourage us to be faithful and be 19 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,700 faithful. Living all the days of our life 20 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:18,700 showing that we can overcome the world and the rewards Doing so 21 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:23,100 are great in John chapter 16 though in our passage and your 22 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:25,700 introductory passage. I want to talk about the word 23 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:28,800 tribulation there for just a moment now. 24 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:35,000 I realized that sometimes today it is misunderstood about the 25 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,800 days of tribulation. You've heard me preach on this 26 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:43,200 recently, about tribulation sometimes, people think this 27 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:46,200 there when the Revelation letter talks about tribulation and so 28 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,300 forth is talking about the last few days before the Lord comes 29 00:01:50,300 --> 00:01:52,600 back. And we're going through the age 30 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,200 or the days of tribulation. Let me ask you a question. 31 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,600 Are we in the days of tribulation today? 32 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:02,300 Yes, but Jesus was speaking to other people, wasn't he? 33 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,600 He was speaking in John chapter 16 and verse 33. 34 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:12,600 He was talking to his disciples. He said you disciples in ad 33 35 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,200 are going to have tribulation. So when what are the days of 36 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,400 tribulation, it began in a t-33, it is in the church age and it 37 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,800 will last until the Lord comes back and we will have 38 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:30,200 tribulation in our life. So what he's saying is he says I 39 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:35,400 have overcome the world and that is the context of our passage. 40 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,900 Jesus overcame the world through his death. 41 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,200 Paul said in Galatians chapter 1 and verse 4. 42 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,700 Who gave himself for our sins that he might Deliver Us from 43 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:50,400 this present evil age, according to the will of God. 44 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:57,100 Our father in 1st, John Chapter 2, John sums up the power of the 45 00:02:57,100 --> 00:02:59,600 world. And he says, do not love the 46 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,500 world or the things that are in the world. 47 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:05,300 If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him 48 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:08,900 for all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust 49 00:03:08,900 --> 00:03:12,600 of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father, but 50 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,400 is of the The world and the world is passing away and the 51 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,300 lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever. 52 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:24,500 So overcoming, the world is overcoming the sin. 53 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,200 That is in the world. Question is, can we do that? 54 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,600 Like Jesus said that he did. Can we overcome the world? 55 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,500 The answer is yes. Reason. 56 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:37,200 Number one. Because God gives us the power. 57 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:40,500 I want to make a point here that. 58 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,300 I think it's very important. You've heard me say, And the 59 00:03:47,300 --> 00:03:49,100 older I get, the more I believe this. 60 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,300 The more I'm convinced of this, the older I get. 61 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,300 I do believe we are all broken. But what do I mean? 62 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:04,000 When I say that what I mean, when I say that is, we're all 63 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:09,400 imperfect, we all make mistakes, we all sin. 64 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,000 We don't ever get to a point where we Elevate ourselves and 65 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 say, you know what, it could never happen to me. 66 00:04:15,100 --> 00:04:16,600 It just happens to the week folks. 67 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,200 Because guess what, we can check all the boxes, and we could be 68 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,500 at all the services. And we could say, we really got 69 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:26,100 it figured out, but the Bible says, take heed. 70 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:28,700 He that said that stands lest he fall. 71 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,800 If you think? You stand or don't think hire 72 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,700 yourself than you ought to think sometimes when we think that way 73 00:04:34,700 --> 00:04:38,500 we fell just then because of our arrogance or our pride. 74 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,100 So I believe that we are all broken and yet we're going to 75 00:04:43,100 --> 00:04:46,600 talk about the idea of power and God giving power. 76 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,000 I believe this too and again the older I get the more I'm 77 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:55,700 convinced. when we are vulnerable to God, which I 78 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:59,600 believe he wants us to be that's when God shows up. 79 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,300 When we say to God, I'm nothing without you. 80 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,700 I can't do this without you. I need your strength. 81 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:13,200 I need from whatever you can give I need the peace. 82 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,900 That passes all understanding. I need it from you. 83 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,600 I need that when we're vulnerable to God I believe he 84 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,900 wants us to be that way then that's when we have God's 85 00:05:22,900 --> 00:05:27,300 strength and that's how we can persevere and that's how we can 86 00:05:27,300 --> 00:05:32,400 overcome God is in us and he gives us the power to overcome 87 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,700 and first John chapter 4 beginning in verse four. 88 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:41,700 You are of God little children and have overcome them because 89 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:45,300 he who is in, you is greater than he who is in the world. 90 00:05:45,900 --> 00:05:49,200 They are of the world, therefore, they speak as of the 91 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:54,700 world and the world hears them, we are of God, he who knows. 92 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:59,700 God hears us, he who is not of, God does not hear us but this we 93 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:05,500 know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error God's power is 94 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:10,300 in his word in Romans 1:16 for I am not ashamed of the gospel of 95 00:06:10,300 --> 00:06:12,300 Christ. For it is the power of God, to 96 00:06:12,300 --> 00:06:15,600 Salvation to everyone, who believes to the Jew first. 97 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:20,200 And also, to the Greek or the Gentile, another passage found 98 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:25,500 in Hebrews 4:12, for the word of God is living and powerful, and 99 00:06:25,500 --> 00:06:28,300 sharper than any two-edged sword piercing. 100 00:06:28,300 --> 00:06:31,900 Even to the division of Soul, and Spirit and of joints. 101 00:06:31,900 --> 00:06:35,800 And Marrow, and is a discerner of Of the thoughts and intents 102 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,400 of the heart. So we overcome by having a 103 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:44,600 knowledge of God's word. Second Timothy, 3:16 and 17. 104 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,200 All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is 105 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,500 profitable for Doctrine for reproof for correction for 106 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:54,000 instruction. In righteousness. 107 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:58,000 That the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for 108 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,800 every good work. So can we overcome? 109 00:07:00,900 --> 00:07:04,300 Absolutely? Because God gives us the power 110 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,600 and the power is in his word. Now me just say this to before 111 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,900 we go any further don't ever doubt. 112 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,200 The Fulfillment of what God has promised. 113 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:21,000 If God has promised something he is promised his power through 114 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,000 his word, he is Promised strength through his word. 115 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,500 Then you have to accept that and believe that don't doubt that 116 00:07:27,900 --> 00:07:31,000 can we overcome absolutely why number one because God gives us 117 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,300 the power but then there's more number two because Faith gives 118 00:07:35,300 --> 00:07:39,400 us the victory. In first John chapter 5 119 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:46,000 beginning in verse 44, for whatever is born of God. 120 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,800 Whoever is born of God, Overcomes the world. 121 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,800 And this is the victory that has overcome the world. 122 00:07:53,900 --> 00:07:55,900 Our faith. Who is he? 123 00:07:55,900 --> 00:07:59,200 That overcomes the world but he who believes that Jesus is the 124 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,400 son of God. So interestingly, the one that 125 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:07,000 gets to overcome the world is the one that is born of God. 126 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:08,600 That's number one. Okay. 127 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,300 How do you get that? I'll just set the stage. 128 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:14,700 We know these passages, we know these passages very, very well 129 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,500 and John chapter 3 very briefly. Now When Jesus was talking to 130 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:23,000 Nicodemus and he told, Nicodemus, you have to be born 131 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,700 again. Nicodemus says, how is that 132 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:27,900 possible? What about an older person? 133 00:08:27,900 --> 00:08:30,400 Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be 134 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,400 born? And Jesus said he, that is born 135 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,600 of the flesh is flesh. He that is born of the spirit is 136 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,100 spirit, and then he said, you must be born again. 137 00:08:40,100 --> 00:08:44,700 And then Jesus says, how you do that, he said, it's by being 138 00:08:44,700 --> 00:08:49,500 born of water and the spirit and the That's being baptized. 139 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:52,400 So stay with me on this. This is a great promise Faith. 140 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,000 Gives us the victory, but the one that overcomes is the one 141 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,100 that is born of God. The one that is born of God is 142 00:08:59,100 --> 00:09:02,600 the one that is born again. And the one that is Born Again, 143 00:09:02,900 --> 00:09:07,500 is the one who is baptized for the remission of sins. 144 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:13,500 Saying, all of that, notice what Peter says having been born 145 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:17,500 again not of corruptible seed, but Incorruptible through the 146 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:21,300 word of God which lives and abides forever. 147 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:24,600 In First Peter, chapter 1 in verse 3 now. 148 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:27,400 Blessed. Be the God and father of our 149 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:28,700 Lord. Jesus Christ. 150 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:32,700 Who according to His, abundant Mercy, has begotten us again to 151 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:37,200 a Living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ 152 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:42,600 from the dead. So, We can overcome because 153 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,600 Faith gives us the victory. Notice this, the manifestation 154 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,600 of our faith is being born of God. 155 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:52,300 That's first and foremost. And that happens when we're born 156 00:09:52,300 --> 00:09:56,100 again or baptized for the remission of sins, K, the object 157 00:09:56,100 --> 00:10:01,400 of our faith is Jesus Christ. And Faith gives us the victory 158 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:04,700 like that song use. We used to sing that overcomes 159 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,300 the world. Number three, we can overcome 160 00:10:08,300 --> 00:10:11,000 because the world gives the alternative. 161 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,100 I think it's important to understand who the enemy is. 162 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:17,600 Don't you? We don't wrestle with flesh and 163 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,600 blood. We don't do that, but we are in 164 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:24,500 a spiritual battle. We really are In fact, Satan is 165 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:30,000 trying to get us every day. He is the great tempter and I 166 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,800 think it's important to remember who the enemy is, if you're 167 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,900 going to be in any kind of battle, the enemy is the devil. 168 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,300 Satan is the one who controls the world. 169 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,900 He's the one that does that in first John chapter 5 and verse 170 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:47,700 19. We know that we are of God and 171 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:52,100 the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. 172 00:10:52,700 --> 00:10:54,500 There's nothing good about Satan. 173 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,800 You know, people say that there's good in everybody, maybe 174 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,300 that's true in some sort of way, I don't know. 175 00:11:00,500 --> 00:11:03,000 But I will tell you this, there's no good and Satan at 176 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,100 all. And when Satan in the third of 177 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:09,100 the hosts of Heaven were cast out because of sinful pride and 178 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:12,100 thrown down or cast down into pits of Darkness, awaiting the 179 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:15,000 resurrection. I'm telling you, there's no good 180 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,300 answer. Satan at all and he wants to 181 00:11:17,300 --> 00:11:20,600 take as many people with them to the Lake of Fire one day as he 182 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,900 can. He's the father of lives in 183 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:29,200 John. 8:44, you are of your father, the devil and the 184 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,700 desires of your father. You want to do, he was a 185 00:11:32,708 --> 00:11:36,700 murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth 186 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,700 because there's no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks 187 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:45,000 from his own resources for he is a liar and the father of it. 188 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:49,800 Satan is the adversary and the Devourer or two and First Peter, 189 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,900 chapter 5 and verse 8, be sober be vigilant because your 190 00:11:54,900 --> 00:11:59,900 adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom 191 00:11:59,900 --> 00:12:05,400 he may devour. He's a deceiver to 2nd 192 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:11,700 Corinthians 11:14 and no wonder for Satan himself, transforms 193 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:14,500 himself into an angel of Light. What's that mean? 194 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,800 Does that mean when Satan transforms himself? 195 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,600 Into an angel of Light. What's that talking about? 196 00:12:25,100 --> 00:12:28,400 You can read a number of commentaries where they would 197 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:32,000 offer a number of explanations. But I think what we can do is to 198 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,800 be really safe, is look at the context in which Paul wrote this 199 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:41,700 Paul is writing to them and speaking about false Apostles 200 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:46,200 and just right before this, he speaking about these false 201 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:50,600 Apostles and he said they actually transformed himself. 202 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:55,100 False Apostles into the picture of a real Apostle. 203 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,200 And then he says this but it's no wonder because even Satan 204 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,400 transforms himself into an angel of Light. 205 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:08,700 Now, Paul was not saying that a false Apostle actually 206 00:13:08,700 --> 00:13:12,500 transforms himself and becomes a good Apostle or apostle from 207 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,400 God. And he's not saying that the 208 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,900 devil is transforming himself and literally becoming an angel 209 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:22,600 of Light, what he's talking. Body is they do what they do and 210 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:28,400 appear to be good or appear to be from God when really they're 211 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,800 not. Remember this to Satan has three 212 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:39,900 forms to Temp, man, three forms. And he is cunning and crafty, 213 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:42,200 but the three forms in which he tempts. 214 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:47,900 Man, is as a son at a, as a subtle serpent as a roaring lion 215 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:53,400 and an angel of Light. And you know sometimes sometimes 216 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,000 a false teacher for example could appear like what he's 217 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,300 saying is good or he's from God. You know the world is filled 218 00:14:00,300 --> 00:14:03,200 with in history is filled with men that have said that they 219 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,500 have some new revelation or this is something new that came from 220 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:09,800 God. All they're doing is acting as 221 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,600 though, they're from God, but they're not and Satan would love 222 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,000 that. Satan would love us to think 223 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,500 that what's being, were being tempted with is from God, and 224 00:14:17,500 --> 00:14:19,600 it's really for our own good, when it's not. 225 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,200 So saying all of that, I'll just say one final statement. 226 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,000 Along that line, if it violates the word of God, and it doesn't 227 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,400 come from the word of God, from a religious perspective. 228 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:33,700 It cannot be from God regardless of the good that we might think 229 00:14:34,300 --> 00:14:37,300 it is doing now. Also remember this, too. 230 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:42,100 Very sobering, it's possible for the world to overcome us. 231 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:47,700 It really is to overcome us. If we're not careful a very 232 00:14:47,700 --> 00:14:51,600 familiar passage found in 2nd Peter chapter 2 beginning in 233 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:55,900 verse 19, while they promise them Liberty, they themselves 234 00:14:55,900 --> 00:15:00,800 are slaves of corruption for by whom a person is overcome by 235 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,500 him. Also, he is brought into 236 00:15:02,500 --> 00:15:06,100 bondage, for if, after they have escaped, the pollutions of the 237 00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:09,100 world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior, Jesus 238 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:11,900 Christ. They are again, entangled in 239 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:15,300 them and overcome. The latter end is worse for them 240 00:15:15,300 --> 00:15:18,200 than the beginning for. It would have been better for 241 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,200 them to not have known the way of righteousness than having 242 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,600 known it, and turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. 243 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,300 But it has happened to them. According to the true proverb, a 244 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:33,900 dog returns to his own vomit and a cell having washed to her 245 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:39,200 wallowing in the mire. Now, I'll tell you, I don't 246 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:45,700 think, I don't think that. it's a worse punishment for somebody 247 00:15:45,700 --> 00:15:51,800 that Turns their back. On the Lord. 248 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,100 End of that person is lost. I don't think there's a worse 249 00:15:56,100 --> 00:16:00,400 punishment in for that person in somebody that never knew. 250 00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:04,100 That is lost. I think if you're lost, you're 251 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:07,500 lost. And I think he'll was just hell. 252 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,500 But I think when it talks about, it's better for them not to 253 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:15,100 know, or to worse for them to have known and then gone back. 254 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,400 I think it's the memory that you didn't have to be there for 255 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,800 eternity, it's the memory that you had the truth. 256 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:27,100 You had the word of God, you had salvation, but you've gone back 257 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,300 and I think that feeling or that thought forever, it's worse than 258 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:33,500 somebody that never knew. And I think that's what he's 259 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:37,900 talking about to know forever. You know one of the great things 260 00:16:37,900 --> 00:16:43,100 about Heaven. I believe we lose our memories 261 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,300 of all the bad things we ever knew. 262 00:16:46,300 --> 00:16:50,500 Wouldn't that be great? What it be great to go to heaven 263 00:16:50,900 --> 00:16:55,500 and no longer have heartache, or have memories of all the 264 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:58,200 terrible things that perhaps we've gone through in Life, or 265 00:16:58,500 --> 00:17:01,700 are in life. The Bible says there's no tears 266 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:04,599 in heaven, so we can't have sorrowful thoughts. 267 00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:08,400 But I think there's one thing for a person that has lost that 268 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,500 they never lose and that's their memory. 269 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:14,599 Remember that the rich man knew exactly his fate and he knew 270 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:17,700 where his brothers were too and he wanted to warn them, but it 271 00:17:17,700 --> 00:17:20,500 was too late. It was too late for him to say 272 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:25,800 anything from where he was. So can we overcome absolutely? 273 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:29,700 And one of the reasons is because the World shows the 274 00:17:29,700 --> 00:17:32,200 alternative and Satan is the great temperature of that but 275 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,600 fourthly and finally we can overcome because the results of 276 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:40,600 overcoming gives us motivation and I'm just going to give five 277 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,500 passages. And I'm not going to comment on 278 00:17:42,500 --> 00:17:46,600 these passages, this this will actually make the point that I 279 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,000 want to make. So here is the results of 280 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,500 overcoming and it gives us motivation. 281 00:17:52,700 --> 00:17:54,900 He who has an ear Revelation, 2 and 7. 282 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:57,900 Let him hear what the spirit says, to the churches to him who 283 00:17:57,900 --> 00:18:01,100 overcomes, I will give to eat from the Tree of Life. 284 00:18:02,300 --> 00:18:06,500 Number two, he that overcomes according to Revelation 2 and 11 285 00:18:06,700 --> 00:18:10,100 shall not be hurt by the second death. 286 00:18:10,900 --> 00:18:13,800 He who overcomes Revelation 3 and 5. 287 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,500 Jesus says, I will confess his name before my father, and 288 00:18:18,500 --> 00:18:23,300 before his angels, we can overcome because in Revelation, 289 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:28,900 3:21, he who overcomes, I will grant to sit with me on my 290 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,400 throne. And finally Revelation 21 and 7, 291 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,700 he who overcomes shall inherit all things. 292 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:40,400 And I will be his God and he shall be my son. 293 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:48,700 So finally in conclusion, Do we desire? 294 00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:54,300 These wonderful blessings. Do we despise the awfulness of 295 00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:58,800 the world? Do we desire to be victorious? 296 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:03,500 Through faithful living. Do we desire God's power in our 297 00:19:03,500 --> 00:19:07,300 lives? If this is your desire, you can 298 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:11,200 overcome. And so can I we can overcome the 299 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,300 world by God's power. And God's power is revealed 300 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:19,000 through his word, we can do. So by our Victorious Faith, 301 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:23,700 where Jesus is the object of that, and by rejecting the 302 00:19:23,700 --> 00:19:28,000 alternative Satan's in charge of the world and the world offers 303 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,600 absolutely nothing. And finally, we can overcome I'm 304 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,000 by allowing the results of Victory to motivate us in our 305 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,800 life and we can overcome the sinful things of the world. 306 00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:43,900 We thank you for listening to our podcast, put on by the 307 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:49,700 Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. Road in Bakersfield, if you 308 00:19:49,700 --> 00:19:52,800 would like any additional information, or you would like 309 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,900 to receive a free Bible correspondence, course by mail. 310 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:00,400 Please email us at info at her Church of Christ 311 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,400 Bakersfield.com. 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